Many Democrats hope the Maine independent will join them in trying to block President Trump’s choice for the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Collins, King say Senate committee’s Russia probe will be steady
The investigation of Moscow’s effort to sway the election is a model of bipartisanship, the lawmakers say.
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Sen. Collins says she will support Neil Gorsuch for U.S. Supreme Court
A coalition of Maine interest groups sent a letter to Collins and Sen. Angus King saying the judge’s confirmation would lead to the roll-back of important legal protections.
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Sen. King part of group aiming to expedite vets’ appeals to VA
The proposal reintroduces legislation from the previous Congress.
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Forty-nine Maine lawyers express support for Gorsuch
The Republican leader in the Maine House and two former chief counsels to Gov. LePage are among those signing a letter to U.S. Sens. Collins and King.
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At Skowhegan hospital, King blasts House GOP bill for effect on drug addiction treatment
U.S. Sen. Angus King, an independent, slammed House Republican efforts to overhaul the nation’s health care system just hours before a vote was canceled and the bill was withdrawn.
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Sen. King to lead health care talk at Skowhegan hospital after delay of GOP bill
U.S. Sen. Angus King, independent of Maine, said he would lead the Skowhegan discussion to talk about “how the bill and its proposed amendments would set back the battle against the opioid epidemic.”
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Big crowd turns out for Angus King event on Supreme Court nominee
More than 600 people attend a ‘listening session’ at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
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Collins, King seek evidence of Trump’s wiretapping claims
Maine’s two U.S. senators, both members of the Intelligence Committee, stress the importance of getting to the bottom of the president’s unsubstantiated allegations.
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Sens. King, Collins pleased with Sessions’ recusal from any probe of presidential campaign
While Maine’s senators and Rep. Poliquin had called for his recusal early Thursday, Rep. Pingree said the attorney general should resign.