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PublishedFebruary 18, 2019
Dozens protest Trump’s emergency declaration in Augusta
Protesters gather to show their opposition for the president's declaration of a national emergency that allocates more money to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
White House considering several options for finding $5.7 billion to build wall
Tapping funds for disaster relief, drug interdiction or military construction are possibilities, but each has political and practical ramifications.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Maine congressional delegation criticizes Trump’s plan to declare national emergency
Republican Sen. Susan Collins joins Sen. Angus King, an independent, and Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden in questioning the wisdom and constitutionality of such a move.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Congress passes border deal that Trump’s expected to sign before declaring emergency to build wall
After overwhelming approval of legislation to prevent a shutdown, the specter of the president's national-emergency declaration has produced widespread opposition in Congress.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2019
McConnell plans vote on Green New Deal to put political pressure on Democrats
The Senate majority leader wants lawmakers on the record about the climate change package, hoping it will alienate their moderate constituents.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2019
Negotiators in Congress say they have a deal in principle that would avoid another shutdown
They say the deal would fund the government through the fall and calls for $1.375 billion for 55 miles of bollard fencing at the border.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2019
EPA scaling back pollution enforcement under Trump
The agency is taking a new tack with polluters, giving states more of a role in regulation and enforcement and stressing education and voluntary compliance.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2019
Analysis: In speech, Trump tries to address 2 goals at odds with each other
The president's State of the Union address was promoted as a call for unity, but he also provoked Democrats as he appealed to his base ahead of the 2020 election.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2019
Maine’s congressional delegation reacts to president’s speech
While Sen. Collins and Reps. Pingree and Golden find areas to agree with Trump, Sen. King says the president's actions will be what really matter.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2019
Trips by Trump to Mar-a-Lago cost taxpayers nearly $14 million, report finds
The Government Accountability Office tallied the cost of four trips by the president to his Florida resort in early 2017.
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