U.S. Congress
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PublishedDecember 3, 2020
Momentum builds for $908 billion aid package as more Republicans express support
Senators including Chuck Grassley, chair of the Senate finance committee, signal their openness to the package proposed by a group including Maine's Susan Collins and Angus King.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan coronavirus aid bill
Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are part of the group of 9 senators advocating the plan.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2020
Congress returns with virus aid, federal funding unresolved
The only absolute must-do business is preventing a government shutdown when a temporary spending bill expires on Dec. 11.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2020
Commentary: Fifty states, 50 pandemic economies
Places that are tied to travel and tourism are less insulated, and that has important implications for government spending plans.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2020
Commentary: Washington’s stimulus triumph remains underrated
Hindsight shows that the CARES Act saved the U.S. economy, and how badly the country needs another round of bipartisan statesmanship.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2020
Commentary: There’s nothing nefarious about executive orders
George Washington used them. So did Lincoln, Obama and Trump. Biden will, too. They’re just an ordinary part of governing.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2020
Our View: With COVID cases surging, Congress and Trump are failing the American people
Congress must act now on a relief package to avoid the worst the coming winter has to offer.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2020
The View From Here: Don’t expect much from divided government
Great achievements of the past have come when one party controls both houses of Congress and the presidency.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2020
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael Jay Newman to serve as a judge on the U.S. district court for the southern district of Ohio.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2020
How do Maine’s voting machines work? Can they be hacked?
Here's what you need to know about the technology that Maine uses to count votes on Election Day.
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