
Biden wants to bring the economy from relief to recovery. A labor shortage may signal trouble for those plans.
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Patti Eisenbraun had been anxiously waiting for the pandemic to subside so the dining room and patio at the Brown Iron Brewhouse would be bustling once again.
Yet the lights were off, and her business was closed here Monday -- not for a lack of thirsty customers, but for a lack of employees. "We went from 92 hours to 55 hours a week," said Eisenbraun, who opened the brewery and restaurant in 2015 with her husband, after a decade of planning. "It's a tough business model right now to be closed during those hours."
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











