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Codee Houston, 33, of California, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges on Thursday at the U.S. District Court in Bangor, admitting to transporting drugs from his home state into Maine. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the FBI worked in cooperation with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and multiple police departments in Penobscot and Hancock counties on the investigation that led to Houston’s arrest and indictment. [RELATED: Man Stabbed Multiple Times on Portland Street: Portland PD…] From May 2022 to May 2023, Houston, along with other unnamed conspirators, worked to traffic large amounts of methamphetamine from California to Maine. Houston…

New details have emerged about Ronald Joseph, 43, the illegal Haitian immigrant, who allegedly raped and impregnated his 14-year-old daughter while living at an illegal immigrant shelter in Marlborough, Massachusetts, including an earlier pregnancy and a forced abortion, in a shocking story broken last year by The Maine Wire. [RELATED: Illegal Alien Charged with Aggravated Child Rape at Healey Hotel Arrested 8 Months After Maine Wire Exposé…] Joseph was finally arrested eight months after The Maine Wire first reported on his alleged crimes. Last week, Massachusetts independent journalist Jessica Machado published official court documents from Joseph’s dangerousness hearing, also known…

U.S. law enforcement arrested an alleged top MS-13 gang leader and Salvadoran illegal immigrant, Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, 24, on Thursday in a Virginia operation involving the FBI, along with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and local law enforcement agencies. [RELATED: FBI Extradites a Top MS-13 Narco-Terrorist on its Ten Most Wanted List Who Was Found in Mexico…] “I’m proud to announce that early this morning our brave law enforcement officers conducted a successful operation that captured a top MS-13 national leader. DOJ will not rest until we make America safe again,” said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on X.…

The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department arrested Jason A. Rocque, 47, after he was allegedly found with multiple firearms in his Chelsea home on Friday morning, despite being prohibited from possessing guns. [RELATED: Maine’s Gun Grabbers Propose New Legislation to Crack-Down on Firearms, Including a Ban on Magazines That Hold Over 10 Rounds…] Deputy Brandon Van Wyk executed a search warrant at Rocque’s home at 274 Windsor Road following an investigation that began earlier this month. Van Wyk’s investigation allowed him to establish probable cause that Rocque was illegally in possession of firearms as a convicted felon, and on this basis,…

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who just this week announced her candidacy for governor, has “serious concerns” about the new election integrity measures imposed by President Donald Trump in an executive order. [RELATED: A Failed 2023 Bill Could Have Forced Bellows to Resign Before Running for Governor…] “I have serious concerns about the policies proposed in the Executive Order that would make it harder to vote for women, military and overseas voters and rural citizens,” said Bellows. Bellows, who previously drew national attention for a failed and unconstitutional attempt to strip Trump from Maine’s 2024 presidential ballots, expressed her…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) updated its guidelines on Wednesday to ensure that illegal immigrants and non-permanent residents aren’t receiving government-backed mortgages. [RELATED: Trump Admin Orders End to Cash Welfare Benefits for Illegal Immigrants…] “HUD-backed mortgages should benefit Americans who play by the rules and work hard, not those who enter our country illegally. Today, HUD acted to protect the American Dream of homeownership,” said HUD Secretary Scott Turner on X. https://twitter.com/SecretaryTurner/status/1905009082085351595 The HUD has altered the requirements for its Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans, insured by the federal government, that help prospective homebuyers get low…

The Trump Administration’s multiple probes into Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) and her cabinet agencies have now expanded to include potential violations of federal law stemming from public school policies that allow school officials to keep secrets from parents about sex-change counseling for minors. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) initiated an investigation into the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) on Friday for concealing children’s gender transitions from parents in a potential violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). “We have heard disturbing reports that dozens of Maine school districts allow for schools to create “gender plans”…

Democrat Rep. Jared Golden (ME-CD2) urged U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer to crack down on ascendant Chinese shipbuilding in a letter on Monday, accusing the Chinese government of predatory practices that seek to undermine the U.S. industry. [RELATED: Bath Iron Works Receives $34 Million from Navy for Six Workforce Initiatives…] “China’s discriminatory practices and cheating have forced U.S. shipbuilders, their suppliers, and workers to compete on an uneven playing field and have contributed to the decline of the U.S. shipbuilding industry,” said Rep. Golden. “While China has poured hundreds of billions of dollars of state funding into its shipbuilding…

Maine’s Democratic legislators have returned once again to one of their favorite legislative priorities: cracking down on Second Amendment rights. Multiple bills came before the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, including a ban on magazines that hold more than ten rounds. [RELATED: Maine Liberals Seek New Second Amendment Restrictions, Including 5-Round Limit…] “From the Las Vegas Music Festival to the Pulse Night Club in Orlando, to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut, to Lewiston, Maine, the common denominator connecting these and dozens of other mass shootings in the United States is that the gunmen loaded their firearms with large capacity…

The Legislative Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety voted unanimously on Monday in favor of a bill from Rep. Nina Milliken (D-Blue Hill) that would allow prisoners to opt into additional monetary restitution for their victims. [RELATED: Blue Hill Rep’s Bid to Restrict Coyote Hunting Season Fails in Committee, Regardless of Whether There Are Any Deer in Northern Maine…] “Many of the folks that I have met in the prisons in Maine are extremely remorseful for the various offenses that they have committed and many of them do work every day within the prison setting to do what they…

As Secretary of State Shenna Bellows launches her campaign to succeed Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) in 2026, she has not resigned from her current position. A failed 2023 bill could have forced her resignation to avoid a conflict of interest. [RELATED: The Audacity of Shenna Bellows…] “The sanctity of our elections is extremely important to me, as it should be to all of you on this committee. The Secretary of State oversees our elections here in Maine and l feel that it is a conflict of interest for the Secretary of State to be overseeing the ballots for their own…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday cracking down on voter fraud through a slew of election integrity measures, including universal proof-of-citizenship requirements for anyone registering to vote and increased enforcement of election laws. [RELATED: Records Show Legal and Illegal Aliens Are Voting in Maine and Costing MaineCare a Fortune…] “Above all, elections must be honest and worthy of the public trust. That requires voting methods that produce a voter-verifiable paper record allowing voters to efficiently check their votes to protect against fraud or mistake. Election-integrity standards must be modified accordingly,” said President Trump in his order. The…

