
Struggling restaurant owners pin their hopes on a new recovery fund
CNN
The federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund launched last week, aiming to offer direct aid to struggling restaurant owners and caterers -- who were among the hardest hit by pandemic restrictions on gatherings.
The White House said that more than 180,000 applications were submitted in the first few days after the $28.6 billion program's May 3 launch. And on Monday, the Small Business Administration said it had already approved more than 16,000 applicants. Those applicants were drawn from a pool of women-owned, vet-owned and minority-owned restaurants, groups which are being given priority in the program's first three weeks.
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.











