The Senate was briefed about the virus on Jan. 24 – during the trial – and again on Feb. 5, when Trump was acquitted.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Coronavirus response highlights deepening partisan divide
State and local leaders are struggling to navigate inconsistent federal guidance and fierce political tribalism.
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Congressman outrages House, Trump by seeking to stall vote on aid package
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., pushed for a roll call vote on the sweeping $2.2 trillion coronavirus package.
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Meadows toggles between legislative, White House roles
The North Carolina congressman and President Trump’s incoming chief of staff worked with Democrats to pass the $2 trillion aid package.
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Maine congressional race turns hot after Trump scorches an Eric Brakey ally
Adrienne Bennett and Dale Crafts, challenging Brakey in Maine congressional primary, tie him to a Republican congressman Trump said should be thrown out of the GOP.
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Eric Brakey denounces $2.2 trillion relief bill as a ‘rotten deal for the American people’
Eric Brakey is alone among the three Republicans in Maine’s 2nd District congressional primary in rejecting the compromise bill that won unanimous backing in the U.S. Senate.
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Democrat Ross LaJeunesse ends Senate campaign, endorses Gideon
The Biddeford resident cites the coronavirus pandemic as a factor in preventing him from running the type of campaign he had planned.
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Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package on unanimous vote
The chamber stayed in session late Wednesday night in anticipation of passing the bill after days of delays. The House is expected to pass it on Friday.
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Talks on $2 trillion bill to ease economic pain from virus drag on
Sticking points remained as negotiations went late into the night.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine Republicans to continue petition drive to block ranked-choice voting
The party says it will conduct drive-thru events with single-use pens and hand sanitizer as it tries to prevent the method from being used in the November presidential election.