Key to any plan to reopen the economy, Democrats say, is robust testing.
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Mills rebuffs Republican criticism over administration’s pandemic response
Gov. Janet Mills says she has consulted with lawmakers from both parties in developing a reopening plan, and a Republican effort to call the Legislature back so it can revoke her emergency powers is unlikely to win enough support.
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Senate to reopen despite risks as House eyes ‘hybrid’ return
The Senate will gavel in Monday as the coronavirus rages while the top House Republican is proposing a ‘hybrid’ reopening for the House.
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Biden wins Kansas primary conducted with all-mail balloting
The former vice president won 29 delegates while Sen. Bernie Sanders got 10.
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A referendum election in November? Trump allies see risks
Six months out, ‘It’s Donald J. Trump versus the coronavirus and the recovery,’ a strategist says.
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Back in session: Senate risks a return but House stays away
Congressional leaders are turning down President Trump’s offer of the rapid coronavirus testing used at the White House.
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Harassment, assault absent in Biden complaint
The former Senate staffer who alleges Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago says she filed a limited report with a congressional personnel office that didn’t explicitly accuse him of sexual assault or harassment.
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Gov. Mills becomes a target for Republicans aiming at U.S. House seat
Three congressional contenders in Maine’s 2nd District call for state to reopen more quickly than the governor’s plan envisions.
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Biden declares sexual assault ‘never, never happened’
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee tries to relieve mounting pressure after weeks of leaving denials to his campaign.
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John Bolton book again delayed, this time to June 23
The book reportedly describes a conversation with the president in which Trump told Bolton that he wanted to withhold security aid from Ukraine until it helped him with investigations into political rival Joe Biden.