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U.S. Congress

Published
October 7, 2023

Maine’s members of Congress frustrated but not without hope after recent chaos

In interviews with the Press Herald, Angus King, Susan Collins, Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden reflected on the near-shutdown of the federal government followed by the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy – and what happens next.
Published
October 5, 2023

Potential federal shutdown next month could hurt 2,500 state employees

Workers in Maine are waiting nervously to see if Congress, currently without a speaker of the House, can pass a federal spending bill by Nov. 17.
Published
October 3, 2023

Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is the leader of the House, at least for now

North Carolina Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry was named speaker pro tempore and will temporarily lead the House following Kevin McCarthy's ouster.
Published
October 2, 2023

Congress didn’t include funds for Ukraine in its spending bill. How will that affect the war?

When U.S. lawmakers approved a spending bill Saturday that averted a widely expected government shutdown, the measure didn’t include the $6 billion in military assistance for Ukraine.
Published
October 1, 2023

Kyiv downplays lack of U.S. aid for Ukraine in stopgap federal budget bill

Ukrainian officials said they were confident that bipartisan support would keep U.S. aid flowing. But others saw the move to exclude Ukraine funding as a worrying sign.

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Published
October 1, 2023

McCarthy, McConnell suffer setbacks over control of their caucuses amid stopgap bill talks

The House speaker had to lean on Democrats to avert a shutdown, while GOP senators defied the minority leader on U.S. aid to Ukraine.
Published
October 1, 2023

Susan Collins among backers of Senate measure that would restrict AI use in elections

“Deep fakes” that rely on computer-generated trickery may soon play such havoc with political campaigns that the prospect is raising serious concern among Maine’s senators and many of their colleagues.
Published
September 30, 2023

Maine delegation breathes a collective sigh of relief as shutdown is averted

All four members of the delegation voted in favor of the stopgap spending measure to avoid shutting down the government.
Published
September 26, 2023

Congress in crisis mode as Senate unveils bipartisan bill to avoid government shutdown

The House is expected to launch a vote, but it's not clear if Speaker Kevin McCarthy has the support needed as far-right holdouts demand steeper spending cuts.
Published
September 21, 2023

Zelensky makes case to Congress for more war aid as support wavers in House

The Ukrainian president arrived at the Capitol to talk privately with Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate as the world is watching Western support for Kyiv.