Senator Collins to say Friday if she will run for Maine governor

Susan Collins, one of the few remaining moderate Republicans in the U.S. Senate, is expected to announce on Friday whether she will run for governor of Maine next year in what would be a bid to replace conservative Governor Paul LePage. A Collins spokeswoman confirmed she plans to declare her intentions for the gubernatorial race following months of speculation on whether the four-term senator would be willing to leave the Senate, where she has played a pivotal role.

President Trump working on bill to punish firms for sending jobs overseas

President Donald Trump is working on legislation that would create new incentives for companies to keep jobs in the U.S. and punish those that move overseas, he said on Tuesday. Precise details of the legislation could not be learned, and it's unclear whether it is close to being introduced or still in the drafting stages.

U.S. formally proposes replacing Obama’s carbon-cutting plan

Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency , speaks to employees of the agency in Washington, U.S., February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RTSZO5F The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a formal proposal on Tuesday to scrap and replace a plan devised by the agency under former President Barack Obama to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

Sen. King lobbies students to be Maine’s future

A lot of things are made in Maine, and as a generation of engineers is poised to retire manufacturers are looking to fill the ranks. At a Manufacturing Day celebration Tuesday, hosted at Pratt and Whitney in North Berwick, U.S. Senator Angus King, I-Maine, said there are a thousand jobs in manufacturing in Maine that are empty today and that need smart people.

‘That should be illegal’: Lawmakers are taking aim at pharma…

'That should be illegal': Lawmakers are taking aim at pharma giant Allergan over an unusual deal with a Native American tribe In September, Allergan struck an unusual deal with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe to transfer patents of the eye drug Restasis, a move that gives the drug sovereign immunity from certain patent challenges. Lawmakers aren't too happy about the deal, and Senator Claire McCaskill has introduced a bill to close the sovereign immunity "loophole."

APNewsBreak: Billions in Illinois bills not sent for payment

Illinois is chasing a moving target as it tries to dig out of the nation's worst budget crisis, and $7.5 billion worth of unpaid bills hadn't even been sent to the official who writes the checks by the end of June. Illinois is chasing a moving target as it tries to dig out of the nation's worst budget crisis, and $7.5 billion worth of unpaid bills hadn't even been sent to the official who writes the checks by the end of June.

Trump’s feud with Corker: Can we cool the World War III talk?

President Trump is embroiled in an increasingly nasty spat with the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who ought to be a natural ally. What Corker told the New York Times for a story yesterday is so blistering that if a Democrat had made such a full-throated attack on Trump, he'd be dismissed as an overzealous partisan.

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Chile

PanARMENIAN.Net - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck northern Chile near the Peruvian border, the US Geological Survey says, according to The Daily Mail. The quake, which was moderately deep at 51 miles , struck the Tarapaca region of Chile at 3.32am local time on Tuesday, October 10. The epicenter was 45 miles east of the port city of Arica, and 54 miles southeast of the larger Peruvian city of Tacna.

This WSU Tri-Cities student is on the verge of graduating. But Congress must decide if she can stay

Maria Torres, president of the WSU Tri-Cities Dreamers Club, poses for a photo with Washington Attorney General Bob Fergusonon Monday after speaking about her trip to Washington, D.C., with a delegation of other DACA students about the status of the program. Watch a video at tricityherald.com/video Maria Torres, president of the WSU Tri-Cities Dreamers Club, poses for a photo with Washington Attorney General Bob Fergusonon Monday after speaking about her trip to Washington, D.C., with a delegation of other DACA students about the status of the program.

Could Steve Bannon’s efforts really unseat Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch?

Should he seek re-election next year, Sen. Orrin Hatch could potentially face a far-right challenger financed by former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who's hunting for Trump devotees to unseat several Senate Republicans. "There's a mini-drama that we're looking at right now," said Tim Chambless, a political science professor at the University of Utah.

Senate Democrats Urge Regulators To Review Possible Sprint Merger With T-Mobile Raw a ” 14 minutes ago

A merger between wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint could harm consumers, particularly low-income ones, Senate Democrats say in a letter to regulators. "Aggressive antitrust enforcement benefits consumers and competition in the wireless market," Sens. Amy Klobuchar , Al Franken and seven other lawmakers write in a letter sent late last week to the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice.