Independent Maine Sen. Angus King told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Monday why he and seven others voted with the Republicans to take the first step to ending the government shutdown, in exchange for the ...

“It’s a shocking capitulation,” King said. “It’s an outrage.” ...

Earlier this month, Maine voters resoundingly rejected tampering with voting rights in a nationwide election outcome the Mississippi Democratic Party called “a historic rebuke of extremism.” Days ...

The provision added to the continuing resolution that ended the government shutdown would allow senators to sue for up to ...

Sen. Angus King, an independent from Maine who caucuses with the Democrats, explained why he and seven others joined Republicans on Sunday night to vote to end the government shutdown after 40 days: ...

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history is over. But with little to show for it, the mostly Democratic ...

The move triggered an intense backlash on the left, with frustration spilling over onto Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, ...

Independent Senator Angus King told MSNBC's Joe Scarborough that part of the reason he supported breaking from Democratic leadership and opening up the government was because standing up to Trump was ...

The Democratic shutdown strategy targeting President Donald Trump and Obamacare subsidies has backfired, Maine Independent Sen. Angus King told MSNBC on Monday.

The agreement does not guarantee the health care subsidies will ultimately be extended — a key reason most Senate Democrats opposed Sunday’s vote.

Protesters gathered along Main Street in Waterville to voice their disappointment with what they say is Senator Angus King ...

I understand why Sen. Angus King helped end the government shutdown: He couldn’t bear to see people go hungry. It was a politically risky move in an era when few congresspeople have or display courage ...