House GOP pulls Financial Services bill from the floor - Roll Call Republicans pulled another fiscal 2024 spending bill before a final vote that was scheduled, leaving them empty-handed for the week. Roll Call · Nov 9, 2023
Maine shootings: ‘more and more concern’ as search for suspect goes on Shelter in place order for the region rescinded almost 48 hours after the shooting even as ban on hunting continues on The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2023
Centrist Maine Dem flips on AR-15 ban "I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war, like the assault rifle used to carry out this crime" Salon · Oct 27, 2023
Maine representative reverses opposition to assault rifle bans following shooting Democrat Jared Golden says ‘the time has come for me to take responsibility for this failure’ after shooter killed 18 people in state The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2023
Maine rep reverses stance on assault weapons ban after mass shooting Rep Jared Golden voted against legislation to ban assault weapons last July The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023
Maine shooting: police lift shelter in place as search continues for suspected shooter - as it happened Maine police diving team searches Androscoggin river with air support overhead The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2023
Up First newsletter: Maine shooter at large; support for humanitarian pause in Gaza Residents of Lewiston, Maine, are still sheltering in place while police search for a man suspected of killing 18 and wounding 13. EU leaders call for a humanitarian pause to bring aid to Gaza. WEKU · Oct 27, 2023
Maine mass shooter fired on kids bowling Maine cities are on lockdown after double mass shooting kills at least 16 and wounds dozens of others Salon · Oct 26, 2023
Rule for Legislative Branch bill would reinstate member COLA ban - Roll Call Members with potentially tight reelection bids ahead of them in 2024 filed a series of amendments to prevent the pay bump. Roll Call · Oct 2, 2023
Ex-NASCAR driver Austin Theriault running to unseat Democratic Rep. Jared Golden in Maine NASCAR driver-turned-politician Austin Theriault wants the opportunity to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden in Maine The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
At the Races: How to deny opponents airtime - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Aug 3, 2023
GOP conservatives' demands imperil House spending bills - Roll Call Even the supposedly easiest spending bill may be a heavy lift for House GOP leaders due to conservatives' demands. Roll Call · Jul 25, 2023
Bipartisan efforts on child tax credit afoot in House WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of House members that’s played a role in brokering recent legislative deals plans to work on a proposal to beef up an existing tax credit for families with young children. Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2023
Capitol Lens | Animal planet - Roll Call Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine runs by a PETA exhibit by artist Quill Hyde on the National Mall on Monday. Roll Call · Jul 17, 2023
Roll Call · Jul 17, 2023 Bipartisan efforts on child tax credit afoot in House - Roll Call A bipartisan group of House members plans to work on beefing up a tax credit for families with young children.
Roll Call · Jun 22, 2023 Waning Blue Dogs eschew branding in favor of taking down ‘weirdos’ - Roll Call The Blue Dogs Coalition members say they serve an important role as bipartisan dealmakers and foils to Trump-backed candidates.
The Conversation · Jun 1, 2023 House approval of debt ceiling deal a triumph of the political center Talking with a friend about the debt ceiling negotiations, I mentioned that there were incentives for centrists in Congress to cobble together a deal. My friend said, incredulously, “Do we actually have centrists in Congress?”
Axios · May 18, 2023 Internal skepticism emerges on Democrats’ debt ceiling tactic Rep. Jared Golden said the Democrats' discharge petition is not a "real strategy."
Axios · Apr 30, 2023 Congressional Democrats splinter on debt ceiling strategy At least one House Democrat got a call from Senate Democratic leadership.
Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2023 Centrist Maine Democrat floats compromise debt limit plan WASHINGTON — A moderate House Democrat from a key swing district is floating ideas for a short-term debt limit compromise and separate deficit reduction plan that includes policy proposals designed to appease both parties.
Roll Call · Apr 14, 2023 Centrist Maine Democrat floats compromise debt limit plan - Roll Call A moderate House Democrat is floating ideas for a short-term debt limit compromise designed to appease both parties.
Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2023 Some ‘Biden district’ Republicans hedge on Trump indictment WASHINGTON — The indictment of former President Donald Trump drew an array of reactions from lawmakers in battleground districts: Some lashed out at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, some expressed confidence in the legal process and some simply kept quiet.
Roll Call · Mar 31, 2023 Some ‘Biden district’ Republicans hedge on Trump indictment - Roll Call While many in the GOP voiced outrage over Trump's indictment, Biden district Republicans were quiet or had measured reactions.
Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2023 2022 vote studies: Division hit new high in Senate, fell in House WASHINGTON — It seems counterintuitive in a time of intense partisanship and narrowly divided government, but the share of House votes where majorities in the two parties lined up on opposite sides from each other was lower last year than has been in more than a decade.
Roll Call · Mar 24, 2023 2022 Vote Studies: Division hit new high in Senate, fell in House - Roll Call Only one Democrat voted with the party less than 90 percent of the time on votes where the parties were split last year, CQ Roll Call found.