If approved, the Pentagon’s proposed 40 percent reduction in destroyers built between 2021 and 2025 would shrink the Naval fleet to 287 from its current 293 ships.
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Angus King says Saudis need ‘more transparent and complete justice’ for Khashoggi murder
Maine’s junior senator is not content with Saudi Arabia’s secret trial and conviction of eight unidentified men for the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi in a Saudi consulate.
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Maine Compass: It’s time to tell Americans the whole truth about CIA torture program
A new movie based on a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation makes clear how much we still don’t know.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate passed a bill expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance.
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Susan Collins and Angus King join other senators in calling for swift action on climate crisis
Susan Collins is the only Republican senator to sign the Dec. 9 letter calling current U.S. efforts ’threadbare‘ and urging more action by the federal government.
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Our View: What happens when we can’t agree on facts
Opinion matters more than the truth, and President Donald Trump is exploiting it.
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Trade war hurting Maine blueberries, and farmers need help, Sen. King says
Maine’s independent senator says the value of the state’s wild blueberry exports to China are on pace to drop by nearly 97% from 2017 levels.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the Senate passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.
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Sen. King co-sponsors bill to improve telehealth access, a benefit to rural areas
The bill could help patients in rural Maine, where using technology is seen as an increasingly essential way for patients to receive health care.
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Commentary: Maine delegation should push to protect children, families from ‘forever chemicals’
Sens. Collins and King and Rep. Golden are uniquely situated to ensure that Congress approves vital PFAS reforms.