The legislature’s Committee on Labor held a public hearing on Tuesday for a bill from Rep. Valli Geiger (D-Rockland) to change the minimum wage to a living wage based on MIT’s calculator, which would set Portland’s wage at over $25 per hour. [RELATED: Maine Looks to Replace Statewide Minimum Wage with Regionally Based Living Wage…] “I have observed that Maine has seemed to take a perverse pride in being a low-wage state, however, this has created a problem that we are now forced to find a solution for. We have consistently had the lowest median income of New England states,”…

As U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushes forward with his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda, efforts are growing to stop food stamps from being used to buy soda, but soda lobbyists have paid online “conservative” personalities to sway public opinion on their behalf. [RELATED: A GOP Bill Could Stop People Using Food Stamps for Junk Food…] Over the weekend, popular online supporters of President Donald Trump, including independent media personalities Ian Miles Cheong and Eric Daugherty, began posting statements advocating for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—commonly called food stamps—recipients to be allowed to…

A group of Maine House Democrats is working to enshrine the commemoration of the January 2021 Capitol protests into law with a bill from Rep. Rafael Macias (D-Topsham), declaring a “day to remember” and educating the public about the protest. [RELATED: Bombshell DOJ Report Finds More Than Two Dozen FBI Informants Present, Breaking Laws at January 6th Riot…] “Eight months after January 6 I was on crutches when I met Representative Chellie Pingree [D-Maine] outside the Capitol in D.C. I asked her what her pain level she felt on January 6. She said an eight. Then I asked what she…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) issued a memo on Monday for state-level administrators of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) welfare program reminding them that it is illegal to give TANF benefits to illegal immigrants. Because TANF is provided on Electronic Transfer Benefit (EBT) cards like the separate Food Stamps program, TANF balances can be withdrawn as cash from ATMs, meaning the government has little practical oversight as to how those dollars are spent. [RELATED: A GOP Bill Could Stop People Using Food Stamps for Junk Food…] “I will…

A multi-day Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in the Boston, Massachusetts area last week led to the arrests of 370 illegal immigrant criminals, including fugitives wanted for murder, child sexual predators, drug traffickers, and other violent criminals. [RELATED: Bay State Hotel Flop House Becomes Hub for Illegal Alien Rape and Domestic Violence on Maura Healey’s Watch…] “I made a promise at CPAC that I was going to Boston after reading about numerous illegal alien child rapists walking the streets of Boston and Massachusetts. ICE had to find and arrest these illegal alien rapists because Massachusetts and Boston are sanctuaries…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has suspended funding for migrant shelters as it investigates possible misuse of the funds to support illegal immigrants involved in human smuggling, according to a letter from FEMA Acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton. [RELATED: Trump Administration Removes Biden-Era Advisory Designating Gun Violence as a ‘Public Health Crisis’…] The letter, reviewed by the Associated Press earlier this month, stated that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has “significant concerns” that migrant shelters like those established by Gov. Maura Healey (D-Mass.) have illegally used taxpayer FEMA funds to aid in smuggling illegal immigrants into the U.S. [RELATED:…

Former President Joe Biden has offered to come back into politics after dropping out of the 2024 presidential race to campaign to fix the Democratic party following his historically unpopular presidency, according to an NBC report. [RELATED: Trump Declares Biden’s Pardons Void Because They Were Allegedly Signed with an Autopen…] Unnamed sources close to President Biden allegedly told NBC that Biden informed Democratic leaders he is willing to campaign, raise funds, or do anything else he can to help rebuild the party after its catastrophic loss to President Donald Trump. The 82-year-old former president reportedly met with Democratic National Committee…

President Donald Trump’s administration has removed the Biden-era Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) advisory designating gun violence as a public health crisis, the first designation of its kind. [RELATED: Federal Judge Issues Injunction Against Maine’s 72-Hour Waiting Period after Purchasing a Firearm…] “HHS and the Office of the Surgeon General are complying with President Trump’s Executive Order on Protecting Second Amendment Rights,” said HHS Deputy Press Secretary Emily Hillard in a statement provided to The Epoch Times. The advisory, now deleted, advocated for a “public health approach” to combating gun violence, citing federal efforts against tobacco and drunk…

The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Environment and Natural Resources voted against two Republican-led bills that would prevent geo-engineering in the name of combating climate change during a work session on Wednesday. [RELATED: Public Advocate Pressed to Hold Solar Companies to Account for High Costs and Confusion…] Both bills would have prevented a slew of actual or theoretical methods of modifying the weather or other large-scale efforts to alter the Earth’s natural systems, such as cloud seeding to influence rainfall. “I submitted this bill on behalf of some of my constituents after they reached out to me regarding this issue. This…

Ryan McLaughlin, a sports reporter with The Ellsworth American, deleted his X account on Thursday following intense backlash after he posted a statement telling female athletes that they should simply train harder to win against transgender-identifying males. [RELATED: ‘Transgender Death Educator’ Tapped by Maine House Democrats to Deliver Invocation Celebrating Diversity and Ignoring God…] “There’s a concept in running… if you want to win, I don’t know, train harder? Do more speedwork? Trashing LGBTQ teenagers won’t win you races. Training FAST will,” said McLaughlin. https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1902862220293230787 McLaughlin deleted the original post along with his entire account after the prominent Libs of…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed on Wednesday that the University of Maine system of state-funded schools will comply with an executive order preventing males from competing in women’s sports. In FY24, the USDA granted the University of Maine nearly $30 million in funding. Last week, funds were briefly frozen, though the hold was later lifted in likely anticipation of Wednesday’s announcement. “The University of Maine System (UMaine) has clearly communicated its compliance with Title IX’s requirement to protect equal opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports, as articulated in President Donald J. Trump’s…

The Maine House Democrats selected self-described “Transgender Death Educator” Quinn Gormley, former executive director of the far-left transgender advocacy group Maine Trans Net, to deliver the prayer invocation starting Thursday’s legislative day. [RELATED: Board Member of LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Resigns After Complaining About Racism, Minors Crossing “Sexual Boundaries”…] “A great holiness I pray here for these leaders in our state, may they approach their work with regard for the dignity of all the people they serve. May they understand that diversity is the intent of the design, and may they have the wisdom to know that the path to justice begins…

A U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) investigation found on Wednesday that the Maine DOE is in violation of Title IX anti-discrimination laws, joining the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in ruling against Maine for its transgender policies. [RELATED: Feds Rule Maine’s Transgender Policy Forcing Females to Compete Against Males Violates Title IX…] “Based on the evidence obtained, OCR has determined the evidence supports a conclusion of noncompliance with Title IX by MDOE. OCR notes that public school districts throughout the State of Maine that receive federal financial assistance and have policies or practices…

Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot) wants the state to either purchase or use eminent domain to seize control of the Bangor Mall so it can be transformed into subsidized “affordable” housing units, and submitted a resolution to that effect which was met with a range of skepticism at a public hearing on Tuesday. [RELATED: Sen. Joe Baldacci Defends Censure of Laurel Libby During Debate with House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham…] “At this point the Bangor Mall is on its way to economic self-destruction. Ten years ago it was assessed at over $100 million. Today it’s $13 million,” said Sen. Baldacci.…

The transgender-identifying Waterville City Councilor Rien Finch—formerly known as Hannah Heidt—resigned from her position without warning on Monday, claiming that President Donald Trump’s election left her physically unable to breathe, requiring hospitalization. [RELATED: Feds Rule Maine’s Transgender Policy Forcing Females to Compete Against Males Violates Title IX…] “Mentally, I’ve taken a beating,” said Finch in an email reviewed by Central Maine. “I had taken a beating before getting sick and I’m absolutely certain it contributed to how physically ill I was. It didn’t start with the election, though that heavily contributed.” The former Ward Six councilor reportedly first became sick…

The FBI successfully extradited Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, 47, thought to be a key leader of the MS-13 terrorist gang, on Monday night, marking the third member of the FBI’s ten most wanted fugitives list apprehended under President Donald Trump. [RELATED: Cartel Terrorist Bomb Kills Texas Rancher…] “He was arrested in Mexico and is being transported within the U.S. as we speak, where he will face American justice. This is a major victory both for our law enforcement partners and for a safer America,” said FBI director Kash Patel on X. https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1902008572088909884 The White House also released a statement celebrating the…

As Maine faces a potentially substantial loss of federal education funding for refusing to comply with one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders, the University of Maine has quietly changed the name of its Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) in an attempt to avoid a funding loss. On January 20, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at halting federally-funded Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. [RELATED: Just 5.5 Percent of Maine College Professors Are Registered GOP — UMaine Law Profs Include Zero Republicans…] “My words to people are ‘Try not focusing so much on the words, and focus…

Maine’s legislature held a public hearing on Monday for a bill from Rep. Chad Perkins (R-Dover-Foxcroft) that would expand Mainers’ right to self-defense, removing requirements for potential victims to either retreat or surrender property before defending themselves. [RELATED: Maine Democrats Push Bill to Eliminate Mandatory Minimum Criminal Sentences…] “Removal of the duty to retreat is not new, it’s not radical, and it surely is not without precedent,” said Rep. Perkins, presenting his bill to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. “Duty to retreat laws subordinate the liberty interests of the law abiding person to the wishes of unlawful…

Rep. Kristen Cloutier (D-Lewiston) wants to put tampons in high school and middle school boys’ bathrooms with a new bill that would require free menstrual products in public school restrooms, even for male students who do not menstruate. The bill, LD 155, drew support from nine Democratic co-sponsors and will be considered in the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs. The bill instructs Maine School Administrative Districts (MSAD) to provide menstrual products in all school restrooms in any schools with students from 6th to 12th grade, regardless of the gender designation of the bathroom. [RELATED: House Dems Strips Laurel Libby’s…

President Donald Trump made a bombshell announcement on Sunday night, declaring that all the pardons signed by former President Joe Biden for the members of the Select Committee on the January 6, 2021 are invalid because they were signed with an autopen. [RELATED: Biden Lashes Out at Press, Suffers Memory Lapse While Denying Senility…] “The “Pardons” that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen. In other words, Joe Biden did not…

The Oxford County Sheriff’s Department conducted a raid on a large-scale illegal marijuana operation in Dixfield on Friday, seizing over 1,600 illegally cultivated plants. The Sheriff’s Department procured a search warrant after receiving information that a house on Porter Rd. in Dixfield had been converted into an illegal marijuana grow site. The address — 142

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Update: After the publication of this article, Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) contacted The Maine Wire saying that she has reconsidered her bill, and is planning to urge others to vote against the bill because she believes that the language of the bill in its current form is not yet fully developed. “I am asking that my bill be voted out “ought not to pass” at this time, not because the idea lacks merit, but because the language is not yet fully developed. Given the urgency of addressing the mental health crisis in our schools, I believe the bill’s intent is…

The White House withdrew the nomination of President Donald Trump’s pick for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director, David Weldon, on Wednesday night, the day before his confirmation hearing was scheduled. [RELATED: Senate Confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As Next HHS Secretary…] After the withdrawal, Weldon, a medical doctor and former congressman from Florida, released a lengthy statement explaining why he believes he was withdrawn, suggesting that opposition from senators, including Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), and his past criticism of large pharmaceutical companies were to blame. “Twelve hours before my scheduled confirmation hearing in the Senate, I…

Lewiston’s Rep. Mana Abdi (D) has introduced a bill to allow state workers to get the Muslim holidays Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha off from work, requiring the closure of all non-essential state offices on those days — which fall on different dates each year. [RELATED: Maine Department of Corrections to Pilot Prison Rehab Program Tailored to Muslim Inmates…] “For Muslims living in Maine, these holidays hold the same significance as Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving. Yet, unlike these widely recognized holidays, Muslim Mainers often face the dilemma of choosing between their faith and work or school obligations,” explained Rep. Abdi…

The number of migrants crossing from South to North America through what had been a highly-trafficked corridor on Panama’s southern border drastically dropped in February to its lowest level since COVID lockdowns, suggesting a potential result of President Donald Trump’s tightened immigration policies. [RELATED: CBP Closes Temporary Processing Facilities after Historic Low Encounter Number Make Them Unnecessary…] The Darién Gap traverses the border between Panama and Colombia and more generally between North and South America. No roads connect the continents through the Gap, and any immigrants trying to cross into the U.S. by land starting in South American nations, such…

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun reducing the number of temporary soft-sided illegal immigrant processing facilities this month, as record-low border crossings and quick removals have rendered them unnecessary, the agency’s acting head said on Thursday. [RELATED: Pentagon Orders Mechanized Stryker Brigade with 5,000 Troops to the Southern Border…] “CBP no longer has a need for (the temporary processing facilities) as illegal aliens are being quickly removed. The U.S. Border Patrol has full capability to manage the detention of apprehended aliens in its permanent facilities,” said acting CBP commissioner Pete Flores. He added that the resources and…

