As the end to the government shutdown seems near, Gov. Janet Mills directed Maine DHHS to start sending benefits to eligible ...

Mainers have begun to receive food assistance benefits for the month, despite conflicting guidance from the Trump ...

Gov. Janet Mills said the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) began distributing full Supplemental Nutrition ...

An appeals court Sunday night refused a request from the Trump administration to stop full benefits for households that ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A woman who was sworn in Monday as a city council member in Bangor, Maine, served time in prison for ...

Senator Susan Collins introduced the legislation on Sunday, with backing from Maine Independent Senator Angus King.

Gov. Janet Mills says full benefits to eligible SNAP beneficiaries in Maine began flowing Monday morning, as the Trump ...

Eight Democratic senators are facing criticism from their own party for their deal with Republicans to end the federal ...

For weeks, Americans have faced the consequences of the shutdown, and they've called on lawmakers to reach a compromise. Air travel has seen major disruptions from flight cancellations and delays, and ...

A group of eight Democrats on Sunday broke with the rest of their party and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to vote with ...

There’s a common thread among the eight senators in the Democratic caucus who joined Republicans in advancing a plan to end ...

Joseph Geevarghese, Executive Director of Our Revolution, the nation’s largest progressive political organizing group, called for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s resignation following Sunday’s ...