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U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) put forward a resolution on Monday requiring representatives and staff at the U.S. House and Capitol to use bathrooms aligning with their biological sex, shortly after the election of the first transgender-identifying congressperson. [RELATED: UMaine Professor Vindicated After Backlash for Saying There are Only Two Sexes…] “Biological men do not belong in private women’s spaces. Period. Full stop. End of story,” said Rep. Mace. “Allowing biological males into single-sex facilities, such as restrooms, locker rooms, and changing rooms designed for women jeopardizes the safety and dignity of Members, officers, and employees of the House who…

Republicans and Democrats in the Massachusetts State House united on Thursday to support a bill that State Auditor Diana DiZoglio (D) says will undermine the results of a popular ballot question giving her the authority to audit the legislature. [RELATED: Mass Gov Vows to Resist Trump’s Immigration Plans Despite Rash of Child Sex Crimes Tied to Release of Illegal Aliens…] “If you strip away the ability for our office to conduct the audit, you give yourselves the ability to control the scope of the audit, by an outside firm, since you’ll still control how much you pay for the audit,…

The Maine Human Rights Commission (MHRC) cleared University of Southern Maine Sociology and Education Professor Dr. Christy Hammer of any wrongdoing after she faced backlash for saying that there are only two sexes. Dr. Hammer made headlines in September 2022 after she informed a graduate-level education class that there are only two sexes, along with a vanishingly small number of “intersex” people, born with defects in their sexual development. “Biologists are canceled if they don’t admit that there’s a sex spectrum, there’s some gradations between male and female. And as one biologist said, there are people that are born with…

President-elect Donald Trump has courted controversy with many of his cabinet picks, choosing divisive figures like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard, but his choice of former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla) as Attorney General on Wednesday has drawn possibly the most scrutiny. “Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “Matt will end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations and restore Americans’ badly-shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department.” [RELATED: “Neocon”: Marco Rubio as Secretary of State…

In response to President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of a decorated military veteran and best-selling author to head the Department of Defense, U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) says he’s not impressed. “I haven’t seen a lot that impresses me,” Sen. King said of Pete Hegseth, a 20-year military veteran, winner of the Bronze Star, and Fox News presenter. Trump announced the pick in a social media post Tuesday. [RELATED: “Neocon”: Marco Rubio as Secretary of State Angers Libertarian Right…] “Nobody fights harder for the troops, and Pete will be a courageous and patriotic champion of our ‘Peace through Strength’ policy,” said…

A Damariscotta man will spend 18 years in federal prison for the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine. Trey Knof, 28, pleaded guilty to the charges in February. Knof shared a link containing child sexual abuse material via an unspecified mobile app with an undercover FBI agent in August 2022. FBI investigators uncovered images and videos depicting child sexual abuse, with victims as young as infants. FBI agents executed a search warrant in May 2023, seized Knof’s phone, and discovered additional illicit material. U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen handed down…

President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration is coming into focus as the Republican announces, mostly via social media, who will serve in his cabinet. Trump’s picks to take over the Washington, D.C. bureaucracy and the Intelligence Community have caused great consternation among left-wing politicians and officials — much to the delight of Trump’s hardcore supporters. However, not everyone on the right has been pleased with Trump’s entire slate of cabinet picks. Trump has selected Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to serve as his Secretary of State, angering many on the right who see him as a representative of the establishment and neoconservative…

Voter ID for ME has gathered more than double the number of signatures required to create a ballot measure, giving citizens the chance to choose whether the state should require photo ID for voters. [RELATED: Voter IDs Are Discriminatory, Burdensome, and Unnecessary: AG Garland…] “I am so proud of our Voter ID for ME team, and the HUNDREDS of volunteers who have invested their time to accomplish this incredible feat! Alex Titcomb, our Executive Director and the visionary of this effort, has done a remarkable job leading Voter ID for ME to this result, and we are looking forward to…

Californians overwhelmingly rejected their state’s soft-on-crime policies, voting on Tuesday to increase penalties for various types of non-violent crimes, while also rejecting some other far-left measures. Californians arriving at the polls on Tuesday faced a slew of ballot measures. One, Prop. 36, asked voters if they wanted to increase the criminal penalties for a series of non-violent crimes. Prop 36 served to repeal 2014’s Prop. 47, which reduced numerous serious crimes, including multiple types of theft, fraud, and drug crimes, from felonies to misdemeanors. Voters overwhelmingly supported harsher penalties, with 70.5 percent casting their ballots in favor of Prop. 36,…

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) promised on MSNBC on Wednesday that she would not allow the Massachusetts State Police to assist President Donald Trump in deporting immigrants in the U.S. illegally. [RELATED: CBS Poll Reveals Most U.S. Voters Support Mass Deportation of Illegal Aliens..] “If the Trump administration requests it, would the Massachusetts state police assist in mass deportations,” asked MSNBC. “No, absolutely not,” said Gov. Healey. “Every tool in the toolbox has to be used to protect our citizens, protect our residents, protect our states, and certainly to hold the line for democracy and the rule of law.” https://twitter.com/MithaEXP/status/1854397031176909262…

President-elect Donald Trump selected Tom Homan as the administration’s “Border Czar” on Sunday, choosing an immigration hardliner to take over a position previously held by Vice President Kamala Harris. “I’ve known Tom for a long time, and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our borders. Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all deportation of illegal aliens back to their country of origin,” said Trump in a Truth Social post Sunday night. [RELATED: Jared Golden Sides with Republicans on House Resolution Condemning Kamala Harris as ‘Border Czar’…] https://twitter.com/TrumpDailyPosts/status/1855829842467455042 Homan previously served as acting director of Immigration and…

As nationwide focus revolved around last Tuesday’s Presidential and Congressional elections, eleven states also decided on their governors. [RELATED: Golden, Pingree, and King Retain Seats as GOP Wins Trifecta Nationally…] Not one of the 11 states flipped parties in their gubernatorial elections, despite the massive shift toward Republicans nationally. Three of these states supported governors from one party while casting their electoral votes for the presidential candidate of the opposite party. Both New Hampshire and Vermont, the only states that elect governors every two years, cast their electoral votes in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris. Vermont voters overwhelmingly supported…

The Lincoln Academy in Newcastle is offering a support room for high school students struggling emotionally with President Donald Trump’s landslide victory on Tuesday. The Maine Wire received an internal email from Kelly Duffy, the private school’s Director of Curriculum and Instruction in the Social Studies department. [RELATED: Donald J. Trump Elected as the 47th President of the United States…] Duffy, who lists her pronouns in her email signature as “She/Her,” informed students that the school’s social workers would set up a room for anyone traumatized by the election. She reminded students that they should not take their emotional distress…

