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China on Sunday revealed a national action plan to strengthen its education system by 2035 and bolster the country’s “international influence.” The plan, issued by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State…
J6 Committee Members Who Insisted Biden Shouldn’t Hand Out Pardons End Up Accepting Clemency After All
The nine former members of the January 6 Select Committee appeared to accept preemptive pardons issued by former President Biden during the last hours of his administration Monday despite several members previously urging the former…
Donald J. Trump, once a twice-impeached political pariah navigating the stormy seas of legal battles, made history Monday by becoming the 47th president of the United States. Taking the oath of office on the hallowed…
Trump Promises to Build U.S. Wide Missile Defense System Modeled after Israel’s Iron Dome
At his final pre-inauguration rally on Sunday night, President Trump promised to order the military to begin construction on a nationwide “Iron Dome” missile defense system, modeled after the system that defends Israel from attacks.…
President Donald Trump is expected to issue hundreds of Executive Orders on his first day in office, including several orders aimed at restoring order to America’s southern border with Mexico, combatting transnational criminal organizations, and…
Just hours before leaving office, President Joe Biden issued presidential pardons for retired Gen. Mark A. Milley, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of…
State-sponsored Chinese hackers breached U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s computer, accessing thousands of unclassified documents in December, anonymous sources told Bloomberg on Thursday. The hackers also infiltrated computers belonging to two of Yellen’s lieutenants, Deputy…
The left-wing Boston Globe has finally begun to publish articles critical of Gov. Maura Healey (D-Mass.) and the disastrous “Healey Hotel” illegal immigrant shelter program. That’s a major shift for a liberal media outlet that…
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) is once again throwing his weight behind a Republican-led effort to bar Congress members from trading stocks, after Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) reintroduced the TRUST in Congress Act on Tuesday. [RELATED:…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) told House Republicans that if they can’t support raising taxes as outlined in her budget, then they should expect her to sign whatever proposal legislative Democrats put on her desk,…
President Joe Biden released a statement Friday declaring that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “has become part of our Constitution.” Biden asserted that as of 2020, 38 states have ratified the amendment and stated it…
A group of Republican lawmakers in Maine are hoping to repeal Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) this legislative session. LD 234 — An Act to Eliminate Ranked-Choice Voting — was sponsored by Rep. Richard H. Campbell (R-Orrington)…
Ivory Coast National Faces Deportation After Sentencing for 2021 Robbery of Saco Convenience Store
A foreign national from the Ivory Coast is facing possible deportation from the United States after he was sentenced this week to just over four years in prison for the 2021 robbery of a convenience…
Trump Taps Three Conservative Actors to Serve as Envoy’s to Hollywood to Help Rebuild the Entertainment Industry
President-elect Donald Trump tapped three actors on Thursday to serve as his special ambassadors to Hollywood, California, to help advise him in his plan to bring the American entertainment industry back to its pre-Biden Administration…
A federal judge has denied a Belfast church’s request to halt the sale of a former University of Maine (UMaine) property after the school reneged on their initial decision to sell to the church. Calvary…
Pingree Votes Against Protections for Women, Harsher Deportation Rules for Illegal Aliens
With three recent votes, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-CD1) has taken extreme positions on immigration and transgender ideology, including opposing bills that would protect women and girls’ sports and deport illegal aliens arrested for sexual…
Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-Okla.) proposed a bill on Thursday that would prevent people on welfare from using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — a.k.a. Food Stamps — to buy certain types of junk food and…
Lewiston Police announced on Thursday that they have arrested a transient man for allegedly possessing child pornography. Police arrested David Brower, 24, on Wednesday on an arrest warrant for the possession of sexually explicit material…
Two tractor trailers crashed on I-95 in York Thursday afternoon, resulting in serious injuries to the driver of one trailer after the vehicle rolled over. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss says Maine…
Democratic Congressman from Maine’s 2nd District Jared Golden has reintroduced his proposed bill that would implement a universal 10 percent tariff on all imports, a move he believes will help incentivize American manufacturing, raise revenues…
President Joe Biden’s tone was familiar during his final address to the country, as he used his brief speech to paint a depressing picture of the future of America. The 82-year-old sat behind the Resolute…
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows provided an update to the Maine Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee regarding the administration of the state’s voter registration systems in 2024 on Wednesday. The letter, addressed to…
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce and Bath Iron Works (BIW) have sued the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) over their rules implementing the state’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave Program. In the lawsuit,…
Harm Reduction: FDA Allows Marketing of ZYN Nicotine Pouch Products As Less Harmful Alternative to Cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced that they have authorized the marketing of a wide array of ZYN nicotine pouch products to adults 21 and older as a less harmful alternative…