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Sanders not dropping out, but where does he go from here?

by STEVE PEOPLES, WILSON RING and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press March 11, 2020September 14, 2020

The Vermont senator offers no details on what his campaign may look like before or after he and Joe Biden debate Sunday night in Arizona.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Disappointing results leave Sanders campaign at crossroads

by STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

Allies of the one-time front-runner acknowledge that his campaign now faces an existential threat.

Health, Nation & World, News, Politics

Sanders, Biden cancel Ohio rallies over coronavirus concerns

by ALEXANDRA JAFFE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press March 10, 2020March 12, 2020

The Democratic candidates canceled their primary-night rallies in Cleveland as public health fears began transforming the race.

Nation & World, Politics

Biden wins key Michigan primary — and 3 other states — delivering major blow to Sanders

by WILL WEISSERT and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press March 10, 2020September 14, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden also took Missouri and Mississippi and Idaho on Tuesday.

Business, Maine, News, Politics

Maine Ethics Commission votes 2-1 to investigate power line opponent

by Scott Thistle March 10, 2020March 10, 2020

The commission’s decision follows a complaint from a political action committee backing Central Maine Power’s proposed $1 billion transmission line through western Maine’s mountains.

Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Steven Mnuchin

Nation & World, Politics

Trump pitches payroll tax relief to wary lawmakers, as part of virus response

by ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO Associated Press March 10, 2020March 12, 2020

Senate Republicans are cool to additional spending, and Democrats prepare their own package of low-cost virus testing, unemployment insurance and sick pay for workers struggling to keep paychecks coming as the outbreak disrupts workplaces.

Nation & World, Politics

House is entitled to see secret testimony from Mueller probe, court rules

by ERIC TUCKER Associated Press March 10, 2020March 10, 2020

The practical implications of the ruling are unclear because the Senate impeachment trial over the president’s interactions with Ukraine ended weeks ago in an acquittal.