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden emerged victorious in the highly contentious battle for Maine’s Second Congressional District seat, defeating challenger State Rep. Austin Theriault (R-Fort Kent) after a close race. Rep. Golden secured a slim, 50.8 percent majority on Wednesday morning with 72 percent of the vote counted, maintaining his seat in the House. With 95 percent of votes tallied, Decision Desk HQ gave the win to Golden, 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent. In terms of raw votes, Golden’s margin of victory was just 2,802 votes, according to Decision Desk HQ. Despite DDHQ and some Maine media outlets calling the…

President Joe Biden doubled down on insulting former President Donald Trump’s supporters in Pennsylvania on Saturday after going viral for referring to them as “garbage.” [RELATED: Deplorable, Irredeemable, Garbage: MAGA World Laughs and Cheers as Trump Embraces Unhinged Democrat Loathing…] “These are the kind of guys you’d like to smack in the ass,” said President Biden, referring to “Trump and his Republican friends.” https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1852801908815122507 Biden used his speech to criticize President Trump for allowing tax cuts for the wealthy, before devolving into semi-coherent insults and an attempt to draw support by recalling his time in Scranton, Pennsylvania. “Now, I know…

Vice Presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) campaigned in New Hampshire on Sunday, two days before the election, after recent polling showed that the previously left-leaning state is in play. Sen. Vance spoke at the New England Sports Center in Derry, NH. “What we’re doing is expanding the map. We’re bringing new voters into this coalition, and for the folks in New Hampshire who want to live free, we are the only ticket in town. Donald J. Trump is the only president for you,” said Vance. [RELATED: New Hampshire in Play for Trump: NH Journal Poll…] https://twitter.com/AureliusStoic1/status/1853289847772869027 Vance reminded voters…

Three congressmen accused U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday of failing to provide active-duty service members with the resources they need to vote, after service members spoke about their struggles with absentee ballots. “They’ve failed to plan accordingly to facilitate the right to vote for every single one of our nation’s brave men and women in uniform. This is absolutely unacceptable. Our nation’s elite warriors deserve to have every opportunity to vote for the next commander-in-chief,” said Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) Service members spoke to Rep. Mast, Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), and Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.), a retired…

Bangor city officials warned residents on Tuesday that at least one person has been engaged in illegal ballot harvesting, going door-to-door asking people for their absentee ballots. [RELATED: Exclusive: Records Show Votes Cast Under Names of Non-Citizens in Multiple Maine Elections Since 2016…] “As a voter, you need to protect your own ballot, and when you receive that from us make sure you are bringing that back in a manner that is acceptable,” said Bangor City Clerk Lisa Goodwin speaking to News Center Maine. Only the recipient of the ballot, a family member, or a previously designated third party is…

Laurel, Kentucky Town Clerk, Tony Brown, addressed a viral video showing a voting machine refusing to let a voter select former President Trump and selecting Vice President Harris instead. [RELATED: SCOTUS Allows Virginia to Remove Self-Identified Noncitizens from Voter Rolls Ahead of Election…] X user “it’s me” posted a video appearing to show her trying to select President Trump’s name on a Kentucky voting machine, while the machine refuses to select Trump and, at one point, selects Vice President Harris instead. “I took this video, it was my vote. I tried to pick Trump 10 times, it would not work,…

Former Republican President Donald Trump quickly turned President Joe Biden’s insult, calling his supporters “garbage,” into an opportunity to celebrate working-class Americans by riding in a garbage truck and speaking in a safety vest. [RELATED: Donald Trump’s Supporters Are “Garbage,” Says President Joe Biden…] “How do you like my garbage truck? This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden,” said President Trump. https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1851753216934903956 https://twitter.com/RSBNetwork/status/1851753092662071431 Trump delivered his remarks while sitting in the passenger seat of a garbage truck with a campaign ad on the side, then proceeded to answer reporters’ questions. CNN interrupted a live broadcast to switch…

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) called for an end to the Electoral College at a Wednesday night debate hosted by News Center Maine, citing his kindergarten education in support of his position. [RELATED: Maine House Narrowly Approves National Popular Vote After Dem Lawmakers Leave Chamber Before Roll Call…] Rob Caldwell, the debate moderator, brought up the phenomenon of candidates winning the presidency with electoral votes despite losing the popular vote. He asked if the Electoral College should be abolished in response. “Yes. It’s a gun pointed at the head of democracy,” said Sen. King. King elaborated on the position, claiming that…

A head-on collision on Egypt Road in Raymond claimed the lives of three people Tuesday, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and first responders from the Raymond Fire and EMS arrived at the scene of the two-vehicle crash. First responders pronounced the 80-year-old Tamara and Arthur Harmon of Raymond, who were occupying a Subaru Crosstrek, and Gregory Louge, 56, of Windham, who was driving a Nissan Frontier, dead at the scene. According to witness accounts and evidence at the scene, Logue’s truck had been seen driving erratically before crossing the centerline and colliding head-on with the Harmons’ vehicle.…

President Joe Biden referred to supporters of former President Donald Trump as “garbage” in a viral clip from a live CNN appearance on Tuesday, before later walking back his statement with a post on X. “The only garbage I see floating out there is his [Trump’s] supporters. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable,” said President Biden. https://twitter.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1851435920546734472 Biden made his statement while discussing a joke made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe during President Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday. Hinchcliffe jokingly referred to Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage,” sparking outrage from the left and renewed attempts to…

Former Republican President Donald Trump won a massive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday in quadrennial mock elections held throughout Maine’s public high schools. The exercise in American civics is only for educational purposes, of course, but the winner of the mock elections has historically stood a very good chance of winning the actual vote on Election Day. [RELATED: Trump, Theriault Lead in ME-CD 2: Politico/Axis Poll…] Of the more than 140 schools that participated, Harris received only 40.8 percent of the vote (8,892 total votes), while Trump won 52 percent of the vote (11,329 voters) — an…

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is continuing its attempts to appeal to video game enthusiasts, this time announcing on Monday a Vice President Harris-themed map in Fortnite that will ban in-game guns. [RELATED: Harris Campaign Resorts to Cringeworthy World of Warcraft Stream to Draw Support for Tim Walz…] The Official Team Kamala published a video on Monday announcing its map in the popular “battle royale” style game that usually has players face off in large-scale battles with guns and other weapons. The announcement video features music from rapper Megan Thee Stallion and asks voters to “squad up, go vote.” https://twitter.com/TeamKamala/status/1850930741627978012…

A Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a 61-year-old man on Tuesday after the man aimed a firearm at officers responding to reports that he was suicidal and in possession of a gun. Franklin County dispatchers received a call around 5:47 PM, warning that a man, later identified as Lawrence Scott, was potentially suicidal and in possession of what the caller believed to be a BB gun. A second caller reported a male on the Salem side of a bridge on Salem Rd in Phillips with a gun, though the caller did not specify the type of weapon. [RELATED:…

Former Republican President Donald Trump has a slight lead over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in New Hampshire as Election Day approaches, according to a new poll, suggesting that the New England state is in play. The poll conducted by Praecones Analytica and the New Hampshire Journal found that Trump has less than a one-point lead over Harris in NH, with 50.2 percent backing him compared with 49.8 percent supporting Harris. The poll included 622 registered voters, with 31.1 percent of respondents being Republicans, 30.8 percent being Democrats, and 38.2 percent being either independents or undeclared. [RELATED: Ten People Indicted…

Maine State Rep. Lucas Lanigan (R-Sanford) turned himself in to the York County Jail on Monday morning after the Sanford Police Department issued an arrest warrant on Friday over an alleged aggravated assault incident. [RELATED: Two-on-One Student Assault on Lewiston School Bus Caught on Viral Video…] Police spent the weekend searching for Rep. Lanigan after they received reports of a domestic violence incident occurring at around 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Lanigan announced his plan to turn himself in on Monday morning while speaking to WMTW, and directed anyone with further questions to reach out to his attorney. He did not…

Women across the globe have lost nearly 900 sports medals due to policies allowing biological males to compete against them, according to a new U.N. report from Reem Alsalem titled “Violence against women and girls in sports.” “According to information received, by 30 March 2024, over 600 female athletes in more than 400 competitions have lost more than 890 medals in 29 different sports,” said Alsalem. “Male athletes have specific attributes considered advantageous in certain sports, such as strength and testosterone levels which are higher than the average range for females even before puberty, thereby resulting in the loss of…

A national poll released by Gallup on Thursday found that the vast majority of Americans support photo Identification requirements at polling locations and proof of citizenship for anyone registering to vote for the first time. [RELATED: Exclusive: Records Show Votes Cast Under Names of Non-Citizens in Multiple Maine Elections Since 2016…] A staggering 84 percent of Americans believe that everyone should have to provide a photo ID at their polling location in order to vote. Almost as many, 83 percent, want everyone registering to vote for the first time to provide proof of citizenship. https://twitter.com/Gallup/status/1849434752333258880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1849475072974872721%7Ctwgr%5E415d5ac9f96e77e9e4af36cba94960745f3b87b4%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Foverwhelming-majority-of-americans-want-voter-id-proof-of-citizenship-to-vote When Gallup broke down the…

Maine has some of the most restrictive child-care regulations in the nation, according to a new study from West Virginia University, making childcare businesses more difficult and expensive to operate and increasing costs for parents. “Though well-intended, the regulatory framework cripples progress toward affordability, availability, flexibility, and quality for American families seeking childcare solutions,” said the study. “Many popular childcare regulations are more effective at increasing the cost of care than the quality of care.” Maine ranked 41st, with some of the most restrictive regulations in the nation. [RELATED: Maine Has Fourth Highest Percentage of Maltreated Children Nationwide: WalletHub Report…]…

A self-identifying witch, going by the username “feelmycocobeats” on the r/WitchesVsPatriarchy Subreddit page, went viral on social media after claiming that former President Donald Trump is under mysterious protection from her curses. “Some other witches have mentioned that doing spells against tRump (sic) are not as effective as we might hope as he seems to have some kind of protection around him,” said feelmycocobeats. The apparent occultist did not explain how she discovered that her curses were ineffective against President Trump. https://twitter.com/reddit_lies/status/1848610235625197974?s=46 As an alternative to cursing Trump, the witch suggested casting a “freezer spell” against Project 2025, a Heritage…

Transgender activist and medical doctor Johanna Olson-Kennedy intentionally delayed and continues to withhold the publication of a $9.7 million taxpayer-funded study showing that puberty blockers do not improve the mental health of children with gender dysphoria. [RELATED: UK Bans Puberty Blockers for Minors as Maine Pushes Sanctuary Status for “Gender-Affirming” Treatments…] Olson-Kennedy spoke to the New York Times to explain why she continues to avoid publishing the taxpayer-funded study after almost ten years. “I do not want our work to be weaponized,” she said. “It has to be exactly on point, clear and concise. And that takes time.” Best-selling children’s…

A fight broke out on a Lewiston Middle School bus on October 2nd when two female students were caught on video allegedly attacking a student in the seat behind them, leaving the victim with a concussion, according to her mother. “On October second, my daughter was riding the bus home and she was attacked by the two girls. You’ll see in this video. The bus driver never pulled over. He drove them back to school,” said Heather Swift. Swift posted a video on X that she said was taken by another student on the bus and showed the attack on…

A Biden-Harris administration official, Wilson Osorio, has been encouraging non-citizens to cross into the U.S. illegally using various social media platforms, according to a new report from the American Accountability Project provided to Fox News. [RELATED: Over Half-a-Million Illegal Immigrants Released Into the U.S. Have Criminal History, Including Over 10,000 Convicted of Homicide: ICE Report…] “Unfortunately, this is unsurprising for the Biden-Harris administration and Mayorkas’ DHS, which has worked for four years to destroy America’s borders and invite illegal aliens, including thousands of violent criminals, to our shores,” said Sen Mike Lee (R-Utah) Osario, an assistant counsel with the U.S. Citizenship and…

Monthly abortion numbers grew dramatically in the first six months of 2024, according to a report released Tuesday by the pro-abortion Society of Family Planning, with that increase driven by telehealth appointments and abortion pills. [RELATED: Maine Has More Abortion Clinics Per Woman than Any Other State…] The national monthly average number of abortions increased dramatically from the average in 2023, growing from 88,000 in 2023 to nearly 98,000 per month in the first six months of 2024. That number was only 81,000 per month in 2022, the year when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed…

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Hampshire indicted ten people last Wednesday in connection with a Lawrence and Methuen, Massachusetts-based drug trafficking ring bringing narcotics into New Hampshire. [RELATED: Police Bust Drug Ring in Concord, NH…] Law enforcement officials from numerous agencies arrested seven defendants in New Hampshire and Massachusetts for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. The drug ring reportedly traffics in fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and crack cocaine. The conspiracy charges carry penalties of up to 20 years’ imprisonment. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security led the investigation, with help from the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, both the Massachusetts…