Protecting Sears Island from exploitative development has been a mission of its Waldo County defenders for decades, and the latest leader in this effort wants to make sure that it is not turned into a port for controversial wind turbines. On Wednesday, the Maine’s Legislative Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held public hearings on Wednesday for two bills from Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) that would codify protections for Sears Island into law and prevent it from being developed for that offshore turbines that have raised the ire of fishermen up and down the coast. [RELATED: DOT Rejects Maine’s Request…

Maine’s Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs voted in favor of a bill legalizing home alcohol distilling with a positive, “Ought to Pass as Amended,” recommendation on Wednesday, despite opposition from three committee Democrats and one Unenrolled representative. [RELATED: Maine Dems Demand Governor’s Weed Boss Stop Hiding Legally Required Report from Legislature…] The Republican-led bill, LD 631, sponsored by Rep. Tammy Schmersal-Burgess (R-Mexico) at the request of a constituent, drew support from nine Republican co-sponsors. Despite the lack of Democratic co-sponsors and the opposition from four committee members, the bill received strong bipartisan support with an ultimate 8-4 “Ought to…

The Portland Press Herald published the same unredacted photo of a transgender-identifying male minor on Tuesday that they slammed Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) for posting, the same photo that led the Democrat Majority to strip her of her right to vote and speak on the House floor. [RELATED: Rep. Libby Files Federal Lawsuit Against Speaker Fecteau for Violating Her Constitutional Rights…] Rep. Libby posted a publicly available photo of a transgender-identifying minor standing victorious over girls at a high school pole vault competition in February, calling out the policies that continue to force female athletes to compete against males in…

Rep. Jared Golden (ME-CD2) explained why he was the only Democrat in the House to vote on Tuesday in favor of a Republican-led, seven-month Continuing Resolution (CR) spending package that would avert a government shutdown. [RELATED: 1,500-Plus Page Continuing Resolution Needed to Avoid Gov’t Shutdown Includes Billions in Storm Relief and Pay Raise for Lawmakers…] “At worst, Dems are adopting the same cynical GOP political tactics that we have rightfully denounced — using misdirection to justify a vote. This may seem politically expedient, but it only lowers us to a level we shouldn’t accept,” said Rep. Golden on X. https://twitter.com/RepGolden/status/1899582928293703951…

New Hampshire’s senior senator and former governor, Jeanne Shaheen (D), announced on Wednesday that she will not seek another term in the U.S. Senate in 2026, where she has served since 2009 after six years as the state’s governor. [RELATED: NH State Police Join List of Law Enforcement Partnering with ICE While Maine Agencies Remain Off the List…] “Today after careful consideration, I’m announcing that I have made the difficult decision not to seek reelection to the senate in 2026. It’s just time,” said Sen. Shaheen. “There are urgent challenges ahead, both here at home and around the world, and…

Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson contributed to this report. UPDATE: The Maine Wire has learned the likely explanation for the recusal of Maine’s federal judges is a familial conflict with an employee of the court. Specifically, a parent of the male high school athlete featured in the image Rep. Laurel Libby was censured for posting to Facebook works for the court. https://twitter.com/TheMaineWire/status/1899908059801190747 In an unprecedented move that’s turning heads in the legal community, every single federal judge in the District of Maine has recused themselves from a first-of-its-kind lawsuit pitting a House Republican against the Democratic House Speaker who stripped…

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revoked the security clearance of a cadre of Democratic staffers, officials and lawyers associated with highly-politicized activities on Monday and barred former President Joe Biden from accessing the President’s Daily Briefing, following a directive from President Donald Trump. [RELATED: Senate Confirms Tulsi Gabbard As Director Of National Intelligence…] “Per @POTUS directive, I have revoked security clearances and barred access to classified information for Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, Lisa Monaco, Mark Zaid, Norman Eisen, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg, and Andrew Weissman, along with the 51 signers of the Hunter Biden “disinformation” letter,” said Gabbard on…

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered the dismantling of the city’s Black Lives Matter (BLM) Plaza and the destruction of its mural—which she commissioned—with crews beginning demolition work on Monday following pressure from Republicans. [RELATED: State Department Orders Embassies to Stop Flying Pride, BLM Flags, in New Trump Era Rule…] “The mural inspired millions of people, and helped our people through a very painful period, but now we can’t afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference. The devastating impact of the federal job cuts must be our number one concern,” said Mayor Bowser. https://twitter.com/MayorBowser/status/1897039109434364388 Bowser’s announcement came just one…

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey celebrated a settlement with Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC that will cap Mainers’ insulin costs at $35 per month out-of-pocket on Tuesday, but the company had already been providing the drug at that cost for over a year. [RELATED: Instead of Cutting Fat from the Budget, Maine Democrats Want State-Funded Weight Loss Drugs…] “Under the settlement, Mainers who are uninsured or who have commercial health insurance will be eligible to purchase monthly supplies of Sanofi insulin products through 2029 for $35 cash,” said the Attorney General’s Office in a press release. According to Frey, Sanofi also agreed…

Maine’s Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety held a public hearing on Monday for Rep. James White’s (R-Guilford) bill to repeal the last legislative session’s controversial ban on “paramilitary training” that raised Second Amendment concerns. [RELATED: Controversial Bill Targeting “Unauthorized Paramilitary Training” Passes Through Maine’s House…] “This law was put in place to fix a problem that wasn’t there, it opens up standards so vague that an old man telling war stories to his grandson in a diner could be considered grounds to convict. This law stands in contradiction to some of our most basic constitutional rights and freedoms,”…

The New Hampshire State Police arrested a Somersworth, NH, man, Shawn P. Weiner Sr., 35, on Sunday after receiving numerous reports that a completely nude man was running down the travel lanes of a highway. [RELATED: NH State Police Join List of Law Enforcement Partnering with ICE While Maine Agencies Remain Off the List…] State and local police responded to Route 16 in Dover, NH, and quickly located the nude Weiner. A preliminary investigation revealed that Weiner had been involved in a crash on Varney Road in Dover, and that he was allegedly attempting to flee the scene on foot.…

Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot) defended the highly controversial and nationally-publicized decision to censure Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) for posting a photo of a male high school athlete victorious in girls’ sports during a televised debate with House Republican Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (Winter Harbor) last Thursday. [RELATED: House Dems Strips Laurel Libby’s Voting Rights Over Viral FB Post of Male Athlete Beating Girls…] “My personal opinion is that it was appropriate and that the speaker reasonably has asked her to apologize because there was an individual involved, um, but she’s not done that, so I think that it was appropriate”…

