Schumer brushes off leadership questions: ‘My caucus and I are in sync’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) brushed off questions surrounding his leadership and defended his decision to vote to advance the six-month GOP-crafted continuing resolution (CR) ...
Live updates: Government shutdown averted as Dems back GOP on spending bill. What's next?
President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
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Hours away from a shutdown, U.S. Senate advances stopgap spending bill
The U.S. Senate advanced a spending bill that would fund the government through the end of September, a step to avoid a ...
Senate votes to avoid government shutdown
The Senate voted mostly along party lines Friday afternoon to pass the House Republican-drafted bill to fund government through September, avoiding a government shutdown only hours before funding ...
GOP wins shutdown showdown with Senate Democrats ending filibuster of spending bill
Enough Senate Democrats put their disdain for President Trump aside and voted Friday to end a filibuster of a Republican ...
'I want to be heard': Veterans march at Maine State House to protest federal cuts
Veterans also protested against proposed cuts to Social Security, federal job cuts to veterans and the pardon of January 6 rioters. Jaime Van Keuren joined Mainers marching peacefully around the ...
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Navy says shipyards are exempt from DOD’s probationary purge, though 10 workers were fired this week
Navy, shipyards, civilian workforce, firings, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Maine, President Donald Trump, Defense Department, ...
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What’s the Matter With Canada?
The Trump administration’s tariffs on Canada this week and threats of annexation have strained the U.S.-Canada partnership, ...
Maine lawmakers investigating delayed state reimbursement payments to childcare providers
When you have one kid, one spot, who’s not being paid for essentially or not being paid for consistently, you can’t pay your ...
Maine sues President Trump over mass layoffs at the Department of Education
BOSTON, MA (WABI) - Maine has signed onto a new multi-state lawsuit that alleges that the Trump administration’s mass layoffs ...
Are egg producers making record profits among surging prices? RI senator thinks so.
In his news release, Reed said that the nation's largest egg producer and distributor has profited handsomely during the avian flu outbreak. "Last month, Cal-Maine reported price hikes have been good ...
Maine Democrats plan to adopt partial budget, with or without Republicans
Democrats on Friday announced a new budget plan that includes MaineCare funding to fill gaps in this year's budget as well as core services funding for the next two years.