How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week

Among other votes, the House passed a bill to extend through September 2019 the federal government's block grants program to states for temporary assistance for needy families.

View from Away: 30 years after Tiananmen, oppressive Chinese state remains

Maine Voices: Don’t expect Trump to accept spineless compromise with China

His decades-long support for tariffs means that the trade war with Beijing won't end before 2021.

Stocks take a dive worldwide as US-China trade war looms

U.S. stocks slumped Thursday after China said it would retaliate if the U.S. follows through with a plan to raise tariffs on Chinese imports.

Jackson Laboratory expands presence in China

The Bar Harbor-based research organization and lab mice supplier says China has emerged as the hottest country outside the U.S. for genetic research into diseases.

Jim Fossel: Neither Fortress America nor world’s policeman is the right role for U.S.

Instead, we should engage with the world in a way that promotes not just our own self-interests, but also democracy and stability.

China stops purchase of Canadian canola seeds

Some see the action as retaliation for Canada's arrest of a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei.

Canada allows extradition case against Huawei CFO to proceed

Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in Vancouver on Dec. 1, is wanted in the U.S. on fraud charges that she misled banks about the company's business dealings in Iran.

Israel hopes to be 4th nation to deliver robotic lander to the moon

A decade of work will pay off Thursday night when Beresheet is launched into space.

EU nixes deal to create rail giant able to stand up to China

The move vexes France and Germany, whose railroad industries face increased global competition.