Moderate Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, ... I-CT, is out of town at a family member’s funeral (note the correction from an earlier story citing a “friend’s” funeral).

In the summer of 2011, political observers in Maine wondered if Sen. Olympia Snowe might opt not to run for reelection. It wasn’t that they thought she wouldn’t win; the moderate Republican ...

But with Sen. Olympia Snowe (R) of Maine, all of the evidence pointed in the other direction. ... Instead of the obligatory "spend more time with my family" rhetoric, ...

Former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe said she knew the legislator as a member of the Snowe family, as well as a friend and supporter. “Lois’s commitment to public service was dynamic and genuine.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Olympia Snowe says she didn’t make up her mind not to seek re-election until Tuesday, the day she made her shocking announcement. “It was back and forth in my head ...

Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, surprised political world with her decision not to run again. "I think she lost hope," a fellow Senate Republican said. Snowe is the latest in a string of Senate ...

The Senate Finance Committee passed its healthcare bill Tuesday along party lines – with the exception of Olympia Snowe's vote. But her comments suggest that the bill will be difficult to ...

Today, two-thirds of family caregivers are women, ... Olympia Snowe is a former U.S. senator from Maine. She is currently a board member and senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center.

The antigay Family Research Council has vowed to wreak vengeance on Republican Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe in the 2012 elections for indicating she’ll back a stand alone bill to repeal “don’t ...