The New Hampshire State Police arrested four people in the state’s capital last Monday, busting a Concord-based drug distribution ring. [RELATED: Man with Multiple Previous Felony Convictions Arrested after Auburn Drug Raids…] The New Hampshire State Police Narcotics Investigations Unit has been investigating a Concord-based methamphetamine and fentanyl sales operation for months. Local police joined them in taking down the drug ring, arresting two Concord residents, Tracy Blodgett, 60, and Aaron Erickson, 45, for distributing controlled drugs in quantities over five grams and intending to distribute quantities over five ounces. Both Blodgett and Erickson face fines of up to $500,000…

Vice President Kamala Harris mocked two Christian student protestors for shouting “Christ is King” during an event at the University of Wisconsin on Thursday before having them removed from the rally. Video from the rally shows two University of Wisconsin juniors, Luke Polaske and Grant Beth, shouting “Christ is Lord” and “Christ is King,” before Vice President Harris mocks them to thunderous applause. “Oh you guys are at the wrong rally, no, I think you meant to go to the smaller one down the street,” said Harris. [RELATED: Cardinal Dolan Chides Kamala Harris for Skipping Al Smith Dinner: “Walter Mondale…

Former President Donald Trump took a brief break from rallies and media interviews on Sunday to campaign in a less traditional way: working at a McDonald’s in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, and manning the french fry station. [RELATED: Al Smith Dinner: Trump Roasts Dems as Harris Skips Catholic Charity Event…] “I’ve always wanted to work at McDonald’s. I never did, I’m running against somebody that said she did, but it turned out to be a totally phony story,” said President Trump. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1848134050570969490 The McDonald’s shut down for normal operations while Trump learned how to use the fryer and served customers at the…

A biologically male runner who identifies as a female has been dominating high school girls’ cross-country track competitions across Maine since he transitioned following a lackluster freshman season competing against other boys. The student, a junior at the Maine Coast Waldorf School in Freeport, dominated at the Western Maine Conference Championship in Standish on Wednesday, Oct. 16. He took first place in the five-kilometer cross-country run. [RELATED: Trans Student Had History of Sexual Harassment Prior to Assault, Biting Attack That Left Maine Girl Concussed, Vision Impaired…] The dominant long-distance runner defeated the second-place finisher, Zoe Carroll from York High School,…

Politicians, from former Republican President Donald Trump to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), attended the historic Al Smith dinner on Thursday for a night of comedy, while Vice President Kamala Harris remained conspicuously absent. [RELATED: Cardinal Dolan Chides Kamala Harris for Skipping Al Smith Dinner: “Walter Mondale turned down the invitation”…] “I’m sorry, why is Vice President Harris not here? I mean, consider this, this is a roomful of Catholics and Jews in New York City, this is a layup for the Democratic nominee,” said Comedian Jim Gaffigan speaking at the event. “In her defense, I mean, she did…

The Head of Operations for the United Kingdom’s Labour Party, Sofia Patel, revealed on Wednesday that nearly 100 Labour officials are going to U.S. swing states to sway the election in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris. [RELATED: Foreign Interference: Zelenskyy Campaigns for Harris While on U.S. Visit…] Patel revealed the plan in a now-deleted LinkedIn post, calling on ten more current and former staffers of the currently ruling liberal U.K. party to join nearly 100 other Labour operatives heading to the U.S. “I have nearly 100 Labour Party staff (current and former) going to the U.S. in the next…

Bangor City Manager Debbie Laurie announced last Thursday that the city would clear the massive 73-person homeless encampment, located at the intersection of Texas Avenue and Cleveland St., by the end of 2024. [RELATED: Presque Isle Indefinitely Tables Ordinance Regulating Homeless Encampments in 4-2 Vote…] “The presence of known drug trafficking, activity that increases the risks of public health concerns, and an alarming increase in illegal activity particularly related to allegations of violence among encampment residents are all contributing factors to the City’s decision to see it closed,” said Laurie. The encampment, colloquially known as Camp Hope, formed near the…

Gray, Maine issued an indefinite boil water advisory on Wednesday for anyone using the town’s public water supply, warning of unspecified contamination. “Consumers should boil water for one minute before drinking, making ice cubes, washing foods, brushing teeth, or any other activity involving water consumption,” said the Town. The Gray Fire Rescue announced the advisory through its Facebook page by posting a screenshot of an email from a cellphone. https://www.facebook.com/grayfirerescue/posts/pfbid0fJzjeVss1zq8tL3eHkTsBgsue6W2esBet5FFNseDjByRktUkZxYRuT7FpwAvxY6Yl Residents can go to the Gray Fire Rescue and receive a limited number of water bottles. The Maine Wire reached out to the Gray Water District by phone for more…

The FBI has drastically revised its 2022 violent crime statistics, showing a significant uptick in violent crime from 2021 to 2022 after the unrevised data was used to claim that the Biden Administration caused a drop in crime. [RELATED: Feds Admit 819k Jobs Created Under Biden-Harris Never Existed…] The unrevised 2022 data, released in September 2023, showed that violent crime fell by 2.1 percent from 2021 to 2022, showing a significant drop in murder, rape, assault, and car theft under President Joe Biden. That data remained until September of this year and has been used to counter former President Donald…

Current South Portland City Councilor Natalie West took out a full-page ad in the local South Portland Sentry newspaper urging voters to support Vice President Kamala Harris and to oppose former President Donald Trump. [RELATED: South Portland to Spend $1 million+ Helping Migrants Pay Rent, Buy Food — While Recommending Seniors Reverse Mortgage Homes to Pay Taxes…] “I urge you to join me in choosing Kamala Harris over Donald Trump. Whatever your opinion on individual issues no voter can disagree on the following four points,” said West. She then described the four reasons she believes indisputably prove that no one…

Families of the people killed in the October 25 Lewiston mass shooting filed a statement Tuesday threatening to sue the U.S. Army for their alleged negligence in failing to stop Robert Card from murdering 18 people. [RELATED: Maine Gov Calls for “Independent” Commission to Review Police, Army Failures and Botched Investigation Around Robert Card’s Lewiston Murder Spree…] “The United States, through its agencies the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, and Keller Army Community Hospital, and its employees failed to protect and defend the people of Lewiston, Maine, from a solider who displayed warning signs of mental illness and…

The Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Department released disturbing footage from September of an officer fatally shooting a former Georgetown University women’s basketball player in self-defense after she attacked him with a knife. https://twitter.com/githii/status/1846198988061512027 The graphic footage shows Officer Peter Liu arriving at the door of Sydney Wilson, 33, after a mental health expert asked police to conduct a welfare check on Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston, Virginia. The mental health professional warned police that Wilson was agitated. Liu repeatedly knocked on Wilson’s door, trying to carry out the wellness check. Wilson opened the door, greeted Liu, then quickly shut it…

