Susan Collins

Feds bust another illegal grow house in Maine as authorities probe foreign-backed drug trade in other states

U.S.
Amanda Smith

The high electricity consumption of a home, its cardboard-covered windows and odor of marijuana drew law enforcement’s attention to an illicit grow ...

Stocks Get Hit as War Jitters Fuel Rush to Bonds: Markets Wrap

Business
Jessica Roberts

(Bloomberg) — The global financial world was roiled by a flare-up in geopolitical risks that sent stocks sliding — while spurring a ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski signals openness to leaving the GOP

Politics
Amanda Smith

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, signaled that she would be open to leaving the Republican Party. ...

Nicole Berner, Longtime Union Lawyer, Confirmed As Federal Judge

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Nicole Berner as a federal judge, putting the longtime union lawyer and former Planned ...

Johnson signals shift on Ukraine to GOP senators

World
David Turner

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Republican senators Wednesday to expect the House to send them legislation to help Ukraine, but cautioned that ...

Senate sends six-bill funding package to Biden, averting shutdown

Politics
Amanda Smith

The Senate cleared a six-bill funding package Friday night, sending the $459 billion measure to President Joe Biden’s desk just in time ...

Nikki Haley picks up first two Senate endorsements ahead of Super Tuesday

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley received her first two endorsements from senators on Friday, giving her a boost before Super Tuesday as ...

Fake Biden robocall alarms Capitol Hill but it’s unclear if Congress will act

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — The fake Joe Biden robocall urging Democrats not to vote in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary has sparked a renewed urgency ...

In Lewiston, Biden Observes ‘Painful Wounds’ Opened By Yet Another Mass Shooting

Politics
Amanda Smith

President Joe Biden on Friday visited Lewiston, Maine, the site of a mass shooting last month that killed 18 people and injured ...

Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin testify on Biden’s funding request

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — The House and the Senate are at odds over how to proceed with President Joe Biden’s sweeping funding request for ...