WASHINGTON, June 7 -- A coalition of 18 conservation organizations has called on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to maintain the existing definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. In a letter to the agencies, the groups argue that removing the definition, which includes habitat modifications that injure or kill wildlife, would weaken protections for imperiled species and contradict the law's intent. "Habitat is essential to all fish, wil  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Slams DOGE Attacks on USGS Scientists and Budget Cuts in Letter to Interior Department Secretary * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member on the Senate Committee of Energy and Natural Resources sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum expressing his grave concern surrounding the Trump Administration's assault on the Department's science age  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Fight Trump Administration's Cuts to the Job Corps Program * Washington, D.C. - After the Trump administration attempted to shutter the nation's largest jobs training program for low-income and at-risk young people, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, an  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Demand Trump Admin Reinstate All Fired Workers at NOAA, NWS Prior to Peak Hurricane, Wildfire Season * Staff reductions at both agencies pose a threat to public safety, wildfire preparedness WASHINGTON - As the nation enters peak hurricane and wildfire season, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper reiterated his call on the Trump administration to fully reinstate all fired f  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Seeks Follow Through from U.S. Army on Weapon Blast Overpressure Efforts * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), spoke with General Randy George, Chief of staff of the Army, and Daniel Driscoll, Secretary of the Army, about the importance of addressing brain injuries in servicemember and veterans caused by repeated expo  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved requests by Central Maine Power Co., Augusta, for updates to its Pricing Flexibility Guidelines and certain optional targeted service riders. The decision will see the amended Maine Made Incentive Optional Targeted Service Rider and Pine Tree Development Zone Optional Targeted Service Rider come into effect. Additionally, the Dirigo Business Incentives Rider has received the Commission's green light. The MMI and PTZ riders  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, King Reintroduce Legislation to Help Coastal Workforce, Fisheries, and Infrastructure * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Angus King (I-ME), reintroduced the Working Waterfronts Act, legislation which includes more than a dozen provisions aimed at boosting the workforce, energy and shoreside infrastructure, food security, and economies of coastal communitie  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, 39 Senators Fight Trump's Cuts to the Job Corps Program * WASHINGTON, June 6 - After the Trump administration attempted to shutter the nation's largest jobs training program for low-income and at-risk young people, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and 39 Senate colleagues, today sent a letter to Departm  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Turner lead 120+ Reps. in Bipartisan Push to Restore NEA Grants * Today, Congressional Arts Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) led more than 120 of their colleagues in urging President Trump to restore National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant funding approved by Congress. The bipartisan push comes after the Trump Administration c  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Sanders, 39 Senators Fight Trump's Cuts to the Job Corps Program WASHINGTON, June 6 - After the Trump administration attempted to shutter the nation's largest jobs training program for low-income and at-risk young people, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HEL  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Warner Introduce Bipartisan Bill Establishing Transparent Standards for Security Clearances * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Mark Warner (D-VA), members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, reintroduced the Integrity in Security Clearance Determinations Act, bipartisan legislation to protect the integrity of the security clearance process. "  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Markey, Baldwin, Rep. Carter Announce Legislation to Protect Public TV Channels * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (June 5, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Representative Troy A. Carter Sr. (LA-02), member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, today announced the introd  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints Tommy Higgins to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in Maine * WASHINGTON, June 6, 2025-- The Trump Administration recently appointed Tommy Higgins as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Maine. Higgins joined the Maine FSA team on June 2, 2025. "When America's farming co  more