A top legislative critic of Central Maine Power has rolled out a bipartisan bill aimed at killing the utility’s $1 billion transmission line. Read More
A bill that would apply the new voting method to presidential primaries and general election may be palatable for Democrats, but Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said it could be 'opaque' for voters. Read More
Republican leaders in Augusta are taking two approaches in responding to controversial statements made last week by Maine GOP vice chair Nick Isgro falsely linking immigrants to the outbreak of once-eradicated diseases. Read More
The Maine House of Representatives initially approved a bill on Tuesday that would make the state join several others by recognizing the October holiday of Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day. Read More
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins can claim the title of Congress’ most bipartisan senator for the sixth year in a row, according to a new ranking. Read More
Trump’s announcement this month that he would make federal funding for universities contingent on assurances of free speech elicited cheers and applause at the Conservative Political Action Committee meeting. Read More
The Green New Deal and "Medicare for all" are old news. The hottest position in the Democratic presidential field this week is abolishing the Electoral College. Read More
Critical work at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard could be on the chopping block in order to pay for President Donald Trump’s border wall. Read More
Both sides of the corridor debate are trying to whip Farmington residents to a meeting on Tuesday as remaining local support for the project seems to be falling away and a state decision looms. Read More
Maine may have to pay back more than $72 million to the federal government resulting from the decertification of Riverview Psychiatric Center after federal officials earlier this month rejected an appeal filed by former Gov. Paul LePage. Read More
The message followed Trump’s criticism of Fox News anchors Arthel Neville and Leland Vittert. Read More
Elizabeth Warren has spent much of the last decade as a leader of the Democratic Party's liberal wing. But the Massachusetts senator is facing tough questions about fundraising and electability. Read More
The Democratic-led Legislature looks poised to raise minimum teacher salaries, but they differ with Republicans on how to pass that money to districts and schools want a long-term plan. Read More
Angus King and Jared Golden hope the legislation will "level the playing field for the logging trade with other agricultural fields." Read More
Presently it’s legal for businesses to import animals from out of state, kill them here and sell them as "Maine Raised" meat. A proposal before the legislature is aiming to change that. Read More
The mass shooting of Muslim worshipers in New Zealand has underscored the deep partisan divide over President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on immigrants and whether his words serve as incitement for extremist violence. Read More
President Donald Trump can’t let his grudge against the late senator John McCain go. Read More
Former vice president Joe Biden is expected to announce soon whether he will seek the White House in 2020. On Saturday night, he seemed — for a moment — to get ahead of himself. Read More
The Federal Election Commission has fined the 2012 Senate campaign of Ted Cruz, R-Texas, $35,000 for inaccurately reporting the source of more than $1 million in loans. Read More
Supporters of a bill to mandate a carbon-emissions study before Maine permits a proposed electricity transmission corridor from Quebec to Massachusetts packed a Friday hearing as energy regulators close in on a decision on the highly controversial project. Read More
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said it seems that questions about the status of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument as a federal property finally seem settled after meeting Friday in Bangor with Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. Read More
Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Read More
President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday, overruling Congress to protect his emergency declaration for border wall funding. Read More
Lawmakers worried about domestic terrorism want the FBI to provide a complete accounting of the threat, after recently disclosed data show arrests in such cases now outpace those in international terrorism probes. Read More
Jeb Bush said a fellow Republican should challenge President Trump for the GOP nomination next year, though he acknowledged the difficulties in defeating a sitting president. Read More
The White House said Friday that the United States “strongly condemns” the deadly attacks on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Read More
Angus King wants to make it illegal for non-dairy products, like soy or almond, to be labeled ‘milk’
He says he's on board with the proposal because Maine's dairy farmers “should not be faced with unfair competition from imitation products” that have different nutritional profiles. Read More
