Officials say not much will change. Experts aren’t so sure.
Nation & World
National and world news from the Portland Press Herald.
NYC mayor and Ms. Rachel team up — and share a Maine connection
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the YouTube superstar sang with preschoolers Friday as part of the announcement of universal child care for 2-year-olds in New York City.
Immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say
The shooting comes a day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a driver in Minnesota.
Sen. Susan Collins breaks with Trump over Venezuela, reasserting War Powers Act
Maine’s senior senator was 1 of 5 Republicans who helped advance the Senate resolution in a rare rebuke of the president. Gov. Janet Mills says the vote was ‘a day late and a dollar short.’
Trump: Susan Collins ‘should never be elected to office again’
The criticism comes amid a tough reelection battle for Collins.
Freeport British import shop navigates economic turbulence
The British Store storefront on Freeport’s Main Street has faced new challenges under tariffs.
Minneapolis on edge after ICE officer fatally shoots woman
Protesters vented their outrage and state and local officials called for the more than 2,000 immigration agents deployed there to leave.
ICE officer shoots, kills driver in Minneapolis
Federal officials said the woman was trying to ram agents with her vehicle. The city’s mayor blasted that characterization as ‘garbage.’
US seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean
One of the vessels, which evaded a U.S. blockade, is flagged to Russia.
How Trump’s military action in Venezuela is playing in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
Political analysts say the raid’s impact on the race will depend on how the situation unfolds and the extent of U.S. involvement going forward.