Maine’s senior senator has voted against Trump’s top priorities, including a large tax-and-spend bill and $9 billion rescission package that cut foreign aid and funding for public broadcasting. Both passed without her support.
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Trump administration will release more than $20M in withheld education funds to Maine
The administration announced last week that it was releasing a portion of the education funding. Sen. Susan Collins, who pushed for their release, is also calling for the release of medical research grants.
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Bondi facing Democratic calls to testify following report she told Trump he was in Epstein files
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump his name was mentioned in the files of the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation.
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Trump administration agrees to release some education funding to states
Sen. Susan Collins said Friday that the administration agreed to release about $1 billion in education funding approved by Congress, including $6.5 million for Maine. But that’s a fraction of the more than $6 billion withheld nationally, including $28 million from Maine.
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Mainers turn out to make ‘good trouble’ amid political turmoil
Demonstrations honoring late civil rights leader and former Congressman John Lewis take place across the state.
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Maine senators weigh Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ as pressure mounts for a vote
Independent Sen. Angus King detailed his opposition to Trump’s tax cuts and spending package on Wednesday, while Republican Sen. Susan Collins has expressed concerns about certain provisions.
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Mainers from Iran reflect on recent U.S. bombing of native land
Maine is home to several hundred people with roots in Iran who are now wrestling with the U.S. bombing of 3 nuclear facilities last weekend.
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Maine lawmakers in Congress respond to US strike on Iran
While Sen. Susan Collins called the attack ‘necessary’ to head off a broader conflict, and Rep. Jared Golden supported the president’s action, Sen. Angus King and Rep. Chellie Pingree questioned the decision to act without consulting Congress.
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Military parade rolls through DC as ‘No Kings’ protesters across US decry Trump
The president praised the strength of the military’s fighting forces and said U.S. soldiers ‘fight, fight fight and they win, win win’ — putting a new twist on a line that Trump regularly delivered during his 2024 campaign rallies after he survived an assassination attempt.
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Thousands in Maine march at ‘No Kings’ rallies to protest Trump policies
The nationwide demonstrations came hours before President Donald Trump’s military parade through Washington, which coincided with the Army’s 250th anniversary and his 79th birthday.