A new bill from Rep. James White (R-Guilford) would allow adults over the age of 21 who possess a concealed carry permit for handguns to carry a firearm onto school property, potentially allowing teachers to carry self-defense weapons. [RELATED: Rep. Soboleski Reveals Gardiner School Is Not Zoned for Controversial Clinic on Site, School Board Balks…] The bill, LD 885, drew co-sponsorships from nine Republicans, including Sen. Matt Harrington (R-York), Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn), and Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport). White’s bill amends the existing law that prohibits firearms on public and private school property and makes it illegal to discharge a…

President Donald Trump celebrated the return of the Panama Canal to U.S. control during his State of the Union speech last week, but failed to mention that the company taking over the canal is BlackRock, known for pushing far-left agendas and partnering with the World Economic Forum (WEF). [RELATED: BlackRock Employee Caught on Tape Bragging About How the Company Can “Run the World”…] “Just today a large American company announced they are buying both ports around the Panama Canal, and lots of other things having to do with the Panama Canal,” said President Trump during his Tuesday address to Congress.…

Eleven children were hospitalized on Thursday after becoming mysteriously ill at the Wentworth School, an elementary school in Scarborough, with one child reportedly passing out and others experiencing respiratory distress. [RELATED: Carbon Monoxide Leak at Kittery Daycare Leaves Eleven Hospitalized…] The Scarborough Fire Department responded to the incident around 10 a.m., according to a Facebook post from the department, after receiving reports of children feeling mysteriously ill. Scarborough Fire Chief Rich Kindelan told news outlets that, after it was determined that 11 children were affected, the incident was upgraded to a “mass casualty event,” allowing the department to call for…

The FBI arrested two active-duty U.S. Army soldiers and one veteran on Thursday for alleged bribery and theft of government property as part of a plot to sell classified national defense information to China. “While bribery and corruption have thrived under China’s Communist Party, this behavior cannot be tolerated with our service members who are entrusted with sensitive military information, including national defense information,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “The FBI and our partners will continue to work to uncover attempts by those in China to steal sensitive U.S. military information and hold all accountable who play a role in…

Left-wing activists in Gardiner’s Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 11 faced a potentially game-changing obstacle to their plans to establish a school-based medical clinic on Thursday when it was revealed that the school is not zoned for such a project. [RELATED: Gardiner School-Board Member Running for Re-election Accused of Threatening a Parental Rights Activist with “An AR15 and a Doberman”…] During an extremely contentious period of public testimony, Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Phillips) raised that the school is not properly zoned to be the site of a medical clinic and that the school board has made no effort to have it…

So-called “gender-affirming” surgeries significantly increase the rates of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and substance abuse compared to gender-dysphoric people without surgeries, according to a new study published last week in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. [RELATED: Study Finds Transgender Surgeries Dramatically Increase the Risk of Suicide…] “Those undergoing surgery were at significantly higher risk for depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and substance use disorders than those without surgery,” says the study. Researchers examined records of 107,583 adults suffering from gender dysphoria and found that, contrary to the claims of pro-gender ideology advocates, surgeries meant to make patients physically appear like the…

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) signaled a shift in his stance on Ukraine with a Tuesday Substack post, calling for an election and ceasefire and suggesting further military aid may just lead to more Ukrainian deaths and prolong the war. [RELATED: Angus King “Can’t Think of a Rational Argument” to Stop Sending Ukraine Hundreds of Billions He Tells 60 Minutes…] “America must make good on our commitments to allies. At a certain point, though, we must confront the possibility that continuing to arm the Ukrainians isn’t saving their country. It’s just prolonging a conflict at the cost of Ukrainian lives,” said…

Lightning struck a wind turbine off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, last week, further damaging a turbine operated by Vineyard Wind that made headlines last year when its blade fell off, polluting the ocean and nearby beaches. [RELATED: Trump Places Indefinite Halt on Offshore Wind Development and New England Fisherman Celebrate…] “The coverup blows on. Vineyard Wind’s lack of transparency around the structural integrity of its mammoth wind turbines is deeply frustrating to fishermen,” said Jerry Leeman, CEO of the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association. “In fact, Vineyard Wind officials met in February with officials from the Bureau of Safety…

Matthew Lillibridge, a Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 11 board member currently running for re-election, appeared to threaten parental rights activist and president of the Courage Is A Habit non-profit, Alvin Lui, with “an AR-15 and a Doberman” in a text message. “I’ll see how much courage he has if u [sic] answer the door with an AR15 and a Doberman,” said Lillibridge in a group chat acquired by Lui via a Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) request. Lillibridge, a member of the board representing Gardiner, Pittston, Randolph, and West Gardiner, penned his message in response to an email from…

Maine State Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) proposed a bill on Tuesday that would impose significant new restrictions on chemical abortions, preventing providers from prescribing abortion pills by mail through telehealth appointments and ensuring that the pills do not pollute the environment. [RELATED: National Abortion Data Shows a Dramatic Increase in Monthly Abortions Nationwide Since 2023, Fueled by Mailed Abortion Pills…] “Cemeteries in our sewer systems are being ignored as chemical abortion pill use has skyrocketed. Tiny, developing children—whose lives should be cherished—are instead being flushed away, along with tainted blood and tissue, with no regard for the consequences,” said Rep.…

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered a new contingent of troops to help secure the southern border on Saturday, including an armored Stryker brigade combat team and a general air support battalion, totaling approximately 5,000 troops. [RELATED: Cartel Terrorist Bomb Kills Texas Rancher…] “These forces will arrive in the coming weeks and their deployment underscores the Department’s unwavering dedication to working alongside the Department of Homeland Security to secure our southern border and maintain the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of the United States under President Trump’s leadership,” said Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell “We are dead serious about 100% OPERATIONAL…

Sen. Richard Bennett (R-Oxford) sponsored a bill to combat the state’s opioid crisis by creating overdose prevention centers that give drug addicts a “safe” place to use illicit substances with no risk of legal consequences. [RELATED: Maine Is Handing Out Free “Boofing” Kits to Help Fentanyl Addicts Squirt Drugs Up Their Butts…] The bill, LD 755, allows towns and cities to approve the establishment of overdose prevention centers where “clients” (drug addicts) can inject fentanyl and various other drugs while being supervised by staff trained in resuscitating overdose victims. Sen. Bennett’s bill notably drew support from only one Republican co-sponsor,…

