The Democratic presidential candidate promises to spend $775 billion over 10 years to increase tax credits for low-income families, bolster care-giving services for seniors and provide preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds.
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Jacksonville’s Republican mayor backs sheriff’s concerns about virus safety during convention
Republican Sheriff Mike Williams called planning for event security is “past the point of no return.”
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Trump’s heavy-handed show of federal force sparking alarm in cities
The president is continuing to assert federal power and use the Department of Homeland Security in unprecedented ways.
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Biden eyes Republican supporters while Trump focuses on his base
Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican and frequent Trump critic, has been approached and is expected to speak at the Democratic National Convention.
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Trump, Biden running a close money race in Maine
Both President Trump and Joe Biden have raised more than $400,000 from Maine donors, although the former vice president has done it faster since securing the Democratic nomination.
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Biden endorses Gideon in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
The former vice president and current presidential candidate served for years in the Senate with Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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Trump may seek access to sealed filings from Manhattan DA’s investigation, despite Supreme Court ruling
The president might need to learn confidential details about the nature of the DA’s investigation to boost arguments the prosecutor is on a fishing expedition, his attorney said.
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Trump’s grand plans for Republican convention shrink as virus surges
Only the roughly 2,500 regular delegates will be permitted to attend the opening 3 nights of the convention.
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Bill Nemitz: Lucky Maine – a true leader when we need one most
While President Trump and Paul LePage call her a ‘dictator,’ Gov. Janet Mills calmly navigates the COVID-19 pandemic.
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White House turns on Fauci as Trump minimizes virus spike, cites ex-game show host
The administration is working to undercut its most trusted coronavirus expert as the president continues to play down the threat posed by the virus and pushes to reopen the economy before the election.