U.S. Congress
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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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PublishedOctober 10, 2020
Another View: Will someone please listen to the Federal Reserve chairman?
Congress is running out of time to heed Jerome Powell’s desperate call to pass a ‘robust’ stimulus package.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2020
House investigation accuses tech giants of monopolistic tactics
Fifteen months of work by the chamber's top antitrust committee culminates in a 450-page report on Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2020
Agreement to avert government shutdown uncertain after Pelosi tells Mnuchin they don’t have a deal
Failure to pass a stopgap spending bill by the end of the month would lead to a shutdown on Oct. 1, just weeks before the election.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2020
Trump calls for massive aid bill with stimulus payments, upending Republicans’ stance
His Twitter post and subsequent comments at a news conference could reframe talks that have stalled for more than a month, and put new pressure on leaders in both parties.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2020
Mills administration proposes hiring freeze, spending cuts to offset revenue lost to pandemic
The plan proposes a hiring freeze and delaying technology upgrades to help make up for more than $500 million in revenue losses.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2020
Our View: Aid for state, local governments should be part of relief package
Cuts to government programs and services could lengthen the COVID-caused recession.
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