The Legislative Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on a bill from Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) on Tuesday that would prevent doctors from withdrawing life support from hospitalized children without parental approval. [RELATED: Report: 57 Maine School Districts Hide Gender Transition Counseling From Parents…] “There is a Nazi style, eugenics driven genocide of children happening in our nation’s hospitals which blatantly disregards your parental right to make critical medical decisions for your child,” said Rep. Paul during her testimony on the bill. “In most states, it is perfectly legal for a doctor to unilaterally decide that your precious child is…

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) explained her support for a bill to stop males from competing in women’s sports on Monday after Democrats stopped the bill from overcoming a filibuster despite unanimous support from Republicans who voted. [RELATED: Senate to Consider Tuberville Bill to Put Trump’s Ban on Males in Women’s Sports into Law…] Sen. Collins stated during a press interview that she would never have considered voting against Republicans on the bill, despite her past willingness to cross party lines on various votes over the course of her five terms in office. https://rumble.com/v6q45zi-susan-collins-supports-enforcing-title-ix.html “I grew up in the era prior…

The U.S. Senate is preparing to consider a bill from Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) this week to remove federal funding from institutions that allow males to compete in women’s sports, essentially codifying President Donald Trump’s similar executive order into law. [RELATED: Gov. Mills Vows to Resist Federal Ban on Boys in Girls Sports After Trump Singled out Maine and Threatened to Pull Funding…] “Today, my @SenateGOP colleagues will join me in standing up for women’s sports. We are fighting to preserve the American Dream for hundreds of thousands of young girls across the country. It’s up to @SenateDems to play…

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) admitted during a 60 Minutes interview on Sunday that he “can’t think of a rational argument” for U.S. taxpayers to stop sending Ukraine hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars. [RELATED: Angus King Denies Ukrainians Are Embezzling Any U.S. Tax Dollars, Claims Putin Will Invade Poland…] “I always try to think of, you know, what’s the argument on both sides? I cannot think of a rational argument for pulling our support for Ukraine,” said Sen. King during the interview. “I think they [Congress] have to start speaking up, because if we persist in walking away from Ukraine,…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday formally designating English as the nation’s official language, formalizing something that has been true in practice since the nation’s inception. [RELATED: Trump Offers “Gold Card” Program to Allow Rich Foreigners to Buy a Visa with a Path to U.S. Citizenship…] “From the founding of our Republic, English has been used as our national language. Our Nation’s historic governing documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, have all been written in English. It is therefore long past time that English is declared as the official language of the United States,”…

The New Hampshire State Police have signed onto a growing list of law enforcement agencies nation-wide joining an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program, empowering them to work under the agency as immigration enforcement officers. [RELATED: Illegal Jamaican National Released into US Under Biden Arrested by ICE in Boston After Alleged Assault on Family Member…] The ICE 287(g) program allows for three types of participants: the jail service model, intended to identify and process illegal immigrants already in law enforcement custody; the warrant service officer, which allows ICE to train local law enforcement to execute administrative warrants on illegal immigrants…

Mainers overwhelmed the Legislative Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Technology (EUT) on Thursday, many waiting in the corridor to the chance to have their voices heard during the public hearing on a potentially consequential group of bills that could repeal or curtail the contentious net energy billing (NEB) policies driving some Maine companies out of business and, as critics argued, unfairly passing down the costs of the program. [RELATED: Mainers Will Continue to Subsidize Solar With Their Energy Bills…] “A job killing solar tax. That is what many companies across our state are calling Maine’s solar development subsidy program otherwise…

A brawl broke out at the Penquis Valley High School in Milo on Thursday morning, apparently involving staff and leaving multiple students hospitalized with minor injuries. [RELATED: Report: 57 Maine School Districts Hide Gender Transition Counseling From Parents…] At approximately 11:47 a.m., the Milo Police Department responded to reports of a significant brawl at the high school, with an unspecified number of students involved. Initially, the police believed that the caller reported there was a “stabbing involved,” but they later discovered that the caller had said “staff involved” and that their words were obscured by the background noise. The school…

A transgender-identifying man, Justin Thomas Nelson, 40, who goes by the name Lucy Grace Nelson, was arrested on Monday after allegedly vandalizing and planting incendiary devices at a Tesla dealership in Loveland, Colorado. [RELATED: DCNF EXCLUSIVE: Man Arrested For Allegedly Plotting ‘Mass Casualty’ Event Was ‘Transitioning’ Genders, Police Confirm…] The Loveland Police Department arrested Nelson following an investigation that began on January 29 in response to multiple incidents of vandalism at the dealership and the discovery of incendiary devices. Police told Fox News that the vandalism included “very offensive messages, derogatory in nature,” though the incendiary devices were not detonated.…

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Casco renter, Abdul Hamed Feroze, 40, on Thursday morning after he allegedly stabbed his landlord in the thigh following an altercation. [RELATED: Man Previously Arrested for Portland Stabbing Accused of Assaulting Teen Girl in Westbrook…] Deputies arrived on the scene after reports of a stabbing and verified that there had been a physical altercation that escalated to the point of the tenant allegedly stabbing his landlord. Law enforcement first secured the scene and took Feroze into custody before they were able to provide aid to the landlord. The sheriff’s department reported that the…

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), along with co-sponsor Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), is aiming to fight the housing crisis with grants for rural homeowners seeking to renovate their property and install new rental units. [RELATED: Democratic Lawmaker Proposes Six Months of State-Funded Housing for Recently Released Inmates…] “Communities all across Maine and the nation are facing a serious housing shortage,” said Sen. King. “Unfortunately, one law we can’t repeal in Congress is the law of supply and demand. And right now our rural communities, in particular, are up against a short supply problem coupled with serious demand — leaving many people without…

Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) deleted his X account in the wake of intense backlash following his decision to censure Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) for exposing a transgender-identifying male dominating in girls’ high school sports. [RELATED: House Dems Slap Laurel Libby Over Viral FB Post of Male Athlete Beating Girls…] https://twitter.com/TheMaineWire/status/1895100442012446934 Libby called out Speaker Fecteau on X for silencing her and failing to protect Maine girls shortly before he deleted his account. “For those asking, the man that led this sham process in the Maine House — attempting to cancel me and silence the voices of Maine girls…

