Campaign Report — What Biden’s State of the Union may tell us about 2024
The Hill via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoWelcome to The Hill’s Campaign Report, tracking the latest news on campaigns and elections. You can...
Editorial: Congress should pass federal spending bills on time and end government shutdown threats
Bangor Daily News· 22 hours agoThe federal budget process, too often defined by procrastination and shutdown politics, has long...
Congressional centrists plot deal-cutting course in divided government
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThere’s a new speaker in the House and fewer influential centrists. Washington’s bipartisan fever...
U.S. shoots down Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic Ocean
The Washington Times· 4 days agoThe U.S. shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday ending a multi-day saga as the spy craft tracked eastward across U.S. airspace igniting diplomatic ...
Acadia fee hikes / Solving homelessness / Wind chill records
Bangor Daily News· 1 day agoBangor saw a record wind chill of minus 45 degrees, which was quite balmy compared with minus 90...
Maine lawmakers renew push for faster work permits for asylum seekers
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFeb. 3—Federal and state lawmakers are renewing efforts to shorten the amount of time asylum seekers must wait before they can work and become self-sufficient. Local officials in communities ...
Lewiston, Auburn receive funding to improve dangerous roads
Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine via Yahoo News· 7 days agoFeb. 1—AUBURN — The Twin Cities will benefit from federal funding that could help address pedestrian safety at several high-accident corridors, including Center Street in Auburn and Main Street ...
Congressional centrists plot deal-cutting course in divided government
Politico· 2 days ago“The center is still going to be where people are going to have to gather around in order to get...
Lawmakers react after Chinese spy balloon shot down: 'Disastrous projection of weakness'
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoReactions came in from both sides of the political aisle on Saturday after the United States...
Zach Wamp and Tim Roemer: How Congress can boost its reputation, get more done
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 7 days agoA string of historic bipartisan victories during the last Congress — including an update of the...