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) has the third-worst fiscal policy of any governor in the country, according to a report from the Cato Institute, even worse than that of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). [RELATED: Maine Faces $949.2 Million Budget Shortfall for 2026-2027…] The Cato Institute ranks governors from a “limited-government perspective,” considering their spending habits and tax policy, with the bottom spending the most and raising taxes the most. Gov. Mills received an F from the institute, with 31 points on their grading system, considering seven variables on tax policy, revenue, and spending. In contrast, Gov. Newsom received a D…

Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled her new “Opportunity Agenda for Black Men” on Monday, promising 1 million fully forgivable loans and a slew of other programs specifically intended to benefit black men. https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1845993766441644386 [RELATED: The Harris Economic Agenda Is a Plan to Impoverish America…] “Black men have long felt that too often their voice in our political process has gone unheard and that there is so much untapped ambition and leadership within the Black male community. Black men and boys deserve a president who will provide the opportunity to unleash this talent and potential by removing historic barriers to wealth…

The Riverside County, California Sheriff’s Department arrested a man reportedly trying to enter a Coachella Trump rally on Sunday with fake identification and guns in what the sheriff said was another assassination attempt. The suspect, 49-year-old Vem Miller from Las Vegas, Nevada, has a very different story about what happened. [RELATED: What We Know About Ryan Wesley Routh, 2nd Would-Be Trump Assassin…] “He showed up with multiple passports with different names, an unregistered vehicle with fake license plates, and loaded firearms. If you’re asking me right now, I probably did have deputies that prevented the third assassination attempt,” said Riverside…

Vice President Kamala Harris allegedly plagiarized significant portions of her 2009 book on criminal justice, according to an investigation conducted by Austrian plagiarism expert Dr. Stefan Weber and confirmed by journalist Christopher Rufo. [RELATED: Embattled Harvard President Claudine Gay Accused of Plagiarism…] “We independently confirmed multiple violations, which are comparable in severity to the plagiarism found in former Harvard president Claudine Gay’s doctoral thesis,” said Rufo in a thread on X. https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1845847673657774387 Vice President Harris’s book Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor’s Plan to Make Us Safer, co-authored with Joan Hamilton, contained over a dozen alleged instances of plagiarism, some…

An Afghan foreign national with ties to the terror group ISIS worked for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) before his arrest in Oklahoma Monday for allegedly plotting an Election Day mass shooting with his minor brother-in-law. [RELATED: U.S. State Dept. Accidentally Gave $239 Million to Taliban Since Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal: Report…] Law enforcement arrested 27-year-old Nasir Ahmad Tawhed, along with his minor brother-in-law, after he donated to an ISIS-affiliated organizations in March, contacted an ISIS recruiter, and allegedly purchased AK-47 assault rifles illegally. “The evidence gathered in this investigation shows that Tawhedi and co-conspirators are adherents of ISIS ideology, and…

The ex-wife of State Rep. Holly Eaton (D-Deer Isle) allegedly stole a political sign supporting the independent candidate trying to unseat Rep. Eaton on Sunday and was caught on a trail camera. Property owner Kyle Jones posted footage of a woman he identified as Trisha Eaton in the woods, apparently stealing his sign for independent candidate Jason Joyce, prompting a response from Rep. Eaton. https://twitter.com/TheMaineWire/status/1844122394711265496 [RELATED: VIDEO: Stolen Trump Signs Mysteriously Appear Behind Maine Democrats’ HQ…] Eaton confirmed the identity of the woman in the video, emphasizing that she is her ex-wife, not her current spouse, and completely condemning her…

The Kamala Harris Campaign collaborated with a World of Warcraft streamer Wednesday night to provide commentary on a Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) rally in Arizona while playing the game in an attempt to appeal to young men. “GOP is the opposite of pog, and we are here to pog out,” said streamer Preheat at the start of the live event. https://twitter.com/TheMaineWire/status/1844712116424519748 Preheat began the live event with footage of himself playing World of Warcraft while waiting for Governor Walz to begin his rally. He interspersed his calls for viewers to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris with gamer slang such…

A new database from Do No Harm has revealed the number of children across Maine who have undergone gender transition surgeries, or received cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers, and the facilities making that possible. Using data from insurance claims, Do No Harm identified 98 minor patients who received transgender surgeries or drugs in Maine between 2019 and 2023. Those patients generated $233,490 worth of claims. [RELATED: Trans Student Had History of Sexual Harassment Prior to Assault, Biting Attack That Left Maine Girl Concussed, Vision Impaired…] The Maine Wire has previously reported on the shocking and increasing number of taxpayer-funded sex-change…

Multiple U.S. cities and counties across the country have stopped putting fluoride in their water supplies after a federal judge ruled on September 24 that fluoride harms children and must be regulated. [RELATED: Scientists Find Link Between Fluoride in Water, Lower Intelligence…] “Fluoridation is a house of cards and it’s going to fall,” Rick North of the Fluoride Action Network said speaking to Children’s Health Defense. “It’s only a matter of when. Our job is to make the wind blow.” Children’s Health Defense reported that Abilene, Texas; Yorktown and Somers, New York along with the entire Weber Basin Water Conservancy…

The Maine State Board of Nursing suspended the medical license of nurse Matthew Clifford Field after he allegedly sexually harassed one patient and took nude photos of another patient in a trauma ward. [RELATED: Medical Providers Nationwide Will Be Required to Ask Medicare Patients their Race, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity…] “The continued ability of Mr. Field to practice as a registered professional nurse (“RN”) in the State of Maine constitutes an immediate jeopardy to the health and physical safety of the public who might receive his nursing services,” said the board. Field worked in the emergency room at the…

Shortly after Trump for President signs placed alongside Piscataquis County roads began disappearing, an amateur sleuth discovered the signs piled up behind the Maine Democratic Party’s HQ in the county, prompting a statement from local law enforcement. [RELATED: Maine Dem Leader Scoffed at Lowering Property Taxes, Then Got Two Property Tax Liens…] A Piscataquis County woman had previously placed political signs criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris on the public land outside the Democrat’s office. “So we put signs out here, or I did, two days in a row, at the Piscataquis Democrat headquarters, and since it’s a felony to remove…

The FBI arrested 64-year-old Lewiston resident, Andre Maurice Bonneau, in Maine on Thursday for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol and assaulting police officers with a bike rack on January 6, 2021. [RELATED: Waldoboro Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach…] Bonneau allegedly picked up a bike rack and attempted to force his way past police officers and remove a barricade blocking entry into the Capitol. “Body Worn Camera (“BWC”) and open-source footage showed the subject disregard police orders to “get back.” Instead, the subject turned his back to officers along the line, grabbed the bike…

