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PublishedJune 23, 2022
Senate OKs landmark gun violence bill; House passage is next
The $13 billion measure will be Congress' most far-reaching response in decades to the nation's run of brutal mass shootings.
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PublishedMay 28, 2021
Senate Republicans block bipartisan Jan. 6 panel to investigate Capitol riot
The vote comes a day after emotional appeals from police who fought with Trump supporters who smashed their way in, and from fellow lawmakers who fled Capitol chambers that day.
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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Maine House speaker stands ground on COVID mask mandate
A policy requiring that people entering the State House wear face coverings remains, even with mask mandates lifted in other places.
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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Senate Republicans poised to use filibuster to block panel on Jan. 6 insurrection
Ahead of Thursday's vote, the mother of the late Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was meeting with at least 6 Republican senators to try to persuade them to act.
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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Tim Scott, only Black Republican senator, set to respond to Biden speech
Republican leaders' choíce of Scott to answer Biden comes at a tense political moment.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2021
Block a bill? Biden wants old-school Senate filibusters
Requiring a 'talking filibuster' would force senators opposing a bill to make their case, rather than simply signal objections, but it could also grind the chamber to a halt.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2020
As Maine Legislature starts back up, Democrats and Republicans present priorities
Both parties say they want to help Maine's working families and small businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic, but their approaches could vary widely.
