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, […]
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Paul LePage says Eric Brakey is a long shot to beat Angus King
Gov. Paul LePage is sounding more and more like he plans next year to challenge independent.Angus King’s bid for a second term in the U.S. Senate. During a radio interview Thursday, the governor indicated that the only declared major party challenger — state Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn — likely can’t win. “I don’t see it […]
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Angus King discusses 'exceedingly dangerous situation' with North Korea
AUBURN — Drawing parallels to the “miscalculations and misunderstandings” that started World War I, U.S. Sen. Angus King on Wednesday morning expressed concern about the “exceedingly dangerous situation” with North Korea. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said North Korea “will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen” if it doesn’t stop […]
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Angus King: Ivanka Trump key to family leave benefits for all
AUBURN — The manager of the Topsham Lamey Wellehan was supposed to join owner Jim Wellehan and U.S. Sen. Angus King on Wednesday as King announced he’s co-sponsoring the new federal Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act. But Alysha Bouffard’s young baby was sick, so she took the day off. Paid. “That’s the type of […]
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Paul LePage took his spat with Collins and King to WSJ op-ed pages
Gov. Paul LePage took his fight with Maine’s U.S. senators to the op-ed page of The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. The governor has been hammering Republican Susan Collins and independent Angus King since their Friday votes against a Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, but he ramped it up on Tuesday with a Wall Street Journal op-ed headlined […]