A spokesperson said King didn’t know the provision was in the continuing resolution when he voted to pass it — a vote that drew the ire of many Democrats.
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Graham Platner’s first federal disclosure offers few details on personal finances
The Hancock County oyster farmer and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate filed his overdue financial disclosure last week, but it said little about his income.
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Congress moves decisively to pass bill forcing DOJ to release Epstein files
The remarkable display of bipartisan approval, including from Maine’s delegation, came after months of opposition from Republicans and President Donald Trump.
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Rep. Jared Golden forces vote to reverse Trump’s attack on federal unions
Maine’s 2nd District congressman secured enough signatures to force a floor vote on his bipartisan bill, first introduced in April in response to an executive order ending collective bargaining rights for 1 million federal workers.
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Trump signs government funding bill to end shutdown
President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends a record 43-day shutdown.
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Angus King gets heat from Democrats for role in ending the federal shutdown
Maine’s junior senator and former two-term governor, who often polls as the state’s most popular politician, is in an unfamiliar spot.
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What Democratic wins last week tell us about Maine’s U.S. Senate race
Progressives and moderates both have cases to make as they battle for the party’s identity.
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Senate passes bill King and Collins helped broker to end the government shutdown
The final Senate vote, 60-40, sent the bill to the House and broke a grueling stalemate that lasted more than six weeks as Democrats demanded that Republicans negotiate with them to extend health care tax credits that expire Jan. 1.
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Supreme Court rejects call to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The justices turned away an appeal without comment, drawing a collective sigh of relief from the LGBTQ community in Maine.
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Shutdown end in sight as Maine’s King helps break stalemate
Maine Sen. Angus King and both of New Hampshire’s senators agreed to legislation that would reopen the government with the promise of a vote on expiring health care subsidies. Two other Democrats joined them, the minimum needed.