WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Border Patrol Agents Apprehend 2 Indian Nationals in Bridgewater, ME * BRIDGEWATER, Maine -- Houlton Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two Indian nationals who illegally crossed the international boundary on foot near Bridgewater, Maine, on Friday, August 1. The illegal aliens face prosecution under 8 U.S. Code SS 1325 and will also be placed into removal p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * More Than $3.6 Million for Maine Veterans' Home Advanced by Senator Collins in Funding Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she advanced a total of $3,660,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Maine Veterans' Home (MVH) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree Warns EPA: Killing Solar Program Will Spike Electric Costs for Those Who Can Least Afford It * Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, is speaking out against reported plans by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to terminate $7 billion in federal grants intended to help low more PR