Republicans like to give things politically satisfying names and push sycophantic pro-Trump bills. The Kennedy Center’s opera ...

When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, first learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS ...

Democrats say they face a test of faith on whether to trust a bipartisan appropriations process for the next fiscal year.

The passage of a permanent sales tax exemption for log trucks and trailers is an important step. It deserves funding.

Maine Republicans largely still support the state's senior senator — and know other GOP candidates face a tougher electoral ...

Congress might have the power of the purse, but in a vote on a rescissions package, GOP members surrendered their authority to the president — again.

The Senate Appropriations chair says she intends to seek a sixth term as the bipartisanship she treasures crumbles around her ...

Senate appropriators approved a fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch bill that would boost spending for Congress while avoiding cuts to the GAO.

The Maine Legislature postponed deciding on nearly 400 bills until it reconvenes next year. These include proposals to establish a climate superfund, repeal the state’s 72-hour waiting period ...

With their megabill signed into law, Republicans seek to buck midterm history: From the Politics Desk ...

After initial conflicting votes, both chambers of the Maine Legislature have now approved a roughly $320 million budget addition to the $11.3 billion biennial budget passed in March. Earlier ...