Some are hesitant to apply, knowing they will have to pay back the unemployment benefits when they finally return to work.
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AG nominee says he won’t be ‘bullied’ by Trump or anyone else
William Barr, in his confirmation hearing Tuesday, also disclosed having discussed special counsel Robert Mueller with Trump during a meeting in 2017 when Barr declined to join Trump’s legal team.
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Trump’s AG nominee says it’s ‘vitally important’ Mueller be allowed to finish Russia investigation
William Barr, in prepared remarks, also said that the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation be disclosed to Congress and the public.
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Jared Golden calls for bipartisan talks with Donald Trump to resolve shutdown
Golden, a Democrat, said that instead of three-way talks among Trump and two Democrats — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer —the top congressional Republicans ought to be in the room negotiating as well.
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Trump condemns report that FBI probed whether he had been working on behalf of Russia
He objects to a pair of startling newspaper headlines and says he’s been tougher on Russia than ‘the last three or four presidents.’
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Trade war’s wounded: Companies improvise to bandage financial impact
Tariffs are adding costs, causing hardships and raising uncertainty for many U.S. businesses.
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Mainers take to ‘anxiety baking’ to cope in uncertain times
With bad news coming from seemingly every corner – Washington, Wall Street, the environment – some breadmaking, cooking and consuming food is in order.
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FBI reportedly probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia
The New York Times says law enforcement officials were so concerned by the president’s behavior in the days after he fired James Comey that they investigated whether he was a potential threat to national security.
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Sen. Collins says she would oppose Trump emergency declaration to build border wall
Maine’s senior senator, who is among a small group of Republicans negotiating with the White House to end a three-week government shutdown, says she’s disappointed but still hopeful.
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Trump administration eyes raiding hurricane relief funds to build border wall
The Trump administration is eyeing billions of dollars in unspent disaster relief funds to pay for a border wall without Congress’s approval.