Rep. Matt Gaetz says he will seek to oust McCarthy as speaker this week. ‘Bring it on,’ McCarthy says

Rep. Matt Gaetz says he'll try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week

Biden calls on Congress to ‘stop the games’ and help Ukraine after stopgap bill passes without war aid

Congressional supporters of Ukraine say they won’t give up after a bill to keep the federal government open excluded President Biden’s request for more security assistance for the war-torn nation.

Child care providers close doors, reduce capacity as federal funds run out

In Maine and across the nation, the end of pandemic-related federal support is causing another round of closures and downsizing in the struggling industry.

U.S. Senate weighs measure to restrict AI use in elections

Susan Collins among backers of a bill eyed for swift passage by Senate leaders.

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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.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman triggered a fire alarm in a House office building amid voting on a funding bill

The GOP-controlled House Administration Committee, which oversees issues about the Capitol complex, posted a picture of a person pulling the fire alarm who appeared to be Bowman.

Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight

The House and Senate both approved the bipartisan package by wide margins, sending it to President Biden, who signed it just before midnight. All four members of Maine's congressional delegation backed the measure.

A shutdown is almost certain as McCarthy’s last-ditch plan collapses

Hard-right Republican holdouts rejected the package, despite its steep spending cuts of nearly 30% to many agencies and severe border security provisions, calling it insufficient.

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at age 90

Feinstein, the oldest sitting U.S. senator, was a passionate advocate for liberal priorities important to her state but was also known as a pragmatic lawmaker who reached out to Republicans and sought middle ground.