The burst of legislative activity in the Republican ranks is an abrupt turnaround after years of black deaths with law enforcement.
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Maine Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Sara Gideon skips debate
The establishment-backed candidate in the primary says she’ll participate in 2 forums before the July 14 primary.
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Sara Gideon: Washington’s COVID response has put partisan politics ahead of state, local needs
Senate Republicans focus on filling empty judgeships as Maine towns, cities and counties go without federal CARES Act funds.
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McConnell discusses prospects for another round of relief
He expressed concern about the financial plight faced by cities, counties and states but added that the mushrooming national debt is also a concern.
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Greg Kesich: There’s more than one kind of deficit
There is a cost to doing nothing in a crisis, and we will all end up paying it.
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Our View: Federal aid needed on state and local level
Congress needs to act quickly to prevent massive public-sector layoffs and vital service cuts.
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Senate to reopen despite risks as House eyes ‘hybrid’ return
The Senate will gavel in Monday as the coronavirus rages while the top House Republican is proposing a ‘hybrid’ reopening for the House.
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Senate committee confirms assessment that Russia interfered in 2016
Senators warned Russia could interfere again this presidential election year.
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Sen. Collins won’t say how she voted in presidential primary
The Republican senator, who did not support President Trump in 2016, has cast an absentee ballot but not said whether she voted for Trump this year.
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Senate candidate leaves Green party to lower barrier to Maine ballot
Lisa Savage, who is running for U.S. Senate, says that running as an independent will free her from having to gather signatures from 2,000 Greens by March 15 to qualify for the June 9 primary.