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|By TALI ARBEL
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 11:07 PM EDT
|By FARNOUSH AMIRI and DAN SEWELL
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tested positive Thursday for the coronavirus just ahead a planned meeting with President Donald Trump.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 10:09 PM EDT
|By BARBARA ORTUTAY
Facebook has deleted a post by President Donald Trump for the first time, saying it violated its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2020 at 3:34 PM EDT
|By KEVIN FREKING and ZEKE MILLER
President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2020 at 7:45 PM EDT
|By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent
Negotiations over a new COVID-19 rescue bill were in flux Friday after the White House floated cutting an unemployment benefits boost to as little as $100 and President Donald Trump turned to a new priority, adding money to build a new FBI headquarters.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2020 at 6:58 PM EDT
President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 1:01 PM EDT
|By News Desk
Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters traveling to Florida with the president on Friday that the event — slated to be held in an aircraft hangar in Portsmouth — would be delayed by a week or two. She cited the threat of Tropical Storm Fay, which is expected to bring rain to the region.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 11:13 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
Data released by the Small Business Administration on Monday shows other legislative leaders from both parties also benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 11:06 AM EDT
|By Jon Small
Wednesday night's hour long debate can be seen on TV5 beginning at 8pm.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 10:45 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College.
Daily Forecast
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 4:15 PM EDT
|By News Desk
The group would like to see the Legislature reconvene and consider emergency legislation regarding medical licensing and telehealth rules.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 1:55 PM EDT
|By Jon Small
On Tuesday evening, you can find out where the candidates stand on the issues of the day.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 6:53 PM EDT
|By Morgan Sturdivant
Police tactics, digital surveillance, and race were just a few of the topics covered today during a meeting of the Maine Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 1:48 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Trump’s first visit to the border in more than a year comes a day after another hardline immigration move.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 11:42 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
Congress is under enormous pressure to establish new oversight and accountability of the police as demonstrations spill into cities large and small nationwide.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2020 at 8:12 AM EDT
|By Kyle Midura
Washington Correspondent Kyle Midura explores the content and controversy behind the President's Saturday rally in Tulsa
Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 4:24 PM EDT
|By News Desk
The Legislative Council made that decision this week.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 3:17 PM EDT
|By Jacqueline Policastro
President Donald Trump spoke one-on-one with Gray Television's Washington Bureau Chief Jacqueline Policastro Wednesday at the White House.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2020 at 9:04 PM EDT
|By Ted Fioraliso
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made the announcement Thursday night.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 9:37 AM EDT
|By News Desk
All of the resources are available at maine.gov/sos.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2020 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By News Desk
Governor Janet Mills issued a statement in response to the President's visit to Maine.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2020 at 12:43 PM EDT
|By News Desk
Protesters of both the president and the Black Lives Matter movement are in town.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2020 at 11:08 AM EDT
|By WMTW
The presumptive Democratic nominee for president says Mainers need to help "fill the vacuum of leadership at the White House"
Updated: Jun. 4, 2020 at 5:55 PM EDT
|By Morgan Sturdivant
Members planned to question Commissioner Laura Fortman about ongoing issues with the unemployment system.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2020 at 12:20 AM EDT
|By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press
The challengers argued that King's loss of clout, even more than the continuous string of provocative and racially-charged statements over his career, was reason enough for turning on him.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2020 at 2:02 PM EDT
|By WMTW
A CNN reporter said Trump plans to visit Puritan Medical Supplies, which manufactures swabs used in coronavirus testing.
Updated: May. 29, 2020 at 6:30 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
The 2020 state convention was supposed to be this weekend in Bangor. It was canceled because of the pandemic.
Updated: May. 27, 2020 at 3:53 PM EDT
|By Spencer Roberts
Collins is supporting an effort in the Senate to provide $25 billion in funding to the postal service which is in danger of running out of money by the fall.
Updated: May. 8, 2020 at 3:59 PM EDT
|By News Desk
King says many of these organizations help our most vulnerable populations and losing them would be devastating to Maine.
Updated: May. 6, 2020 at 6:51 PM EDT
|By Emily Tadlock
State leaders on both sides of the aisle that we spoke with last week say the governor has not involved them in that effort.
Updated: May. 2, 2020 at 4:10 PM EDT
|By Ted Fioraliso
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) are saying "no thanks" to COVID-19 rapid tests from the Trump administration.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2020 at 3:54 PM EDT
|By News Desk
The Special Referendum election is set to take place July 14th, the same day as the State Primary Election.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2020 at 12:39 PM EDT
|By Gray DC Staff
President Donald Trump named more than 50 members of Congress to join a new bipartisan task force to advise him on how to reopen the U.S. economy, as the coronavirus crisis enters a new stage.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2020 at 10:06 AM EDT
|By News Desk
Drawing will be held live on Facebook due to social distancing
Updated: Apr. 7, 2020 at 6:12 PM EDT
|By News Desk
They said in a letter to Mills with the amount of jobs being lost, people aren't able to pay their rents or mortgage payments.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2020 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By Paul Dwyer
They recently launched The Dirigo Network -- a weekly video series showcasing some of Maine's most uplifting news.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2020 at 6:19 PM EDT
|By Paul Dwyer
Paul Dwyer virtually sat down with the Governor to discuss the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2020 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Paul Dwyer
Takeout, delivery, and drive-through are still permitted.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2020 at 7:53 PM EDT
|By Paul Dwyer
It means they'll wrap up the session about a month early.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2020 at 6:25 PM EDT
|By Gray DC Staff
A proposed coronavirus aid package would allocate $750 billion to boost hospital capacity, unemployment insurance and other direct aid for American households, businesses and the health care industry.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2020 at 6:20 PM EDT
|By Paul Dwyer
They plan to vote on it Tuesday before they adjourn.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2020 at 6:32 PM EDT
|By Paul Dwyer
Collins expressed her dissatisfaction with how the federal government was handling the response to coronavirus.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2020 at 6:20 PM EDT
|By Paul Dwyer
The bill proposes $105 million in bond funding for roads and bridges, and $15 million for broadband expansion. These funds would also be able to leverage federal and private funds.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2020 at 7:09 PM EDT
|By Paul Dwyer
Gov. Mills took part in the annual tradition of tapping a maple tree at the Blaine House.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2020 at 6:40 PM EDT
|By News Desk
The Maine Center for Disease Control heard from members of the public.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2020 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By News Desk
Tipping sponsored the initial law that eliminates religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccines.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 6:17 PM EST
|By Paul Dwyer
The bill looks to tax inherited estates over $2 million. Currently the limit is $5.8 million.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 6:10 PM EST
|By Paul Dwyer
Lawmakers discussed a bill Thursday that would create a council to set regulations for launching.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 6:03 PM EST
|By Paul Dwyer
It would allow people who make under $17,000 a year to get basic dental prevention and treatment.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2020 at 5:08 PM EST
|By Paul Dwyer
They say the biggest takeaway is there's a disproportionate amount of youth at Long Creek Youth Development Center who should be in community-based programs instead.