Susan Collins only member of Maine's congressional delegation to attend State of the Union address
Pingree plans to join a nearby rally organized as counterprogramming to the address.
SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Bangor Daily News, where this article appeared. The other scores rate the article itself.
Bangor Daily News is an established regional news outlet, and the story identifies its Maine Public media partner and reporter. The article attributes views to officials and includes direct statements, though it offers limited independent reporting or context.
- Source type — Established local news publisher with a regional reporting focus.
- Transparency — Names the reporter and discloses the Maine Public media partnership.
- Author attribution — The story is attributed to Kevin Miller of Maine Public.
- Editorial standards — The reporting attributes claims to offices and includes direct quotations, but the short piece provides little additional sourcing.
The story clearly reports the delegation members’ plans and includes attributed explanations and direct quotations. It is concise and does not include a response from Trump or much additional context about the address.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article gives the delegation members’ different attendance choices and reported reasons, including direct quotations. Trump’s perspective is not included, and Collins’s reason for attending is not reported.
- Source diversity — Reports explanations from King, Pingree’s office and Golden, alongside background about Collins.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from Trump is included, and Collins does not explain her attendance.
- Loaded language — Critical phrases appear in attributed statements rather than the reporter’s narration.
- Opinion vs reporting — The piece is written as a straight news report.
The article uses restrained language and reports the attendance plans and explanations of members from both parties without endorsing them. Critical statements about Trump are attributed to the lawmakers or their offices.
- Language tone — Mostly factual and non-evaluative narration.
- Source selection — Includes explanations from the members who are skipping the address, but no response from Trump.
- Framing — Focuses on who plans to attend and their stated reasons.
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Susan Collins is the only member of Maine’s congressional delegation planning to attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Chellie Pingree, Jared Golden and Angus King are skipping it for different reasons.
Collins plans to attend the address in person, while Pingree plans to join a nearby rally, Golden says he will watch at home, and King says he cannot in good conscience participate. King cited what he called Trump’s disrespect for constitutional rights and the rule of law; Pingree’s office described the rally as counterprogramming to the address.
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6 OUTLETSChellie Pingree plans to skip President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, while Susan Collins plans to attend. Center outlets describe Maine lawmakers’ attendance plans, including Pingree’s rally alternative. Right-leaning outlets likewise focus on attendance choices and members’ reasons for skipping.
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