A group of seven Republican legislators, headed by Rep. Richard Campbell (R-Orrington), is proposing a state constitutional amendment to change the way Senate seats are districted and give each county two senators. [RELATED: Maine May Soon Join Calls for an Article V Convention to Amend the U.S. Constitution…] The resolution, LD 316, would initiate proceedings for a constitutional amendment to reduce the number of state senators from 35 to 32 and give each county two senators. The amendment has the potential to drastically shift the political landscape in Maine. Currently, the more liberal counties in southern Maine have far more…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at “making America healthy again,” requiring increased disclosure from healthcare providers and insurance companies, and enforcing an order made during his first term in office. The goal of the order is to increase transparency in health care pricing. “For far too long, prices were hidden from patients and employers, with inadequate recourse available to individuals looking to shop for care or obtain pricing information from a healthcare provider in advance of a visit or procedure,” said President Trump. [RELATED: Senate Confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As Next HHS Secretary…] The new…

An improvised explosive device (IED) planted by cartel terrorists killed a Texas rancher and another man on Friday on the Mexican side of his ranch, which spans from Brownsville, Texas, to Tamaulipas, Mexico. The 74-year-old Antonio Céspedes Saldierna, a U.S. citizen, was driving through his rural ranch on Friday when he triggered a cartel terrorist IED that left him and his passenger, Horacio Lopez Peña, dead, and Lopez Peña’s wife severely injured. “I consider this a terrorist attack because, if I went to a war to fight, and I’m seeing the same thing here, you know, to me, in my…

President Donald Trump announced a new “gold card” program on Tuesday, allowing wealthy foreigners to purchase “green card” permanent resident status, along with a path to U.S. citizenship, for a payment of approximately $5 million to the federal government. [RELATED: Trump’s Day One Blitz: Sweeping Executive Orders Target Immigration and Border Security…] “We’re going to be selling a gold card. You have the green cards, this is a gold card. We’re going to be putting a price on that card of about $5 million, and that could give you green card privileges, plus, it’s going to be a route to…

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Tex.) told a British journalist that he would kill prominent Maine-based conservative media personality Tucker Carlson if he meets him, causing social media to erupt in response. During a hot mic moment following a Monday interview with GB News’ Steven Edgington, the former Navy SEAL made his enmity for Carlson pretty clear. [RELATED: Tucker’s Putin Interview — Bold Gambit Worth Taking: Sam Patten…] “After our interview I asked Dan Crenshaw if he had ever met @TuckerCarlson. He said: ‘I would kill him if I saw him’ I laughed it off. He then said: ‘No seriously, I would…

Rep. Richard Campbell (R-Orrington) introduced a bill to bar males from women’s sports at Maine schools last summer and again at the beginning of the current legislative session, weeks before the current spat between Governor Janet Mills (D) and President Donald Trump (R). If enacted, Rep. Campbell’s bill would bringing the state in line with President Trump’s executive order, but that would require overcoming determined opposition from Gov. Mills, who last week told President Trump that Maine would take him to court over the issue. “Maine seems to be in the forefront of [this issue] because of the President’s actions…

A new petition on Change.org to recall Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) from office has already garnered over 13,000 signatures just two days after it was started in the wake of the governor’s spat with President Donald Trump over her insistence that men should be allowed to compete in women’s sports. [RELATED: Mills Faces All-Time Lowest Approval Rating Days After Spat with Trump: Pine Tree Poll…] “The feeling of disconnect between the populace and leadership is palpable and widespread. Various statistics underline the rural-urban divide that has been exacerbated by the Governor’s decisions,” said Melissa Moulton, the Maine woman who began…

Maine House Republican Leader Rep. Billy-Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) is championing a bill to require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to provide estimates on the actual environmental benefits and economic costs of emissions standards. [RELATED: Mills Administration Hires California-Based Nonprofit to Guide Public Schools Toward Zero Carbon Goals…] Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Phillips) presented the bill on behalf of the sponsors, who could not attend the Monday public hearing in the Environment and Natural Resources Committee. “This bill is a critical step in ensuring that climate policies adopted by the State of Maine are not only effective in reducing greenhouse…

Gov. Janet Mills’ approval rating has hit an all-time low, according to the Pine Tree State Poll fielded just before and released just days after her verbal spat with U.S. President Donald Trump, where she vowed to sue his administration to continue allowing men to participate in women’s sports. [RELATED: Gov. Mills Vows to Resist Federal Ban on Boys in Girls Sports After Trump Singled out Maine and Threatened to Pull Funding…] The poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire from February 13-17, found that Governor Mills’ disapproval rate has climbed an all-time high of 49 percent, now exceeding…

Gov. Janet Mills’ (D-Maine) Chief of Staff, Jeremy Kennedy, swore at White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Alex Meyers on Saturday, according to a Daily Wire report, and stormed off after Meyers called on Maine to keep men out of women’s sports. [RELATED: Gov. Mills Vows to Resist Federal Ban on Boys in Girls Sports After Trump Singled out Maine and Threatened to Pull Funding…] “When Meyer told them that Maine needs to follow the law and protect women’s sports, Gov. Janet Mills’ chief of staff Jeremy Kennedy exclaimed “Fuck you, you asshole,” and stormed out of the room, I’m…

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s threat to pull over $280 million in federal funding from Maine schools if they continue to allow males to compete in girls’ sports, Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) vowed that the state would take legal action to resist him. [RELATED: Trump Will Block $280M+ in Federal Education Spending Over Maine’s Failure to Protect Female-Only Spaces, Sports…] “If the President attempts to unilaterally deprive Maine school children of the benefit of Federal funding, my Administration and the Attorney General will take all appropriate and necessary legal action to restore that funding and the academic opportunity…

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) signed a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urging the Trump administration not to politicize the military by removing generals and flag officers after rumors surfaced that Secretary Hegseth plans to fire officers involved in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. [RELATED: Pete Hegseth Confirmed as Defense Secretary…] “We cannot tolerate the politicization of the US Military, and I’ll do everything I can to prevent it,” said Rep. Golden on X. https://twitter.com/RepGolden/status/1892983363461431669 “These officers were confirmed by the Senate & served admirably under presidents of both parties. Our military and all Americans deserve assurances that the…

With just under a month in office, Mainers are largely split along party lines when it comes to gauging job performance of President Donald Trump and his agenda, according to a University of New Hampshire poll released on Wednesday. Irrespective of partisanship, the percentage of Mainers who believe the country is headed in the right direction has drastically increased. Since late last year, respondents are 20 points more likely to say things today are improving and 14 point less likely to say they are headed in the wrong direction. [RELATED: Trump Executive Order Threatening to Pull Funding from Schools Promoting…

