Among other legislation, the Senate passed a bill to provide a 77-day extension of certain authorities for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Republican congressional contenders clash over appropriate campaigning during emergency
Adrienne Bennett accused Eric Brakey of putting elderly and sick at risk from COVID-19 by knocking on doors in a bid to gain more 2nd District votes.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump angrily defends his handling of coronavirus pandemic
The president spent much of Friday’s news briefing in a fury, sparring with reporters he deemed overly critical of the response.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Joe Biden, nominee-in-waiting. And waiting. And waiting.
Despite holding a near-insurmountable delegate lead, the presumptive Democratic nominee is confined to his home like all the rest of us.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Gabbard ends long-shot 2020 bid, gives support to Biden
Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, an American Samoan and practicing Hindu, was part of what once was a historically diverse Democratic field.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Sanders faces tough decisions as path to nomination narrows
The Vermont senator confronts the grim calculation that he has virtually no chance of leading the Democratic Party’s ticket.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
In rapid sequence, Legislature approves $76 million budget package geared toward pandemic
The measure includes $38 million more for Maine’s public schools, funding for coronavirus response and dozens of other new initiatives.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
With 3 more wins, Biden pulls away from Sanders as virus disrupts voting
The former vice president swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona, while officials had to scrap voting altogether in Ohio.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Ex-California Rep. Duncan Hunter gets 11 months in prison
A judge ruled that Hunter was not eligible for home confinement given the amount of money he misspent.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Uncategorized
Biden wins Washington primary, capturing 5 out of 6 Big Tuesday states
Joe Biden also won the Democratic presidential primaries in Missouri, Mississippi, Michigan and Idaho.