Maine Gov. Janet Mills joined the governors’ conference call with Vice President Pence; her press secretary said the White House’s breakdown of the state’s testing capacity was wrong.
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Jim Fossel: Governors will decide when to reopen the economy
The president has awesome powers, but canceling a state’s public health emergency is not one of them.
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Federal spending makes more energy assistance available
Low-income residents who are sheltering in place will get more money to stay comfortable as temperatures transition to summer heat
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Trump, Biden spoke by phone about coronavirus outbreak
The president says he had a ‘really wonderful, warm conversation’ about the pandemic with the Democratic presidential candidate.
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Commentary: A virus is raging. The economy is in free fall. Why Trump’s approval rating has gone up
The surge can be attributed to bipartisan support for the president’s crisis management – but it has been relatively small, and it probably won’t last long.
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Some U.S. leaders take ‘do as I say, not as I do’ virus stance
Even as the U.S. has largely hunkered down, some powerful people in Washington have defied preventative measures aimed at curbing the spread of the contagious coronavirus
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Congress, White House race to draft $1 trillion coronavirus rescue package
The challenges are apparent as lawmakers labor over eye-popping sums and striking federal interventions, surpassing even the 2008-09 bank bailout and stimulus.
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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.
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Our View: Virus testing failure has consequences
Maine’s economy and the nation’s will take a beating because we didn’t prepare for this outbreak.
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Collins says Trump should ‘step back’ and let coronavirus experts do the talking
Maine’s senior senator said she has been dissatisfied with ‘inconsistent’ messaging on coronavirus from the federal government.