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office arrested two Massachusetts men on Wednesday after they allegedly scammed a Rangeley Plantation woman out of $40,000 using PayPal. [RELATED: Illegal Immigrant Scammer Caught by Penobscot Sheriff’s Department after Extorting Money from an Elderly Hermon Resident…] On Tuesday, the alleged victim reported that she had been scammed out of thousands of dollars, prompting an investigation by Detective David Davol. Davol determined that the alleged scammers, Dev Patel, 19, of Westford, Mass., and Love Patel, 24, of Mansfield, Mass., had arrived at the victim’s home, reportedly impersonating Department of Justice officials and demanding money as part…

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, suggested during a recent interview with Politico that President Donald Trump’s efforts to cut wasteful spending with the help of Elon Musk could violate the Constitution. [RELATED: A Tale of Two Senators: Collins and King on Trump Nominees…] Sen. Collins said during the interview, released on Wednesday, that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headed by Musk and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) are violating the constitutionally mandated separation of powers by trying to cut spending already approved by Congress. “I think it’s pretty clear…

Joanne O’Brien, a far-left Maine MSAD 11 School Board member overseeing public education in Gardiner, has garnered nationwide attention in recent days for her unhinged social media posts, including one calling for President Donald Trump-supporting parents to be “forcibly shut down.” “During PRIDE MONTH it is EXPECTED that we show ourselves to be allies to the LGBTQ community by sharing rainbow flags. MAGA’s loud obnoxious parents, who support Trump and his policies of destruction, death, and division, should have been FORCEFULLY SHUT DOWN,” said O’Brien on Facebook. https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1891636632681382182 That statement came in 2023 in response to the Gardiner school’s decision…

The Maine State Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee voted unanimously on Friday to investigate a possible conflict of interest between Director John Hudak of the Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) and a company that does business with the regulatory office following a request from Rep. David Boyer (R-Poland). [RELATED: Deputy Finance Director Admits to Withholding Data from Maine Lawmakers…] “For too long, questions have been raised about the integrity of the processes at the Office of Cannabis Policy, particularly regarding Director Hudak’s past affiliations and potential conflicts involving state-mandated partnerships. I commend the committee for taking swift action to examine these…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday aimed at eradicating the last vestiges of the COVID-19-era mandates by removing federal funding from all schools and universities that continue to require COVID vaccinations. [RELATED: Trump Executive Order Threatening to Pull Funding from Schools Promoting DEI and Trans Ideology Could Spell Doom for Leftist Schools in Maine…] “Given the incredibly low risk of serious COVID-19 illness for children and young adults, threatening to shut them out of an education is an intolerable infringement on personal freedom. Such mandates usurp parental authority and burden students of many faiths,” said President Trump…

A transgender-identifying male, competing under the name “Katie,” from Cumberland’s Greely High School, came out on top in the girls’ pole vault competition on Monday during the Maine Indoor Track Meet at Bates College. [RELATED: Maine to Continue to Allow Boys to Compete in Girls Sports in Defiance of Trump Executive Order…] The student is a biological male who previously competed in boys’ pole-vaulting as a mid-level athlete. Since identifying as a girl, “Katie” has been allowed to compete against female students. At Monday’s meet, “Katie” jumped 11 feet, a mediocre score for boys, but within just one inch of…

Augusta is the worst state capital in the nation, according to a report from the financial outlet WalletHub, based on a variety of factors, including affordability, quality of life, education, healthcare, and crime rate. [RELATED: Augusta Man Pleads Guilty to Livestreaming Child Sexual Abuse Material to Online Chat…] Financial analysts contracted by WalletHub scrutinized a variety of factors to determine the best capitals for affordability, economic well-being, quality of education and health, and general quality of life, and combined those rankings to find the overall best and worst capitals. Augusta came in dead last, just under Trenton, New Jersey. Austin,…

An illegal immigrant is facing deportation after he was caught allegedly scamming an elderly woman in Hermon with an aggressive scheme involving numerous escalating demands and multiple visits to her house. [RELATED: Massachusetts Manners? Man Arrested for Attacking New Hampshire State Troopers…] The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department received a report on February 3 that scammers repeatedly called an elderly Hermon woman, claiming that her bank account was compromised and demanding that she withdraw the funds. According to the department’s report, the alleged scammers initially attempted to sound professional before resorting to more aggressive demands. The alleged scammers successfully coerced the…

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk released new information about the U.S. Social Security database on Sunday, showing that the system appears to believe that millions of deceased persons remain alive, hinting at a possibly massive scheme to defraud American taxpayers. [RELATED: Trump Turbo-charges DOGE with Reductions in Force Mandate as Musk Seeks to “Right-Size” Bureaucracy…] “According to the Social Security database, these are the numbers of people in each age bucket with the death field set to FALSE! Maybe Twilight is real and there are a lot of vampires collecting Social Security,” said Musk on X. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1891350795452654076…

A Westford, Massachusetts man, Mugil Malai, 28, was arrested in Concord, New Hampshire just after midnight on Thursday morning after he allegedly assaulted two NH State Troopers. [RELATED: NH Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Receiving Methamphetamines in the Mail…] Troopers responded to calls reporting a disabled 2011 Honda Civic on the left side of the northbound I-93 highway with its lights out. When Officers Peter Kosakowski and Morgan Butcher attempted to speak with Malai, he reportedly shut and locked his door, which had been open, and tried to start the stalled vehicle. When the car wouldn’t start,…

A middle school teacher from Claremont, New Hampshire, was arrested last week for stalking one of her students after she allegedly violated a restraining order just one hour after being served with it. [RELATED: New Hampshire School Teacher Arrested in Sting Operation After Soliciting Sex from a 12-Year-Old While on the Job…] “She was served with the restraining order on Wednesday at the end of the school day, and within an hour, a police officer found her at the Claremont Community Center, and she was in contact with the student she was not allowed to have contact with,” said Claremont…

President Donald Trump is on track to have all of his Cabinet nominees confirmed despite a slim Republican majority in the Senate, after three of the most controversial picks have now taken office. [RELATED: Susan Collins Says She is a ‘No’ on Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…] Throughout the confirmation process, Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) consistently opposed President Trump’s most controversial nominees, voting against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, while Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) took a more nuanced approach. https://twitter.com/TheMaineWire/status/1890127893306699846…