Dallas police arrested four suspected Venezuelan gang members last week after they allegedly robbed a woman at gunpoint in her home in September and resisted arrest during an eight-hour armed standoff. The four men reportedly broke into the victim’s Elsby Avenue home in Dallas on September 21, after assaulting her in her driveway. They then followed the victim into her garage and reportedly beat her with a firearm before forcing her into her living room and threatening her at gunpoint. [RELATED: Venezuelan Criminal Organization Infiltrates New York City: Report…] The victim told police that the Venezuelans threatened to cut off…

The Biden-Harris administration has decided not to extend the temporary legal status for more than 100,000 Venezuelans brought into the country under a 2022 policy meant to reduce illegal border crossings by flying potential illegal aliens into the country with taxpayer funds. CBS News reported Friday that it had acquired internal documents showing that the Biden administration intends to allow the temporary legal status granted under the 2022 policy to expire. The Biden-Harris administration decided in October 2022 to stem the flow of illegal immigrants from Venezuela by allowing those same people to fly directly into the U.S. as part…

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has agreed to suspend its strike for a massive pay increase, just three days after threatening to cripple the country by shutting down ports along the East Coast, including ports in Maine. [RELATED: Maine Faces $949.2 Million Budget Shortfall for 2026-2027…] “The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. have reached a tentative agreement on wages,” said the ILA, “Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume.” Union dockworkers promised to renew their recently expired employment contract with the United States Maritime…

Former First Lady Melania Trump has expressed support for abortion in her soon-to-be-released memoir, a position that conflicts with her husband’s pro-life record as a former president and current Republican presidential candidate. [RELATED: Federal Judge Rules that Catholic Employers Won’t Need to Comply with Federal Abortion Regulations…] The Guardian has obtained an advance copy of the memoir, simply titled Melania, set for release on Tuesday, and reported that the former first lady expresses support for abortion in the new book. “Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body?…

Five Chinese nationals have been charged after they were caught spying on Camp Grayling, a National Guard training facility located in Grayling, Michigan, and lying to cover their tracks. The Chinese nationals were in the country legally as students at the University of Michigan as part of a joint program with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, and have since graduated. “This case shows once again that [Chinese Communist Party] CCP espionage can happen anywhere in America and we must be vigilant,” said House CCP Committee Chair Rep. John Moolenaar (Mich). “All of our nation’s universities must shut down their…

Only 5.49 of university and college professors working in Maine are registered Republicans, according to an analysis of professorial political affiliations conducted by the Maine Wire. The analysis, which included professors at Maine’s UMaine system campuses as well as Bowdoin, Colby, Bates, Husson, St. Joseph’s College, and Thomas College, found that the majority of professors were registered Democrats, while large percentages were either not registered to vote or unaffiliated with any political party. The Maine Wire conducted the investigation into the state’s higher ed institutions using a combination of publicly available information and a voter information database. The methodology used…

President Joe Biden’s specially selected Envoy for Climate, former Mass. Senator and failed presidential candidate John Kerry, wants a way to curb free speech and has suggested that the next administration should end or alter the First Amendment. [RELATED: Regulation of Social Media Censorship Sent Back to Lower Courts by SCOTUS…] “If people go to only one source, and the source they go to is sick and, you know, has an agenda, and they’re putting out disinformation, our First Amendment stands as a major block to the ability to be able to just, you know, hammer it out of existence,”…

More than half a million illegal immigrants with pending immigration cases with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have a criminal history, with tens of thousands convicted of sexual assault or murder. “There were 662,566 noncitizens with criminal histories on ICE’s docket, which includes those detained by ICE and on the agency’s non-detained docket. Of those, 435,719 are convicted criminals, and 226,847 have pending criminal charges,” said the ICE report to congress. https://twitter.com/shellenberger/status/1839741316068192551 The shocking statistic, which is based entirely on federal data, underscores the high-profile debate between former Republican President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris over whether…

The Vermont State Police and the Maine State Police both detained investigative journalist James O’Keefe while he was investigating a whistleblower report at the northern border, O’Keefe said during a recent live show with Tucker Carlson. [RELATED: Biden-Harris Admin Will Expedite Asylum Seeker Processing at U.S.-Canada Border: DHS…] “So I go up there this weekend to get comment, like I do, and the state police detain me for trying to ask questions of the border patrol agents,” said O’Keefe during an interview with Tucker Carlson. https://twitter.com/kylenabecker/status/1839499561691148305?s=43&t=35ofDy7P66X_FjWPzvwxLg O’Keefe and his team headed to Northern Vermont to ask questions of Border Patrol…

U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who has for years fashioned himself as an “independent” or a “moderate” despite backing exclusively left-wing Democratic Party policies, issued a ringing endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. [RELATED: Angus King Invokes Genghis Khan in Renewed Call for Increased DoD Focus on Laser Beams…] “She [Vice President Harris] is passionate about two things—the truth and our democracy. These are the qualities I want in a President, and this is why I’m voting for Kamala Harris,” said Sen. King in an Instagram post on Thursday. https://www.instagram.com/p/DAY-WSxuZDD/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=aa248c9f-0e61-43ea-b5d9-b66e6e394da7 King admitted that Harris is the first presidential candidate he…

Former President Donald Trump called for criminal charges to be brought against U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for insider trading after her husband dumped shares of Visa stock months before the Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled a lawsuit against the company. [RELATED: Congressional Corruption: Pelosi Profits from Shady Nvidia Stock Trading…] “Nancy Pelosi sold vast amounts of visa stock one day [sic] before the big lawsuit that we all read about a few days ago was brought against Visa. You think it was luck? I don’t think. She should be prosecuted,” said Trump. https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1839416319718064526 Paul Pelosi, Rep. Pelosi’s husband, sold…

Former President Donald Trump has a nearly 11-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris, according to an eye-popping new analysis from the British outlet The Daily Mail. “State-by-state numbers all show the Blue Wall of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan tilting towards Trump, giving him the overall advantage when it comes to winning the White House,” said the Daily Mail. The analysis gives President Trump a 55.2 percent chance of victory and Vice President Harris a 44.6 percent chance of claiming the White House as of Monday. The Daily Mail considers historical election data, current factors including which party is currently in power, the economy, and approval…

The Biden-Harris Administration signed on to a radical United Nations agenda calling for zero-carbon emissions and an end to fossil fuels. The move is seemingly at odds with Vice President Kamala Harris’s more recent attempts to moderate her prior positions on climate regulations as the Democratic presidential nominee, such as her previous support for a total ban on natural gas fracking. [RELATED: Kamala Launches “Republicans for Harris” While Walking Back Her Radical Past Positions…] The U.N. Pact for the Future doubles down on the most far-reaching climate policies pushed by the Biden-Harris Administration, calling for drastic changes that would impact…

Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) went viral on Saturday after claiming that Americans “can’t afford four more years of this.” [RELATED: Bidenomics: Inflation Soars as DC Plans More Spending…] The comment quickly backfired after conservatives pointed out that Vice President Kamala Harris has been in power for the past two years, not former President Donald Trump. “WALZ FINALLY TELLS THE TRUTH: ‘We can’t afford four more years’ of Kamala Harris,” said President Trump’s campaign on X. https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1837544279662551097 The Harris-Walz campaign has adopted similar messaging to make them sound like they are challenging an incumbent. However, the Biden-Harris…

In a win for religious freedom, a federal judge has ruled that the government cannot force Catholic employers to pay for and support employees receiving abortions. [RELATED: New England’s Top Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Clinic Operator Projects $8.6 Million Deficit Over Next Three Years…] U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor issued a preliminary injunction on Monday, preventing enforcement of the religiously discriminatory Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). “It is a precarious time for people of religious faith in America. It has been described as a post-Christian age,” said Judge Traynor. “One indication of this dire assessment may be the repeated illegal and unconstitutional…

New York Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan went viral with a statement calling out Vice President Kamala Harris for her plan to skip a charity dinner typically attended by presidential nominees. Dolan, with a smile, noted that Democrat Walter Mondale was the last presidential candidate to turn down the invitation — before losing the Electoral College to Republican President Ronald Reagan, 525-13. “We’re disappointed, we were looking forward to giving the vice president an enthusiastic welcome,” said Archbishop Dolan, “She speaks very much about the high ideals and how it’s good to get away from division, and come together in unity…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced his opposition to former Republican President Donald Trump shortly before flying to America and cozying up to top Democrats. [RELATED: Ukrainian NGO Linked to U.S. State Department Publishes List of Americans Deemed Enemies of Ukraine…] The New Yorker magazine published an interview on Sunday in which Zelenskyy bashed President Trump and his running mate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio). “My feeling is that Trump doesn’t really know how to stop the war even if he might think he knows how,” said Zelenskyy. He was even harsher in his criticism of Sen. Vance, calling him “too radical” for…

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted Friday against a bill that would have led to the automatic deportation of illegal aliens and foreign nationals convicted of sex offenses or domestic abuse. Pingree joined 157 other Democratic representatives in opposing Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-S.C.) H.R. 7909, the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act. “We are fed up with headlines about women losing their lives or becoming victims of assailants who trespassed into our country illegally under the Biden-Harris border crisis. This legislation sends a strong message: if you are an illegal who has committed acts of violence against women, you…

The second gunman accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump has offered a $150,000 reward to anyone who succeeds in killing the Republican nominee. [RELATED: What We Know About Ryan Wesley Routh, 2nd Would-Be Trump Assassin…] “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, but I am so sorry I failed you. I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster. It is up to you now to finish the job; and I will offer $150,000 to whomever can complete the job,” said alleged gunman Ryan Wesley Routh in the newly published note. The…

Violent Venezuelan gang members have infiltrated the U.S. and were authorized by gang leaders to fire upon American law enforcement, according to U.S. officials who believe the transnational criminal organizations may be planning attacks against military facilities and personnel. Investigative Journalist James O’Keefe obtained Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) from the U.S. Army’s North Division revealing the threat posed to U.S. national security by Venezuela’s largest criminal organization, Tren de Aragua (TdA). “As of July 28, 2024, an identified transnational criminal organization ‘Tren de Aragua’ stated that law enforcement officers are ‘green lit’ for attacks by members of the organization,” said…

If you woke up on Monday and found the internet filled with memes of former President Donald Trump rescuing kittens or ducks, or found AI images of Vice President Kamala Harris cooking cats, we might be able to offer an explanation. The story begins with a Biden-Harris refugee resettlement program that brought hundreds of thousands of Haitians into the U.S. Although almost every major city in the U.S. has been impacted by the illegal, legal, and quasi-legal immigration policies emanating from the White House, one town in Ohio has been hit particular hard. That’s because part of the Biden-Harris agenda…

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, has pleaded guilty to nine federal tax-related felonies, adding to his already complex legal woes. Initially set to plead not guilty, Biden shifted his stance ahead of a highly publicized trial. By entering the plea, Biden sidesteps a potentially embarrassing courtroom battle for himself and his father, even as his father has largely stepped out of the public spotlight after getting forced off the Democratic presidential ticket. The plea, an “Alford” plea, was submitted just as jury selection was slated to begin. This legal maneuver allows Biden to plead guilty based on…

Tragedy struck the nation on Wednesday after a Georgia high school student opened fire on his classmates and teachers. Law enforcement took the 14-year-old, Colt Gray, into custody after he allegedly murdered four people. As with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018, the Emanuel AME Church shooting in 2015, and the Umpqua Community College shooting in 2015, the FBI had received credible tips about Gray’s potential threat well before the shooting. As with previous incidents of gun violence, Democrats, as always, were quick to use the Apalachee High School tragedy for political gain. Days after the country’s…

Republicans have revealed their last-ditch effort to ensure election integrity before former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off in November. Illegally cast votes are widely believed by Republicans to be responsible for Trump’s loss in 2020. Now, Republicans are considering drastic measures to ensure that only U.S. citizens vote and only legally cast votes are counted in the coming high-stakes election, linking the controversial SAVE Act to a funding bill. The congressional tactic will offer Democrats with a hard choice between election integrity and a government shutdown. U.S. Rep. Chip Roy’s (R-Texas) SAVE Act requires anyone…

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign was forced to refute rumors that the Republican presidential nominee had given up on winning New Hampshire after a leaked email claimed that President Trump would no longer expend resources campaigning in the Granite State. [RELATED: Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard Joins RFK in Endorsing Trump…] Emails acquired by The Boston Globe show that former Trump campaign volunteer Tom Mountain told other volunteers that Trump would lose in New Hampshire and begged them to switch their efforts toward Trump’s campaign in Pennsylvania. “The campaign has determined that New Hampshire is no longer a battleground state,” said…

During the Biden-Harris administration’s Labor Day weekend celebrations, 23-year-old American-Israeli dual citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin was executed by Hamas terrorists after being held hostage in a terror tunnel. Both the White House and the corporate cable news media responses to this execution were noticeably weaker compared to the reaction to the death of George Floyd. Goldberg-Polin, along with five other Israeli hostages, was found deceased beneath the city of Rafah in Gaza on Sunday. He had been held captive by Hamas for nearly a year since being abducted at a music festival on Oct. 7. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) issued…

