Areas of agreement include a $1,200 direct payment and changes to the Paycheck Protection Program to let especially hard-hit businesses obtain more loans under generous forgiveness terms.
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Talks on new coronavirus relief bill hit impasse on Capitol Hill
A meeting between top White House officials and Democratic leaders ends with no agreement on extending emergency unemployment benefits or on reviving a moratorium on evictions.
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Republicans’ virus aid bill includes millions for military projects that Trump raided for border wall
Trump’s move to “reprogram” Pentagon money to build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border has been a long-running dispute between the administration and Congress.
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Maine businesses say survival may hinge on more help
Business owners say the federal Paycheck Protection Program loans helped them weather what they hope was the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they remain unsettled and worried about the future.
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House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol
The Pentagon, states, cities and NASCAR also have taken steps to ban, remove or replace symbols of the Confederacy.
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Senate Democrats seek aid for Black Americans in virus bill
Senate Republicans are poised to come out with their next COVID-19 aid bill as early as next week.
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Congress eyes new virus aid as school, health crisis deepens
Senate Republicans are poised to roll out their $1 trillion counteroffer to House Democrats’ $3 trillion COVID-19 aid package.
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Opponents concede to Dale Crafts in Republican primary before ranked counting begins
The winner in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District won’t be decided officially until the ranked votes are tabulated, which could take days.
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In-person turnout light Tuesday, but huge absentee vote could delay results
A record number of absentee ballots were requested for the election, in which Maine voters chose candidates for U.S. Senate and the 2nd Congressional District.
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Flurry of absentee voting continues right up to Maine’s unusual July primary
Town and city clerks have been inundated with absentee ballots, and some election officials still expect to see voters at the polls for a primary that was delayed from June by the pandemic.