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Trump loves to tout “America First”—but importing 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef while gutting USDA and abandoning small- and medium-sized American farmers is anything but. I joined @JacobSoboroff on @msnow to explain how the Trump administration’s agriculture policies are a slap in the face to American farmers.

Full Interview: Rep. Pingree joins Jacob Soboroff on @msnow | August 30, 2026

Trump’s plan to import 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef was a slap in the face to American farmers. Now he wants credit for ideas @RepThomasMassie and I have championed for more than a decade. We’ll see whether his administration follows these posts with action—or whether it’s just more talk. It’s past time to take on Big Meat and support our local producers. Pass the bipartisan PRIME Act and the Strengthening Local Processing Act!

Hey, genius: Guess where the name “Ontario” came from in the first place? Native AMERICANS. The Canadian province is named after the lake! This EO is beyond absurd. To him, it’s all a game. But real livelihoods are at stake. Businesses. Our economy. Costs are through the roof already because of his *other* war, and his tariffs have only made things worse. NO ONE wins in a trade war. Renaming a lake will not help lower costs. And it certainly will not help repair the damage he has done to our rel...

Pingree joins Ali Velshi on @msnow's The 11th Hour to discuss Trump's trade war with Canada and how it's impacting border states like Maine. August 15, 2026 (full interview)

MAGA Republicans and the Trump Administration love to say they have no problem with “legal” immigration. “Just follow the law,” they say. “Come here legally.” BULLSHIT. This was always the plan. Here’s the absurdity: You cannot apply for asylum from outside the United States. Many people fleeing persecution therefore enter lawfully on visitor visas and apply once they are here—exactly as federal law allows. Now, the State Department plans to revoke those visas simply because people exercised the...

August 25, 2026

While in Maine today, JD Vance was asked about the killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero by ICE in Biddeford. His response was callous, smug, and offensive. You know who could use a little more “perspective,” JD? The guy in the mirror.

For Mainers, the killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was an appalling reminder of the cruelty and violence this Administration and Republicans are allowing ICE to get away with. The powerful testimony we heard during our shadow hearing Monday—including from Johan’s father—reminded us of exactly what’s at stake in our communities. One of our biggest takeaways: If a city of 20,000 on a limited budget can train their officers properly and outfit them with body cameras, ICE has ZERO excuses fo...

On Monday, August 17, Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), and other Democratic Members of Congress will host a Democratic shadow hearing in Biddeford, Maine on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of force and abuse of power after the tragic killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero by ICE on July 13 in Biddeford. At the forum, entitled “Seeking Justice in Bi...

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.