Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Skowhegan is seen at the state Republican Convention in Portland in 1950. Chase Smith gained national attention in 1950 for denouncing the methods used by Republican ...

Almost exactly 75 years ago, a Republican rose on the Senate floor to denounce the leader of a popular political movement that had swept across America. The speech delivered by Sen. Margaret Chase ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 29—Sen. Angus King urged his colleagues on Tuesday to put country over party and warned of creeping authoritarianism, drawing ...

At the height of the Red Scare, Margaret Chase Smith was willing to pay the price of taking on Joseph McCarthy. Clay Risen, a reporter at The New York Times, is the author of “Red Scare: Blacklists, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Rachel Ohm’s June 1 article, “Legacy of Margaret Chase Smith’s ‘Declaration ...

The lessons of history are numerous and enlightening; much can be learned by both the good and the bad. Currently, we are experiencing a time of turmoil, fueled by fear and intolerance. The pervasive ...

In a posting by Heather Cox Richardson May 31, 2025, she quoted a Senate speech from June 1, 1950. To read the entire 1,500-word post go to: https://www.facebook.com ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 1—Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, R-Maine, delivered her famous Declaration of Conscience speech on June 1, 1950, on the floor of ...