Tag: Angus King

Unlike some of his colleagues, Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, made his questions the centerpiece of his allotted time in his attempt to get answers from U.S. intelligence officials. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

Angus King teaches senators how to question

Tom Rogan · February 13, 2018 6:33 pm

On Wednesday, senators agreed to create a bipartisan bill to resolve the status of DACA recipients. Lawmakers decided that ideas should filter through the two Senate whips - Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, (pictured above) and Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill. - who will then work together to write a bill. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senators agree on plan to write bipartisan immigration bill

Susan Ferrechio · January 24, 2018 11:25 pm

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, ended up having to use a talking stick to keep order. But shouldn't our elected officials be able to make it through tough or unpleasant discussions without the use of gimmicks or toys? (AP Photo/Alan Fram)

Beltway Confidential

Losing all faith in Congress, one interview at a time

Becket Adams · January 24, 2018 12:51 am

Sen. John McCain, 81, the fiery and seemingly tireless Armed Services chairman who is now battling brain cancer, spent the holidays in Arizona after being hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in December due to the side effects of chemotherapy. But there remains an unspoken question: Will McCain return to head the committee? (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John McCain’s absence leaves a big hole on Senate Armed Services

Travis J. Tritten · January 20, 2018 5:01 am

Senate Democrats clamored to hold a vote to end debate on a government spending bill Thursday night, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., rejected that idea in what some saw as a bid to ramp up the pressure on Democrats to support the measure on Friday, just hours before the shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell sets up Friday spending showdown

Susan Ferrechio · January 19, 2018 3:28 am

President Trump's nominee to oversee Navy facilities, Phyllis Bayer, told senators Thursday that measurements at Navy facilities in Norfolk, Va. - the largest in the world - have shown a sea level rise of 8-10 inches over the past century. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Trump Navy nominee says sea rise from climate change will be a top priority

Travis J. Tritten · January 18, 2018 10:37 pm

The group also seeks "substantial funding" to fight the epidemic. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

Democratic senators urge Trump to renew opioid emergency declaration

Robert King · January 12, 2018 10:24 pm

Independent Sen. Angus King (pictured right) and Republican Sen. Susan Collins (pictured left) are supporting a Democratic-led bill that would restore "net neutrality" rules after the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal them in December 2017. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Susan Collins, Angus King join Democrat-led effort to restore net neutrality rules

Sean Higgins · January 9, 2018 10:49 pm

"We oppose any effort to open waters off the coast of Maine or any proximate area to offshore drilling, which could negatively affect the health of Maine's fisheries and other coastal resources, threatening to harm not only the environment but the state's economy as well," wrote Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Independent Sen. Angus King wrote. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Maine senators: Trump’s drilling plan threatens lobsters

Susan Ferrechio · January 8, 2018 8:20 pm

"Given that this change will affect every sector of the U.S. economy, we are also concerned about the speed of the process, the lack of public hearings, and the underlying rationale for repealing net neutrality without an adequate replacement," Collins and King wrote to Pai. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Susan Collins, Angus King make last-minute appeal for FCC to cancel net neutrality vote

Melissa Quinn · December 14, 2017 4:09 pm

President Trump has discussed Gov. Paul LePage with White House advisers and said he plans to call LePage about the race and that he would offer his endorsement if LePage opted to run. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Trump wants Gov. Paul LePage to run against Angus King for Maine’s Senate seat: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · December 6, 2017 11:20 pm

King said Trumps tweet raises new questions about Trump possibly obstructing justice by firing FBI Director James Comey and asking Comey to go easy on Flynn before his dismissal. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Angus King: Trump’s tweet about firing Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI ‘ups the ante’

Kyle Feldscher · December 3, 2017 6:29 pm