Angus King, Maine Senate

Sen. King fears more cuts could include vital employees at Department of Veterans Affairs
In addition to 80,000 layoffs expected by June, the Department of Veterans Affairs is also eliminating 585 contracted employees nationwide.
Sen. King demands answers about latest round of Veterans Affairs cuts
Mar. 11—Sen. Angus King is demanding answers about the Department of Veterans Affairs' move to cut 585 contracted employees nationwide, and whether those contracts include critical jobs at the ...
Sen. Angus King looks for clarity on VA cuts
At a hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Independent Senator Angus King asked for clarity on recent cuts to the VA. “I want to know what the contracts are," King said. "We’ve been asking that for a week,
Sen. King says Trump administration is singling out veterans while making drastic cuts
Senator Angus King believes the Trump administration is singling veterans out. He says his office has learned of a memo circulating within the VA, planning to fire 83,000 more workers following the Togus cuts earlier this year. He argues that taking a chainsaw to all probationary employment is not a sensible way to save money.
Sen. Angus King demands transparency from VA secretary in wake of cuts
After VA secretary Doug Collins announced the cancellation of more than 500 contracts earlier this year, King asked Collins for a full list of the cancellations.
Here's why the Texas House, Senate are beefing over the 'Official Steak of Texas'
Should the New York strip steak be renamed the "Texas Strip" and take on the "official State Steak of Texas" honor? Or what ...
Government shutdown likely after Schumer says Senate Dems will block GOP funding bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that Republicans lack the votes in the upper chamber to pass their plan to avert ...
Senator Angus King warns cutting Ukraine support could lead to global conflict
"A major blunder," that's how Maine senator Angus King describes what he believes would happen if America "abandoned Ukraine.
Senate Democrats struggle with funding dilemma as shutdown deadline looms
Senate Democrats are staring down a major dilemma as they agonize over how to handle the GOP’s stopgap spending bill in the ...
‘Why should we trust you?’: Sen. King challenges lack of details in prison plan
Sen. Bryan King challenges the lack of transparency in Arkansas' $1.2B mega-prison plan, urging accountability and alternative solutions.
Senate Democrats punt GOP plan to avert shutdown in favor of 30-day stopgap
Democrats are still divided over whether they should attempt to utilize their leverage to extract concessions from Republicans or risk a shutdown.
Senate Democrats appear ready to back down in government shutdown fight
Senate Democrats say the six-month government funding resolution that passed the House Tuesday is a “horrible” bill, but there’s growing sentiment within the Senate Democratic conference that it ...
Sen. King questions Department of Defense nominee
Maine Senator Angus King went back and forth with a Defense Department nominee during an Armed Services Committee hearing.
Klobuchar hits Trump on tariffs: You can’t be ‘just declaring yourself a king’
The way to negotiate this is in the USMCA,” the Minnesota senator said at POLITICO Playbook’s First 100 Days breakfast series ...