The path forward is cluttered with obstacles, including a tight time frame and hard feelings from months of futile talks and a poisonous election.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Gideon donates $350,000 in leftover campaign funds to Maine nonprofits
The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate donated $250,000 to Full Plates Full Potential and $100,000 to Keep ME Warm.
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Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit
Judges in multiple battleground states have rejected his claims of fraud or irregularities.
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Biden faces high hopes, tough choices on border wall
President-elect Joe Biden will face immediate pressure to fulfill his pledge to stop border wall construction
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Arizona’s Kelly is sworn into Senate, narrowing GOP edge
The Democrat and former astronaut defeated Republican Sen. Martha McSally last month for the seat once held by the late Sen. John McCain.
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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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Keeping their distance, Maine lawmakers sworn in for historic session
The 130th Maine Legislature takes up quarters at the spacious Augusta Civic Center to begin months of work that will be modified, and dominated, by the pandemic.
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Unveiling economic team, Biden pledges, ‘Help is on the way’
The president-elect has assembled a team of liberal advisers who have long prioritized the nation’s workers and government efforts to address economic inequality.
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Maine voters set record with 78% turnout for presidential race
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says the election that was conducted safely despite the pandemic.
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Democrats nominate Shenna Bellows as Maine’s next secretary of state
The state senator from Manchester will be the first woman to hold the office if elected Wednesday by the full Legislature, where Democrats hold a majority.