The Trump administration’s social media posts and messages in recent months have raised eyebrows.
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US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals
In Maine, state data shows overdose deaths declined 24% from January to November in 2025 compared to the same period the previous year.
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Angus King meets with Danish and Greenland officials amid Trump’s threats
Maine’s junior senator told the Press Herald that the president’s stated reason for wanting to own the Danish territory is ‘nonsense’ and ‘so clearly meaningless’ that it suggests ‘an ulterior motive.’
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Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports
The justices are evaluating claims of sex discrimination lodged by transgender people versus the need for fair competition for women and girls, the main argument made by the states.
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What does the new childhood vaccine schedule actually mean for your family?
Officials say not much will change. Experts aren’t so sure.
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NYC mayor and Ms. Rachel team up — and share a Maine connection
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the YouTube superstar sang with preschoolers Friday as part of the announcement of universal child care for 2-year-olds in New York City.
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Sen. Susan Collins breaks with Trump over Venezuela, reasserting War Powers Act
Maine’s senior senator was 1 of 5 Republicans who helped advance the Senate resolution in a rare rebuke of the president. Gov. Janet Mills says the vote was ‘a day late and a dollar short.’
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Trump: Susan Collins ‘should never be elected to office again’
The criticism comes amid a tough reelection battle for Collins.
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Minneapolis on edge after ICE officer fatally shoots woman
Protesters vented their outrage and state and local officials called for the more than 2,000 immigration agents deployed there to leave.
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ICE officer shoots, kills driver in Minneapolis
Federal officials said the woman was trying to ram agents with her vehicle. The city’s mayor blasted that characterization as ‘garbage.’