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Politics

Published
June 8, 2020

Democrats unveil police reform overhaul, kneel at Capitol

The Justice in Policing Act would limit legal protections for police, create a national database of excessive-force incidents and ban police choke holds, among other changes, according to an early draft.
Published
June 6, 2020

Trump faces voter backlash amid dual national crises

His unsteady leadership is alienating supporters and energizing adversaries.
Published
June 6, 2020

New jobs report diminishes GOP appetite for more virus aid

Mitch McConnell says Republicans won’t extend the $600 per week supplemental unemployment benefit.
Published
June 5, 2020

Trump praises Guilford workers, jabs at Mills in visit that draws supporters, protesters

The governor fired back in a statement, accusing Trump of stoking divisions and questioning the value of his efforts to help Maine's fishing industry by lifting restrictions in a conservation area far from the Maine coast.
Published
June 4, 2020

Sen. Collins and her challengers outline ideas to address racial injustice

Collins points to 5 areas where the Senate can work to address racial disparities, while her challengers offer their ideas for action that can come out of nationwide protests.

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Published
June 3, 2020

Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises

The former president holds a virtual town hall event in the midst of the pandemic and protests over race and police brutality.
Published
June 3, 2020

President Trump tried to register to vote in Florida using an out-of-state address

The revisions complicate Trump's own record as a voter at a time when the president has made unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud in mail-in balloting.
Published
June 3, 2020

Requests for absentee ballots in Maine up threefold from 2016

Nearly 40,000 Maine voters have already requested ballots for the July 14 primary election.
Published
June 2, 2020

Trump says party is pulling convention from North Carolina

Governors of Tennessee, Florida and Georgia say they would be interested in hosting.
Published
June 2, 2020

Members of Maine’s congressional delegation criticize Trump’s response to protests

Rep. Pingree says the president abused his power, while Sen. King lists 'many things wrong' and Sen. Collins says Trump's use of force against D.C. protesters wasn't justified. Rep. Jared Golden cautioned the president about deploying U.S. troops on American soil.