WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Collins, Bipartisan House Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Expand Tax Deduction To Include Early Childhood Educators * Surveys Show That Teachers Spend an Average of $895 of Their Own Earnings on Classroom Materials Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, and Susan Collins (R-Maine), a member of the U.S. S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Derrick W. Stamper selected Chief Patrol Agent Houlton Sector * HOULTON, Maine -- Derrick W. Stamper assumed the duties of Chief Patrol Agent of the Houlton Sector on September 1, 2025. Chief Patrol Agent (CPA) Derrick W. Stamper currently serves as the Chief Patrol Agent of the Houlton Sector, U.S. Border Patrol, overseeing border security operations acro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Sues Oregon and Maine for Failure to Provide Voter Registration Rolls * Today, the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division sued the states of Oregon and Maine, and their respective Secretaries of State, for failing to provide information regarding voter list maintenance procedures and electronic copies of statewide voter registration lists. "States simply cannot pick and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Aim to Designate September as National Literacy Month * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), alongside a bipartisan group of his colleagues, is cosponsoring a resolution recognizing the importance of literacy, as well as encouraging more Maine people and Americans of all ages to pick up a good book. The resolution establishes September 2025 as "National Literacy M  more