Sen. Angus King

Published
May 26, 2022

Collins exploring bipartisan compromise on gun safety measures

Collins says she is optimistic a compromise can be found after the initial meeting of 4 Republican and 4 Democratic senators.
Published
May 10, 2022

Sen. King questions U.S. intel that misjudged Afghanistan, Ukraine

U.S. intelligence wrongly believed the U.S.-backed Kabul government would hold out for months against the Taliban and thought Russian forces would overrun Ukraine in a few weeks.
Published
April 4, 2022

Sen. Angus King co-sponsors bill aimed at curbing Putin’s access to cryptocurrency

The bill would ensure that Russia's president and oligarchs can't use digital assets to avoid economic sanctions.
Published
April 1, 2022

U.S. issues 35,000 more seasonal worker visas needed for Maine tourist businesses

Foreign laborers authorized to work in the United States under the H-2B visa program are critical to Maine's summer tourism businesses.
Published
April 1, 2022

Sen. King says he’ll vote to confirm Judge Jackson to Supreme Court

Maine's independent senator was expected to support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination and officially announced it Friday.
Published
March 28, 2022

Senators want a digital ‘America the Beautiful’ pass for access to protected U.S. sites

Senators from Maine and Montana want the National Park Service to create a digitized version of a pass that provides access to hundreds of protected sites.
Published
March 21, 2022

Pingree, Collins, King describe wrenching scenes at Poland-Ukraine border

Rep. Pingree is in the midst of a weeklong congressional fact-finding trip to Eastern Europe, while Maine's 2 senators returned Sunday from a weekend trip of their own.
Published
March 17, 2022

Maine’s U.S. senators traveling to Poland and Germany

Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King will be part of a bipartisan group of 10 senators planning to meet this weekend with foreign leaders and Ukrainians living in Polish refugee camps.
Published
March 16, 2022

Maine’s members of Congress support additional assistance for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a plea for more U.S. assistance in an address to Congress on Wednesday.
Published
March 13, 2022

Bill Nemitz: It’s been 60 years since the Cuban missile crisis. This is worse.

While some Mainers grumble about skyrocketing gas prices, a far more ominous threat looms over Ukraine.