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Biden calls Trump a ‘fool’ for mocking masks during pandemic

by WILL WEISSERT Associated Press May 26, 2020May 27, 2020

The former vice presidents say the president is politicizing the issue and ‘it’s stoking deaths.’

Elections, Maine, Politics

U.S. Senate candidate complains that pandemic politics are unfair

by Steve Collins May 26, 2020May 27, 2020

U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond has 2,500 of the 4,000 voter signatures she needs to get on the ballot, but securing the rest in a time of social distancing will be tricky.

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Elections, Nation & World, News, Politics

North Carolina says Republicans need safety plan with ‘several scenarios’ for convention

by Austin Weinstein The Charlotte Observer May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen requested a written COVID-19 safety plan Monday from the CEO of the Republican National Convention.

Nation & World, Politics

Federal judge rules Florida can’t stop poor felons from voting

by Associated Press May 25, 2020May 26, 2020

A law passed last year requires felons to pay all fines and other legal financial obligations before their sentences can be considered served.

Politics

Trump threatens to move Republican National Convention from North Carolina

by Justin Sink Bloomberg News May 25, 2020May 26, 2020

The president wants a guarantee that the party will be allowed to gather despite any virus outbreaks.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Biden makes first appearance in more than 2 months

by WILL WEISSERT Associated Press May 25, 2020May 25, 2020

Joe Biden marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a veterans park near his Delaware home.

Elections, Maine, News, Politics

Maine encourages absentee voting in July primary election

by By DAVID SHARP Associated Press May 25, 2020May 26, 2020

Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap urges people to vote via absentee ballot during the July primary election to limit the exposure that voters and polling workers have to the coronavirus.