At 12:30 am.,  the Clerk announced that Kevin McCarthy (R) finally won his long sought after Speakership of the House.  Pundits wondered aloud just what McCarthy promised  Matt Gaetz to reverse his vote to make it possible for McCarthy to … Continue reading →

Representative Kevin McCarthy (R), from California lost his bid for speakership of the House  for the 14th time this week.  He earned 216 votes tonight when 218 votes were required for him in what was touted by McCarthy and some … Continue reading →

Twelve Heroes of the January 6th Insurrection on its Second Anniversary were awarded the Presidential Citizens Award at the White House this afternoon in a deeply moving ceremony.   Four of the awards were made posthomously. From poll workers in Fulton … Continue reading →

Congresswoman-elect Chellie Pingree (D-Me) today welcomed a $250,000 federal investment to strengthen MDaine’s organic food supply chain and supoprt independent organic producers according to a press release issued this afternoon by her office. The Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program funding … Continue reading →

Congressman and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D), asked Republicans to end the chaos they have created in their third day of an unsuccessful effort to elect a US Speaker of the House of Representatives.  In an impromptu and brief … Continue reading →

On Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 8:00 am., a 40-year-old Portland woman was reported missing by her husband from their Deering home according to a press release issued by the Portland Police Department this afternoon. The woman was last seen … Continue reading →

“Did we win?”  – asked Damar Hamlin in a written statement yesterday when he woke up according to two doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center at a press conference held this afternoon.  “Yes.  You won the game of … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman Governor of Maine, today signed legislation enacting her Emergency Winter Relief Plan.  The Plan will provide direct financial relief to Maine famililes to help them stay warm, safe and secure this winter … Continue reading →

“The Central Catholic High School community is praying for the well-being and swift recovery of Damar Hamlin, after a scary scene on the field against the Bengals in Cincinnati” on Monday according to a press release issued by Brian Cook, … Continue reading →

Damar Hamlin, a safety for the Buffalo Bills who suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday night TV football, remains in critical condition in the ICU of a Ohio hospital according to a report just before noon on CNN television today.  … Continue reading →