Chellie Pingree

Three of Maine's 4 members of Congress were ready to support a budget plan before president-elect Donald Trump intervened and effectively killed the deal.

The roughly $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act includes a 4.5 percent raise for all personnel and more than double on top of that for junior service members.

Sen. Angus King, Rep. Chellie Pingree and Gov. Janet Mills recently asked federal officials to extend the maximum amount of time eligible immigrants and asylum seekers have for extensions on work permit renewals, from 180 days to 540.

A temporary rule currently allows immigrant work permits to automatically renew for up to a year and a half.

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden is defending his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault in Maine

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Democrat Rep. Hank Johnson reintroduced for a third time a death row appeals bill that would allow inmates to introduce newly discovered evidence.

Republican advantages on issues and in individual races this election season are tempered by Democrats' better organization and better management.

Some Democrats are disappointed that Rep. Jared Golden is refusing to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, but also say they won't hold it against him..

Frances Perkins played a key role in banning child labor, creating Social Security and a minimum wage, and instituting a 40-hour workweek.

An architect of New Deal measures like Social Security and the 40-hour work week, Perkins returned throughout her life to a home in Newcastle that had been in her family since the 1750s.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who was on the short list to be Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, is completing a national tour to highlight infrastructure investments.

With only a slim majority in the Senate, President Joe Biden will need Republican support for his proposed reforms.

The Vermont independent has not endorsed Kamala Harris' run for president but told the crowd at the State Theatre that he will do 'anything I can' to elect Harris.

The Vermont independent has not endorsed Kamala Harris' run for president but told the crowd at the State Theatre that he will do 'anything I can' to elect Harris.

More than 50 congressional Democrats boycotted the speech. King and Pingree gave lengthy statements with their reasoning.

Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, is one of a number of Democrats who have been critical of Israel's invasion of Gaza.

In a joint statement, Maine's two senators and two representatives called on the Department of Defense to follow recommendations for improving mental and behavioral health programs for soldiers.

President Biden dropping out of the race leaves an unprecedented future for Maine Democrats.