WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * America's first ice ships and icebreakers The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) Though various ice-strengthened vessels were built in the era, most were simply ice  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Border Patrol arrests Tren de Aragua Gang member in Brunswick, Maine BRUNSWICK, Maine -- On March 30, 2025, United States Border Patrol (USBP) arrested two Venezuelan nationals illegally present in the United States. One of these individuals was found to be affiliated with Tren de Aragua (TdA), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). A USBP reside  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden slams GOP budget priorities as fiscally irresponsible plan to juice elites at expense of working families WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released the following statement regarding the House and Senate GOP's budget plans, following a vote Thursday to advance a harmful budget resolution through the Senate: "Americans should be furious that the Senate GOP has picked up where their  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Introduces Resolution Marking April as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today introduced a bipartisan resolution designating April as "National Sexual Assault Awareness Month." Their resolution was cosponsored by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.),   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Push to Expand Telehealth Access, Make Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined a bipartisan group of 60 senators in reintroducing the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act. The legislation will expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare, make telehealth flexibi  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Senate Democrats in Demanding Trump Rescind Illegal Executive Order Threatening Federal Employee Collective Bargaining Agreements Washington, D.C. - Wednesday, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in urging President Donald Trump to rescind his March 27 executive order to end collective bargaining agreeme  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Introduces Legislation Banning Energy Exports to China and Other Foreign Adversaries WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), has introduced legislation banning energy exports to China and other foreign adversaries. Having long warned that America is " exporting our principal advantage in the world economy," Senat  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Padilla, Warnock Lead Group Demanding Reversal of Mass Firings of Head Start, Office of Child Care Employees Lujan and Warnock are the only two Head Start alumni to serve in the U.S. Senate Senators to Secretary Kennedy: "The termination of staff is alarming and will compound the challenges already facing these programs and services...with no clear planning nor considerations for how ear  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 5 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address: * * * Celebrate National Donate Life Month by Becoming an Organ Donor Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening. This week, I joined organ donors and their loved ones at the State House. We proclaimed April as "Organ Donation Month" in Maine. The number of Maine people who received organ transplants has nearly doubled from 66 to 124, just in the last five years. I read recently a  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 5 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has determined that none of the proposals submitted in its first round of solicitation for energy and renewable energy credits (RECs) aimed at promoting the reuse of contaminated land met the necessary ratepayer beneficial standard. As a result, the Commission announced in an order dated April 4, 2025, that it cannot award any contracts under this initial procurement effort mandated by 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 3210-J. The legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Colleagues Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Survivors Of Military Sexual Trauma Washington, D.C. - This Sexual Assault Awareness Month, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) to introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve military sexual trauma (MST)   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Murray, Sanders, Baldwin Demand Answers on Trump, RFK Jr. Ripping $12 Billion Away from Communities to Tackle Public Health Threats, Opioids Crisis, & More Senators warn that de-obligation of funds will put health and well-being of the American people in jeopardy--and flies in face of Congress' intent Washington, D.C. -- Today, S  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Norfolk Naval Shipyard has Its Own Cavalry Known as Navy Reserve Surge Maintenance Program NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, Portsmouth, Va. - "Send in the cavalry" is an adage that dates back as early as the 8th century B.C. Although the saying derives from the times an army component mounted on horseback, it is still used today, normally when someone needs help or reinforcements. All four public Navy shipyards:   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Larsen and Stanton Statement on Trump Administration's Short-Sighted Elimination of Successful Resilience Initiative Washington, D.C.-- Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Develop  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump Imperils Program to Help Working Americans Heat and Cool Their Homes Trump and RFK Jr. fired entire staff running LIHEAP--putting program that helps 6 million American households heat and cool their homes in grave jeopardy $378 million due to go out to help Americans avoid sweltering heat this summer now at risk  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Ties that bind: A 250-year legacy of American service FORT BELVOIR, Va. - In the spring of 1775, the world order was in question. After decades of onerous taxation by the British, independent-minded American colonists sought to throw off the yoke of their cross-Atlantic governors and were prepared to do so at the point of the bayonet. Such were the tinderbox conditions on the fateful morn  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The White House issued the following news on April 4, 2025: * * * WEEK 11 WINS: President Trump Unleashes Economic Prosperity It was another highly successful week for the American people as President Donald J. Trump continues his relentless pursuit of strength, prosperity, and peace -- and lays the foundation for America to be the global powerhouse for generations to come. Here is a non-comprehensive list of wins in week 11: * Illegal crossings hit a stunning new re  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Co-Sponsor Bill to Repeal Trump's Anti-Voter Executive Order and Block DOGE Access to Voter Data Oregon senators' legislation also would overturn Trump suppressing and disenfranchising millions of eligible American voters Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced they are co-sponsoring legislation that would repeal Donald Trump's illegal anti-voter exec  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand RFK Jr. Reverse Mass Firings at Head Start, Office of Child Care Senators to Secretary Kennedy: "The termination of staff is alarming and will compound the challenges already facing these programs and services...with no clear planning nor considerations for how early childhood services will be impacted" Washington D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)   more