Susan Collins, Amy Klobuchar propose support for dementia caregivers
Collins in a statement said the proposal would also help the millions of people in America who devote “enormous time and attention and make many personal and financial sacrifices” to ensure care for loved ones.
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Gaetz hires prominent New York lawyers amid federal probe
Marc Mukasey and Isabelle Kirshner will lead the Florida Republican’s legal team, a Gaetz spokesperson said in a statement Friday.
Private sales emerge as obstacle to Senate action on guns
The gulf between the two parties on private gun transactions, and a host of other related issues, has only grown since 2013.
Biden issues executive orders to tighten gun restrictions, says much more needed
President Joe Biden announced a half-dozen executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing a proliferation of gun violence across the nation.
Biden to take executive actions to reduce gun violence
The executive actions come after two recent massacres and as some activists in anti-violence groups have expressed disappointment with the administration for putting gun regulation behind other priorities.
Amid sex trafficking probe, Matt Gaetz tests the limits of the Trump playbook
The Gaetz drama has become an inflection point for the GOP — testing whether the party can extricate itself from the most troublesome Trump hangers-on, or if the former president has created an effective template for their durability.
Biden seems ready to extend US troop presence in Afghanistan
His decisions, now and in coming months, could determine the legacy of a 2001 U.S. invasion that was designed as a response to al-Qaida’s Sept. 11 attacks, for which the extremist group led by Osama bin Laden used Afghanistan as a haven.
Former Vice President Mike Pence memoir set for 2023 release
A Pence memoir will likely be subject to similar tensions the former Vice President has faced since he refused then-President Donald Trump’s demands that he help overturn the election results.
Maine pols eye fixes to racial disparity in prenatal care
Democratic State Sen. Anne Carney, of Cape Elizabeth, cited a 2020 study that found the infant mortality rate among children of Black women in Maine was 1.4 times higher than the same rate for white women in the state.
J&J single-dose shot is helping rural Maine catch up in COVID-19 vaccine race
Increasing allocations of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine could help Maine combat geographic inequities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution as the state expands eligibility.
Senate eyes budget rule to push past filibuster
This week, the Senate parliamentarian ruled that one tool, budget reconciliation, could be used more often than expected to pass certain measures with a 51-vote threshold.
New focus for vaccine push: Republican men
Mistrust is also at the root of concerns among Republican men, pollsters say, with common threads revolving around skepticism of government and what government officials say is science.
Arkansas lawmakers enact nation’s 1st transgender youth treatment ban
Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor’s objections.
White House: States to receive 28M vaccine this week
All adults will be eligible to receive a vaccine by April 19.
Joe Biden is giving states until April 19 to make all adults eligible for vaccines
That comes as many states already were moving up their deadlines from the original May 1 goal.
What John Martin means to the Maine Legislature
The longest-serving lawmaker in Maine history has had more effect than anyone else on the power of the legislative branch.
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