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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
Bill Nemitz: Welcome to a day that will blemish U.S. history
Sen. Angus King warns that Trump loyalists in Congress threaten our very democracy. He's right.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2021
BIW gets another destroyer project after Congress overrides Trump’s defense bill veto
Bath Iron Works will add another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to its schedule after the Senate and House voted override President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2021
Maine delegation criticizes Trump for pressuring Georgia to find votes
Sen. Susan Collins reminds the president that the election is over, and Sen. Angus King says Trump's actions 'would make Richard Nixon blush.'
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2021
Trump, on tape, pressed Georgia official to ‘find’ votes for him
The president suggested that Georgia's secretary of state locate 11,780 votes, or one more than Joe Biden's margin of victory.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2020
Override vote on Trump’s defense bill veto stymied by unrelated relief check debate
The House voted to override Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, which would grant a shipbuilding project to Bath Iron Works, pushing it along to the Senate, but a debate on COVID-19 relief checks has taken priority in the Senate.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2020
U.S. bomber mission over Persian Gulf aimed at cautioning Iran
U.S. officials say there are worrying signs that Iran may be planning attacks against American or allied targets in the Middle East in the coming days.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2020
Trump signs COVID-19 relief bill with possible BIW perks
The appropriations package funds financial relief for individuals and small businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as defense infrastructure companies like Bath Iron Works make for the Navy.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2020
Trump relents, signs COVID relief deal, averts federal shutdown
The $900 billion pandemic relief package will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2020
Collins, King among bipartisan group that urged Trump to sign COVID-19 relief bill
Their efforts were rewarded Sunday night when the president signed the $900 billion emergency relief package and government funding authorization.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2020
Trump capsizes 2 bills with BIW perks
President Trump rejected two major bills that authorize COVID-19 relief and defense funding, before leaving to spend the holiday weekend at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.
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