Susan Collins

The Republican said the president's proposed term limits would weaken judicial independence. Meanwhile, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has joined other Democrats in supporting a proposed constitutional amendment to limit presidential immunity.

While details are still emerging about the incident, delegation members praised the immediate response from Secret Service agents when shots rang out at the Pennsylvania rally.

Last week and again on Tuesday, Army officials told the Maine Republican that the internal investigation should be released in a couple of weeks.

Collins, who is the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, told top Pentagon officials that she believes the Chinese spy balloon could have been brought down over remote areas of Alaska or U.S. territorial waters around Alaska.

With a proposal included in a federal government spending package, Maine is on track to receive several million dollars later this year for new gear and research aimed at reducing the risks to endangered right whales.

Congress could vote this week on a bill co-authored by Maine Sen. Susan Collins that would make significant changes to the way presidential electors are counted.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic Congressman Jared Golden are calling for an additional $500 million in low-income heating assistance in the next federal funding bill for the coming fiscal year.

The menu choice unleased an array of critiques, both from sustainability experts who say the Maine lobster fishery poses too high a risk to endangered right whales, and from members of the Maine delegation who believe federal regulations are overly burdensome.

The home is made entirely from a wood-based material, which University of Maine researchers say is an inexpensive, renewable and recyclable building option.

The bill, which Sen. Angus King introduced Wednesday, would allow the National Park Service to acquire additional land from local owners who are willing to sell. The proposal envisions adding some 43,000 acres to the national monument, south of the existing boundaries and close to Millinocket.