Angus King could stand in the way of Joe Biden’s ATF nominee
Politico reported on Tuesday that King has signaled to the Biden administration and top senators that he is leaning against supporting the nomination. Only one member of the Democratic caucus — which includes King — must defect to sink the nomination. Two more Democratic senators have not stated positions on Chipman.
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Senators aim to finish text of infrastructure bill on Sunday
The legislation marks the biggest infusion of U.S. federal spending on infrastructure in decades.
Angus King wants feds to end surprise medical bills
It would put the country in line with the No Surprises Act that was implemented in December 2020.
Maine labor department warns of text message scammer
The messages typically include links that claim to lead to information about unemployment benefits on unofficial websites.
Republicans confront limits of Trump’s endorsement
He has not yet been able to fully transfer his popularity to Republican candidates running for office in the early stages of the election cycle.
Chuck Schumer says the Senate will ‘get the job done’ on infrastructure
The outcome with the bipartisan effort will set the stage for the next debate over Joe Biden’s much more ambitious $3.5 trillion spending package.
Evictions loom after Joe Biden and Congress fail to extend ban
More than 3.6 million Americans are at risk of eviction, some in a matter of days.
Joe Biden’s infrastructure win overshadowed by new virus surge
That surge imperils the nation’s economic recovery and threatens his central promise to lead the U.S. out of the pandemic.
Justice Department says Russians hacked federal prosecutors
Nearly 80 percent of Microsoft email accounts used by employees in the four U.S. attorney offices in New York were breached.
$1 trillion infrastructure plan clears another Senate hurdle
The Senate further advanced a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan Friday with a bipartisan group of senators helping it clear one more hurdle and bracing to see if support can hold during the next few days of debate and efforts to amend it.
Justice says IRS must give Trump tax returns to Congress
The Justice Department, in a reversal, says the Treasury Department must provide the House Ways and Means Committee former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, apparently ending a long legal showdown over the records.
Ethics watchdog to probe possibly illegal $150K donation to Maine Democrats
The state campaign finance regulator voted Friday to investigate a $150,000 contribution to the Maine Democratic Party in 2018 that came from a firm with no clear presence or sources of revenue.
Trump urged Justice officials to declare election ‘corrupt’
“Just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen.”
Delta variant tests Maine’s COVID-19 response
Our understanding of COVID-19 and vaccines is rapidly evolving, but policy changes are unlikely to be as dramatic.
Mitch McConnell uses unspent campaign money to urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated
McConnell has been urging Republicans to get vaccinated since at least April, as the initial rush for people to get vaccinated started to fade and patterns of vaccine reluctance began to form.
Biden asks states to offer the unvaccinated $100
Biden is also telling the Pentagon to determine how and when the COVID-19 vaccine will be made mandatory for members of the U.S. military.
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