Maine's senior senator is now chair of the Senate's Appropriations Committee, which oversees spending decisions.

President Joe Biden has expanded Social Security benefits for more than 2 million Americans by signing broadly bipartisan ...

Millions of Americans, including more than 25,000 Mainers, are now eligible to receive earned social security benefits.

President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that will increase Social Security benefits for millions of Americans, including ...

The change affects nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers ...

Today, the President signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA), bipartisan legislation authored by U.S.

A bill co-authored by Maine Senator Susan Collins to expand Social Security benefits for public workers has been signed into ...

Federal authorities say illegal growing of marijuana is happening all over rural parts of the country, including in Maine.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff The year 2024 was a busy one for politics in Maine, with high-stakes elections, ...

Here's how they identified Emma Roberts: Emma Roberts grew up in Lowell. A graduate of John Bapst Memorial High School, she is now a third-year government major at Smith College. And here's an excerpt ...

The majority party has repeatedly lost control of the House in the first midterm election after gaining across-the-board power in a presidential election: Biden, Trump, former President Barack Obama, ...