WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC, DGA, DSCC Joint Statement on Maine Voters Rejecting Effort to Take Away Their Right to Vote * Today, Maine voters strongly rejected Question 1, a voter initiative that would have made it more difficult for Mainers to exercise their fundamental right to vote, including by dismantling absentee voting. The DCCC, DGA, and DSCC successfully intervened in a lawsuit to defeat mislead  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * DGA, DSCC, DCCC Joint Statement on Maine Voters Rejecting Effort to Take Away Their Right to Vote * Today, Maine voters strongly rejected Question 1, a voter initiative that would have made it more difficult for Mainers to exercise their fundamental right to vote, including by dismantling absentee voting. The DGA, DSCC, and DCCC successfully intervened in a lawsuit to defeat misleading ballot language  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * DNC Statement on Successfully Stopping Question 1 in Maine, Protecting Absentee Voting Today, voters in Maine resoundingly rejected Question 1, which would have ended absentee voting as we know it across the state. Question 1 would have eliminated two days of absentee voting, ended absentee voting status for seniors and people with disabilities, limited the number of drop boxes t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * BREAKING: Democrats Sweep Election Night, Fueling Momentum Going Into 2026 Midterms "American voters just delivered a Democratic resurgence. A Republican reckoning. A Blue Sweep." * Tonight, Democrats swept races across the country, from New York City to Virginia and New Jersey to Pennsylvania to California to Georgia to Maine. Democrats won these tough races because we ran stron  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC, DGA, DCCC Joint Statement on Maine Voters Rejecting Effort to Take Away Their Right to Vote * Today, Maine voters strongly rejected Question 1, a voter initiative that would have made it more difficult for Mainers to exercise their fundamental right to vote, including by dismantling absentee voting. The DSCC, DGA, and DCCC successfully intervened in a lawsuit to defeat misleading  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: Political] -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, posted the following news release: * * * GIFFORDS celebrates passage of life-saving red flag ballot measure in Maine * WASHINGTON GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords released the following press release thanking Mainers for voting "Yes" on Question 2 and passing a true red flag law. The new law, also known a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * MAINE VOTERS REJECT ATTACK ON ABSENTEE VOTING AUGUSTA, ME--Tonight, Maine voters rejected Question 1, a deceptive ballot measure designed to roll back absentee voting and make it harder for Mainers to vote, by a wide-margin. St  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * New York Homicide Suspect "Scoots" His Way Into U.S. Marshal Custody * Portland, Maine The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF) announces the arrest of Lamont Dolberry, 52, of New York City, New York, on a charge of Homicide: Murder 2. Following investigative leads provided by the USMS Eastern District of New York; New York/New Jersey Regional Fu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, King Lead 70+ Members in Bicameral Push to Reinstate Automatic Work Authorization Extensions * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Senator Angus King (I-Maine) led more than 70 Members of Congress in condemning the Trump Administration's decision to end the automatic extension of employment authorization documents (EADs) for individuals who have filed timely renewal applications. In  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Calls for Disaster Relief for Maine Specialty Crop Producers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins urging the Department to provide disaster assistance to Maine's specialty crop and livestock producers. In her letter, Senator Collins highlighted the serious toll that extreme weather, high production co  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI engineering professor wins NSF dataset award for work on damage assessment following a major hurricane According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration almost 40% of the U.S. population lives in a coastal county. From Maine to Florida, severe flooding can be common. In the Ocean State, communities like Narragansett have houses and apartments within a stone's throw of   more