First lady Ann LePage, wife of Republican Gov. Paul LePage, speaks before her husband’s inauguration ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. AUGUSTA — Stephen Bannon, an architect of President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, wants Ann LePage, the wife of Gov. Paul LePage, to run against U.S. Sen. Angus King […]
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Maine lawmakers urge aid for hard-hit Puerto Rico
Speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, Maine’s Angus King said the nation has been socked during the past several weeks by repeated hurricanes that have devastated many communities. King, an independent, said the suffering on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands is particularly acute because the U.S. territories are islands where […]
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Lobster is a Maine icon; Angus King wants it to be an emoji too
U.S. Sen. Angus King made a formal request on behalf of Mainers, fishermen and foodies this week. Please, Unicode Consortium, create a lobster emoji. “Because no existing emoji accurately capture the species, it would complete a set of emoji representing crustaceans commonly consumed as food items, and it would respond to significant public demand,” King […]
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Maine's senators push Trump to cough up cash for heating assistance
After turning back President Donald Trump’s bid to eliminate heating assistance for low-income families, Maine’s two senators are calling on the administration to release funding for the program as quickly as possible. “Access to affordable home energy is a matter of health and safety for many low-income households, children, and seniors in Maine,” Republican U.S. […]
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Angus King backs bill that would move Election Day to weekend
Senate Intelligence Committee members Sen. Angus King, D-Maine, center, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., left, join other senators for final votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says he wants to make it easier for more people to vote by moving Election Day to the […]
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Pressure grows on Susan Collins to take stand on health care bill
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks with a reporter as she arrives for a vote at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19. Top Senate Republicans say their last-ditch push to uproot former President Barack Obama’s health care law is gaining momentum. Collins voted against the previous GOP health care attempt. While it’s clear that […]
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Ex-Maine GOP Chair Rick Bennett backs Eric Brakey for U.S. Senate
Former chairman of the Maine Republican Party Rick Bennett on Thursday endorsed state Sen. Eric Brakey’s bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate. “Eric has demonstrated the kind of principled leadership and dedication to accountable governance that we need in Washington, D.C., and I am proud to endorse his campaign for U.S. Senate,” Bennett […]
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Maine’s congressional delegation split on Trump’s new Afghan policy
A divided Maine congressional delegation generally reacted with hope that President Donald Trump’s new strategy toward Afghanistan might achieve the success that has eluded American forces there for the past 16 years. “I am hopeful this path forward will support our country’s national security and help stabilize the region,” said U.S. Sen. Angus King, an […]
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King, Crocker spark plenty of laughter in Otisfield
OTISFIELD — Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, proved Sunday evening at the Bell Hill Meetinghouse in Otisfield that funny politicians do indeed exist. The Bell Hill Meetinghouse Association holds three summer events per year, with the last one being a comedy event. This year, Gary Crocker was scheduled to appear — and he happened to bring […]
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Chellie Pingree urges President Trump to fire three aides she calls bigots
Maine’s sole Democratic member of Congress said Wednesday that Republican President Donald Trump needs to fire several “bigoted, white supremacist sympathizers” who are among his top aides. “I never thought Congress would have to take the step of explicitly condemning white supremacists and asking the White House to do the same,” U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, […]