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Today, U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), and Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, hosted a Democratic shadow hearing examining Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of force and abuse of power following the tragic killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford.

Why would ICE spend $20 million on powerful electric-shock gloves that are normally used on violent prisoners? Because THE CRUELTY IS THE POINT. We already know ICE is hiring people who are violent and incompetent—like the officer who shot and killed Johan Sebastian Durán Guerrero in Biddeford. Now we’re giving these out-of-control agents ANOTHER weapon to wield on our streets? How long until these gloves are used on a pregnant mother? Or someone with heart problems? Or a child? This is an absol...

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Spending half the year in Washington means I can’t farm as much as I used to, but I still have my little greenhouse. Amid the chaos and craziness of Trump 2.0, it’s become a sanctuary. Parsley, dill, cucumbers, tomatoes—they’re all pretty easy to grow, and don’t require a lot of space. So whether you’re fighting an out-of-control Administration or dealing with life’s many stresses, sometimes getting your hands a little dirty is the best way to clear your head and find some peace.

ICYMI: This week I had the opportunity to sit down with @heathercoxrichardson, a brilliant historian (and a Mainer!), to talk about Trump’s many attacks on the arts and culture, and how Democrats in Congress are pulling every available lever to fight back. You can watch our full conversation on Heather’s YouTube channel.

GREAT NEWS! Debora Kapisha, the Maine Medical Center nurse who was detained by ICE at Logan Airport, has been released from detention and is on her way back to Maine! Thank you to EVERYONE who stood up, spoke out, and worked so hard to make this happen. To anyone who says Debora deserved to be deported because she “overstayed her visa” — It can take 10 YEARS or more for some asylum cases to be adjudicated. Also, you can’t renew a non-immigrant visa while your asylum is pending! Debora followed t...

Debora Kapisha is a registered nurse at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She came to the United States from Zambia and is legally authorized to work while her asylum case is pending. Last week, ICE detained Debora at Boston Logan Airport—part of a recent surge in airport arrests by the Trump Administration as it chases its cruel and arbitrary quotas. Debora could not be further from the “worst of the worst” this Administration claims to be targeting. She is a registered nurse in an incredibly d...

What Trump did to the Kennedy Center—installing himself as chair, slapping his name on the building, throwing it into financial chaos—gives us a glimpse into what he is trying to do with our other treasured institutions like the Smithsonian. It all comes down to control. He wants to turn these institutions into giant propaganda machines, while rewriting history and erasing anything he believes is “too divisive." Coming from the most divisive Administration in history, that’s pretty rich. Underst...

First, the Administration made massive cuts to the National Parks Service. Now, Trump is using the NPS to bankroll his vanity projects in D.C.—to the tune of $75 million (so far). The NPS has a project backlog of $24 BILLION. But Trump cares more about building monuments to his ego than preserving and improving our National Parks. Not to mention, people need HEALTH CARE and FOOD. Not gilded horses.

In Congress, Lee Zeldin was part of the bipartisan PFAS Task Force. Now, as Trump's EPA Administrator, he's rejecting his own agency's science, dodging basic questions, and abandoning farmers whose lives have been destroyed by PFAS contamination. Kudos to @7NewsDC Lisa Fletcher for refusing to let him change the subject and holding his feet to the fire. There's nothing "hypothetical" or "hilarious” about losing your farm, euthanizing your herd, or wondering whether your family's land has been pe...

Gearing up for a jam-packed final week in Washington before the August district work period. Among Republicans’ priorities: advancing the SAVE Act’s voter suppression agenda and approving billions more for Trump’s war of choice in Iran. This has been the least productive Congress in modern history under Speaker Johnson’s leadership, and Republicans can barely agree among themselves. We’ll see how the week unfolds, but more chaos is surely in store. Stay tuned for updates.

Saturday, July 18, 2026

I’m glad that DHS has agreed to cease all traffic stops. But it shouldn’t have taken two more tragic deaths to put an end to a practice they shouldn’t have been doing in the first place. Let’s be clear about how we got here: DHS got $170 BILLION for more officers, more guns, more body cameras (which they’re STILL not wearing), and more quotas. When they couldn’t get a warrant to enter someone’s home, they’d just grab them from their car. Limitless resources + complete lack of oversight = bad out...

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