The two newly-elected Muslim members of Congress are outspoken critics of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians and have repeatedly sparred with Trump over a range of issues. Read More
Soon after the news broke last weekend that a gunman had entered an El Paso Walmart and began shooting people of Latino descent, the focus quickly shifted to Trump's long history of hostile rhetoric toward immigrants and people of color. Read More
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins told reporters on Monday that Congress should “come together” on gun reform after weekend mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, rejecting President Donald Trump’s suggestion that background checks and immigration reform be linked. Read More
Susan Collins calls bigotry ‘evil,’ Democrats push for gun control in wake of weekend mass shootings
Mulvaney’s comments came as Democrats argued that Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric about immigrants and people of color has fueled the type of hatred on display in a manifesto that investigators believe was posted online by the El Paso shooter. Read More
Supporters say more than 50,000 cats, dogs, monkeys, rabbits and other animals regulated under federal law were used in labs in 2018. Read More
Susan Collins announced Tuesday that she became a co-sponsor of the so-called “ FIRE Act,” which would require presidential campaigns contacted by foreign national offering campaign contributions. Read More
From lifting the debt ceiling to compensation for 9/11 first responders, here's how Maine's members of Congress voted. Read More
Sara Gideon is already demonstrating she is the kind of independent leader Maine has long been proud to send to Washington. Read More
The Maine Green Independent Party said in a Tuesday statement that David Gibson of Morrill will announce his candidacy at a national party meeting in Massachusetts on Friday. Read More
Maine lobstermen support protecting the endangered North Atlantic right whale, but say that new regulations could cause large-scale disruption in this state's lobster industry. Read More
From raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour to judicial nominees, here's how Maine's members of Congress voted. Read More
Last year, Mainers were subjected to 93 million robocalls. That’s an average of 73 calls per person. At a hearing of the Senate Aging Committee, experts warned that number is expected to go up this year. Read More
The Kavanaugh vote has seemingly led Collins to lose Democrats, while winning back Republicans who saw her as not conservative enough. Read More
The lawmakers' push follows up on a similar request by the head of the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Read More
The 2020 race is expected to shatter Maine political spending records as national Democrats have made Collins a target after her October vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read More
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois are calling the proposal the STRANDED Act. Read More
From whistleblower protections to extending a nuclear arms treaty, here's how Maine's members of Congress voted. Read More
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a growing number of other congressional Democrats declared Tuesday that President Donald Trump's labor secretary should quit. Read More
