Louis DeJoy tells senators he doesn’t yet have a plan to ensure that mail-in ballots would arrive on time but says it’s his ‘sacred duty’ to do so.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
In moving speech, N.H. boy says Biden helped him overcome stutter
In a moving speech on the final night of the Democratic National Convention, a 13-year-old boy told the nation how Joe Biden helped him overcome his stutter
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Susan Collins’ Postal Service overhaul in 2006 becomes a hot issue on the campaign trail
Democrats who backed her bill at the time are attacking her for it today as Maine’s U.S. Senate race gets ever hotter.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Maine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Requests for November ballots on pace to shatter Maine record
The state is expecting 600,000 voters will cast absentee ballots – and an overall turnout of 75 percent for the Nov. 3 election.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Biden makes impassioned plea for Democratic, national unity in convention finale
The former vice president accepts the Democratic presidential nomination, vowing to take on national crises and declaring that ‘we will overcome this season of darkness.’
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Postal chief heads to hearings with political bull’s-eye on his back
DeJoy, the postmaster general, is set to be questioned over two days on Capitol Hill.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Key takeaways from the Democratic convention: Make history, pound Trump
One persistent theme in the Democratic National Convention so far: Portray President Donald Trump as unsuited for the White House.
Posted inBusiness, Politics
Donald Trump pitches boycott of Goodyear tires, says they ban MAGA hats
President Donald Trump is urging people not to buy tires from Goodyear
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Pelosi says postmaster general has no plans to restore equipment cuts
The House speaker says Louis DeJoy told her he has no intention of restoring removed blue mailboxes or sorting equipment and no plans for employee overtime.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Politics
Winthrop’s Craig Hickman casts Maine votes for Biden at Democratic National Convention
The small businessman and first openly gay, Black man to serve in the Maine House of Representatives generated buzz following his 30-second appearance at the virtual convention’s roll call Tuesday evening.