The former vice president, who has already said he will pick a woman as his running mate, is facing increased calls from Democrats to put a woman of color on the ticket.
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Voters will see polling places transformed next month
Officials are trying to make sure everything goes well during the July 14 primary, which will be the first statewide election since the pandemic hit.
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Downplaying virus risk, Trump gets back to business as usual
The president is back to business as usual, 3 months after bowing to the realities of a pandemic that has killed more Americans than several major wars.
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Senate panel authorizes subpoenas in new Russia probe
Sen. Lindsey Graham, the committee chairman, says the panel will be looking at how the Justice Department went ‘so off the rails’ as it investigated Trump and his campaign.
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Maine Democrats pass resolution calling for police reform
The Maine Democratic Party says it’s incorporating opposition to police brutality into its platform this year
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‘It’s broken:’ Fears grow about strength of U.S. voting system
Fears are mounting that several battleground states are not prepared to administer problem-free elections during the pandemic.
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Republican-led Senate panel OKs removing Confederate names from bases
The plan by Sen. Elizabeth Warren takes on the president, who has vowed not to change the names.
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Legislature eyes returning while thousands complain of hardship
Despite dysfunction in the Department of Labor, House Speaker Sara Gideon has been quiet about the troubled agency.
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Sen. Scott’s challenge: Uniting Republicans behind police overhaul
The party is looking to Sen. Tim Scott, the lone black Republican in the chamber, for an answer on how to respond to national outrage over the police killing of George Floyd.
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Trump eyes racial equality debate through economic lens
Administration officials say there have been numerous discussions arguing for and against having the president address the nation on police-community relations and racial injustice.