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Maine’s Attorney General has instructed employees of at least one state agency to avoid cooperating with officials from the U.S. Department of Justice or the U.S. Attorney’s Office, according to a Jan. 10 email obtained…
Trump Puts Anti-Fraud Expert In Charge Of Social Security After Acting Chief Quits In DOGE Clash

President Donald Trump appointed a fraud detection expert to lead the Social Security Administration (SSA) after its acting commissioner reportedly resigned following a dispute over access to sensitive documents, according to The Washington Post. Leland…
The Trump administration is reportedly using a covert drone program to hunt down fentanyl laboratories in Mexico, the latest in the White House’s effort to combat the flow of illicit drugs into the United States,…
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:…
Gov. Janet Mills announced on Tuesday that Commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Patrick Keliher, who shouted “F— you” to a fisherman during a public hearing just weeks ago, will retire from…
As you prepare your annual return, you may already be sensing what a national financial website has found for yet another year in its comparison of how much Americans are taxed in each state: Mainers…
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Launches Ad Campaign Warning Criminal Illegal Aliens Not to Come to America

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday announced a multimillion-dollar domestic and international ad campaign warning criminal illegal aliens against coming to the United States. The domestic version of the minute-long…
Maine politicians love to brag that 67 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources. Sounds impressive, right? It’s a lie—one designed to mislead hardworking Mainers into accepting skyrocketing energy costs while wealthy developers and…
When you run for office without the backing of a political party, it can seem like a steeper climb so shouldn’t independents be allowed a leveling advantage when it comes to financing their campaigns? Two…
CBP Reports 85% Decrease in Apprehensions of Illegal Aliens at Southern Border After Trump Took Office

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Tuesday released statistics showing a marked decrease in encounters with illegal aliens along the southwest border following the executive actions taken by President Donald Trump on his first…
The privileged son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow came to Maine to blame cable news, Facebook and X for ruining journalism. The question is whether Ronan Farrow, who spewed his charges during an appearance…
Before Vice President JD Vance took the stage at the Munich Security Conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was taking a beating by the commentariat for his own remarks in Europe before the Ukraine Contact Group.…
The popular old David Letterman gag “Will It Sink or Will It Float?” could use an abandoned Arrowsic boat as a case study. The derelict vessel in this case ain’t floating – it’s up to…
Governor Janet Mills’ (D) Office of Policy, Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) announced on Friday thirteen new appointees for the 24-member Office of New Americans Advisory Council, which the Mills administration created by executive order…
The head of Michigan’s board of education said the state will not be following President Donald Trump’s executive order demanding schools stop teaching radical gender ideology and Critical Race Theory (CRT). Trump’s Jan. 29 order strips…
A Democrat lawmaker has proposed allowing candidates for Attorney General and Secretary of State to participate in the Maine Clean Elections Act (MCEA), which provides taxpayer funding for qualifying candidates, should these become popularly elected…
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:…
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…
The Trump administration’s first major legal battle reached the Supreme Court on Sunday. In an emergency application, President Donald Trump asked the justices to allow him to fire the leader of an agency dedicated to protecting…
The Trump administration has fired Darcie McElwee, the Biden-appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Monday that McElwee, who had held…
Two Maine Border Patrol stations that cover areas of responsibility of over 100 miles of the U.S.-Canada border have new agents in charge, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced last week. The Border Patrol…
Musk Reveals Troubling Tallies in Social Security Database: More Entries than Total U.S. Population

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…
Democrats Are Wrong on Title IX – Girls Matter“Facts are stubborn things,” said Ronald Reagan, quoting his early predecessor John Adams. Maine Democrats and activists in the former Biden Administration are simply wrong about sex…
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…