Republican candidates Eric Brakey and Max Linn are at odds in a contest to challenge incumbent independent U.S. Sen. Angus King.
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Candidate for U.S. Senate says opponent’s nomination papers have signatures of dead people
The campaign of Republican Eric Brakey claims ‘glaring irregularities’ in Max Linn’s petitions. Linn calls the accusation ‘a good prank.’
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Watch: Trump needs to back off criticism of Mueller probe, King says
Maine’s junior senator also warns that any attempt by the president to have the special counsel fired would trigger a constitutional crisis.
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Benjamin Pollard quits Democrats, plans independent bid for U.S. Senate
The decision leaves only one remaining Democratic challenger, Zak Ringelstein, to U.S. Sen. Angus King,
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U.S. too passive, vulnerable to elections cyberthreat, Sen. King says
We should announce how we’ll retaliate now as a way to deter attacks, he says, while also discussing President Trump, immigration, improved prospects for gun control and more.
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Senate rejects 2 immigration bills, including one championed by Collins, King
The bipartisan legislation crafted by the ‘Common Sense Coalition’ would have granted legal status to 1.8 million ‘dreamers’ and spent $25 billion for border security over the next decade.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House agreed to an amendment that would fund the federal government through March 23.
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Bar Harbor financial planner jumps into race to challenge King
Max Linn told a Republican gathering that the party ‘needs a Maine senator that is not wishy-washy on his support for President Trump and the America First agenda.’
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Sens. Collins and King to feds: Keep oil and gas drilling away from Maine coast
In a letter Monday to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Maine’s senators say the risks of environmental and economic damage outweigh any potential benefits.
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Collins, King defend radically different positions on tax bill
On Sunday morning talk shows, Maine’s senators also weigh in on the probes into Russian contacts with the Trump team.