Despite approval by the House, it remains unclear if enough Senate Republicans will shelve their opposition to higher payments to support the president’s request.
Politics
Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Trump relents, signs COVID relief deal, averts federal shutdown
The $900 billion pandemic relief package will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals.
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Here’s what’s in the stimulus and government funding bill
The massive, year-end catchall bill combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation.
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How Maine’s delegation voted this past week
Congressional votes for the week of Dec. 18-24, 2020
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Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance
Trump had no events on his public schedule after throwing the future of a massive COVID relief and government funding bill into question.
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Republicans block $2,000 checks as Trump leaves COVID-19 aid in chaos, goes to Florida
Democrats will try again with a roll call vote on a new bill Dec. 28, when the House also plans a vote to override Trump’s veto on the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Trump pardons former campaign chairman Manafort, Kushner’s father
The actions bring to nearly 50 the number of people to whom the president has granted clemency in the last two days.
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Trump vetoes defense bill that has BIW benefits, setting up possible override vote
The president has called for the bill to include limits on social media companies he claims are biased against him – and to strip out language that allows for the renaming of military bases that honor Confederate leaders.
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With a video filmed in secret, Trump keeps sowing chaos
The president spoke into the camera not to deliver warm Christmas wishes, but to threaten to detonate Congress’ $900 billion COVID-19 relief and year-end package.
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Trump pardons 15, including Republican allies and campaign official ensnared in Russia probe
The pardons include former Republican Reps. Duncan Hunter of California and Chris Collins of New York.