Presidential candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with CNN’s Dana Bash, alongside and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), for the Democratic ticket’s first major press interview since the Democratic National Convention. After facing weeks of pressure from political commentators and reporters over her lack of availability, Harris for the first time responded to questions about her proposals to increase taxes and implement price controls, as well as her 180 degree reversal on several health care and border security policies she had supported as a U.S. Senator and Democratic candidate in 2019. [RELATED: Kamala Launches “Republicans…

Years after COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were abolished across the country, and the political push for vaccine mandates subsided, Maine’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) unveiled a new app for Mainers to quickly access their vaccine records from their phones. [RELATED: WHO Declares Monkeypox an International Health Emergency…Again…] The CDC announced the rollout of the new app on Thursday, citing convenience as a primary reason to allow Mainers to access sensitive personal information through a third-party app. “Docket can be used to share immunization records with health care providers, for school or child care registration, or as a reminder for Maine…

Rising ocean temperatures have long alarmed scientists and caused Maine’s environmentalists to advocate drastic government actions, but their apocalyptic warnings about boiling oceans may have been premature, according to new data that show the world’s oceans cooling. [RELATED: Chellie Pingree Flies Business Class for Billionaire-Funded Luxury Junkets While Preaching Climate Change Doomerism…] Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found that early 2024, from February to March, saw the strongest Atlantic “warm event” since 1982, with temperatures over 30 degrees Celsius, or 86 degrees Fahrenheit. Since then, from June until now, the Atlantic has undergone a rapid reversal,…

The Yarmouth Police Department was dealt an unexpected surprise on Monday when resident came to them seeking help disposing of an unusual problem: an unexploded cannonball. [RELATED: Maine ‘Gun Safety’ Coalition Oversees Negligent Firearm Discharge at Gun-Giveback…] The Yarmouth PD contacted the Maine State Police (MSP) for guidance on how to handle the archaic armament, according to the PD’s statement. MSP advised extreme caution handling the munition and concluded that the cannonball was a live ordinance. The State Police Bomb Squad team was brought in to assess the situation. After determining that the cannonball was indeed live, the Bomb Squad…

Just days after former Democrat and independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would be suspending his campaign and endorsing former President Donald Trump’s re-election bid, another former Democratic presidential candidate, Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard announced her support for President Trump’s campaign. [RELATED: RFK Jr. Has Until Tuesday to Withdraw from Maine’s Ballot…] “I know that President Trump understands the grave responsibility that a president and commander-in-chief bears for every single one of our lives,” said Lt. Col. Gabbard, a former U.S. Representative from Hawaii. “We saw this through the first term of his presidency, when he…

A Chinese national arrested during law enforcement raids on illegal marijuana grows in March is now facing federal charges. [RELATED: Maine Sheriff Raids Three More Black Market Pot Houses, Seizes $39k, 900 Plants, and a Toyota — One “Brooklyn” Woman Arrested…] The 29-year-old Jiamin Liao, who has addresses in Maine, California, and New York, is facing two federal felony charges of maintaining a marijuana-involved premise after it was discovered that she was the owner of two houses, one in Norridgewock and one in Madison, which were being used to illegally cultivate marijuana. Liao was arrested after a warrant was issued…

During a Sunday interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Vice Presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) promised that former Republican President Donald Trump would veto a federal abortion ban during his second term if it crossed his desk. [RELATED: Liberals Try to Link Trump to ‘Project 2025’ Agenda, Despite his Opposition to Many of Their Policy Proposals…] “Can you commit, Senator, sitting right here with me today, that if you and Donald Trump are elected that you will not impose a federal ban on abortion,” said host Kristen Welker. “I can absolutely commit that, Kristen,” said Sen. Vance. https://twitter.com/DennyBurk/status/1827719004175356121…

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic 2024 presidential nominee, ridiculed former Republican President Donald Trump’s wall on the southern border during her time in the U.S. Senate and the Biden White House. She’s called the wall anti-immigrant, medieval, wasteful, a vanity project, and a complete waste of taxpayer money. But with the presidential election 70 days away, the 59-year-old California politician has suddenly decided that Trump’s wall on the southern border is such a good idea that she’s adopted it as part of her official immigration policy platform. “If she’s elected president, Kamala Harris pledges to spend hundreds of millions…

The federal government is unable to track hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children who have crossed over the U.S.-Mexico border since 2019, according to a new report from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari. The report raises concerns about the potential for wide spread human trafficking and other forms of abuse involving the hundreds of thousands of missing or unaccounted for children. [RELATED: Largest Housing Provider for Unaccompanied Illegal Immigrant Children has Been Sexually Abusing Children Since at Least 2015…] Republicans in Congress pinned blame for the lost children squarely on the Biden-Harris Administration, which…

Chalk another win for the conspiracy theorists… In new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that high levels of fluoride in drinking water leads to decreased intelligence among children. The federal report, released on Wednesday, is a confirmation of sorts of a theory long espoused by independent journalists and media commentators — a theory that has historically been scoffed at as a baseless conspiracy. “Since 1945, the use of fluoride has been a successful public health initiative for reducing dental cavities and improving general oral health of adults and children,” the National Toxicology Program…

Conservative American consumers have become a massive problem for left-wing corporate leaders thanks in large part to conservative activist Robby Starbuck and his investigations into iconic American brands that have fallen headlong for progressive political crusades. Tractor Supply Company and Harley-Davidson are just two of the popular brands that have been forced to abandon Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, such as race-based hiring and procurement, as well as over-the-top “Pride Month” celebrations and transgender programming for employees. While the memory of Bud Light’s calamitous partnership with actor Dylan Mulvaney remains vivid, corporations are racing to prevent themselves from feeling…

Presidential candidates typically enjoy a bounce in their polling numbers following a successful national convention, but the odds given to Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign on betting site Polymarket have taken a dive this week. At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Vice President Harris began the week a favorite among election gamblers, but she took the stage Thursday evening to give her first major speech as the Democratic presidential nominee with the odds market favoring former Republican President Donald Trump by five points. Throughout the week, Trump’s odds of victory on the popular political betting site Polymarket increased,…

A new report from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has revealed that American pharmaceutical companies have been conducting medical experiments in cooperation with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). “As you know, the United States is engaged in a fierce competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in biotechnology. This competition will not only have implications for our national and economic security, but also for the future of healthcare and the security of American medical data,” said the CCP committee in its letter. The House investigators found reason to believe U.S. biopharmaceutical companies have…