Who's gonna tell him?

This morning, my Portland office received a suspicious letter consistent with those received by many other congressional and election offices in recent days. I am grateful to the Portland Police and Fire Departments and the FBI for responding quickly to the potential threat and helping keep my staff and others in the Marine Trade Center safe. U.S. Capitol Police has been notified. We cannot accept threats and intimidation as a normal part of our politics. The people who work in congressional offices and administer our elections are public servants dedicated to helping their communities. They deserve to do that work without fear. Political disagreement is part of a healthy democracy. Threatening the people who keep it running is unacceptable. My team and I will not be deterred from our work. We will continue showing up for the people of Maine.

Just last month, 348 members of Congress, myself included, voted to impose new sanctions on Russia. Trump just waived them with the stroke of a pen. First his diesel “deal.” Now this. He keeps handing Putin economic lifelines and pumping billions into his war chest. (And don’t forget, Russia is actively aiding Iran.) Republicans helped pass these sanctions. Will they grow a spine and do something about this betrayal? Trump isn’t beating the Russian asset allegations anytime soon, that’s for damn sure.

We know Trump admires Putin. We know his diesel “deal” puts money in Putin’s war chest. But this Reuters report takes his betrayal to a whole new level. Reuters reports the order to restrict the satellite system Ukraine uses to defend itself against Russia CAME FROM INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE. Trump is actively realigning American policy to side with Russia instead of our allies. It is a betrayal to Ukrainians, to Europe, and to Americans. Disrupting Ukrainian operations in favor of Putin puts blood on our hands. Putin couldn’t ask for a better accomplice.

Republicans seeing today’s inflation news and being forced to confront the consequences of their blind support for Trump’s policies

I've been fighting for a food system that puts people and farmers first long before the "MAHA" movement. But the moms and activists behind MAHA have helped bring these issues into the national spotlight, and that momentum is turning long-running fights into real bipartisan wins in Congress. A few weeks ago, I joined @RepThomasMassie at @realorganicproj to talk about some of those fights (and wins!) and where we go from here. We have to keep pushing, keep reaching across the aisle, and keep building on the issues that unite us.

Trump is using your tax dollars to run propaganda ads praising himself while his illegal war drives up the cost of gas and heating oil. Corruption. Warmongering. Self-enrichment. Republicans in Congress need to grow a spine, rein this president in, and do their jobs. Enough already.

Thank you to @SteveCollinsSJ for this thoughtful (and very generous) column. The stakes of this moment are much bigger than any one elected official. What matters is that we keep paying attention, speaking plainly, and turning justified frustration into action. I’m grateful to the Mainers doing exactly that every day. I’ll keep doing my part, too. pressherald.com/2026/10/01/c…

"The greatest economy in the history of our country by far," he said literally 2 days ago.

Over and over again, we’ve seen @DHSgov agents resort to deadly violence when conducting enforcement operations in our districts. And when we demand to see the body cam footage, they give us the same tired excuses. NO MORE. The fact that DHS has failed to outfit its officers with body cameras—despite having hundreds of billions of dollars at its disposal and more than a year to procure and deploy this equipment—is totally unacceptable. There is simply NO reason that a federal agency with more money than most countries’ entire GDPs is not held to the same standards as local law enforcement. We deserve the truth about why cameras weren’t deployed during these most recent shootings, including the one that took the life of my constituent, Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, in Biddeford, Maine on July 13. @RepSylviaGarcia, @RepCasar, and my demands are simple: Every immigration enforcement officer must have a working body camera, must be properly trained on how to use it, and be held accountable when that camera isn’t used.

NEW: @SenJeffMerkley + I are leading an effort in both the House and the Senate to prevent ANY president from demolishing a presidential memorial like the Kennedy Center. Our bipartisan Protecting Presidential Memorials Act establishes a simple safeguard: if Congress created the designation, only an act of Congress can authorize its demolition. These monuments don’t belong to whoever’s sitting in the Oval Office. They belong to the American people.

Let’s be clear: It is ILLEGAL to pay for campaign ads with taxpayer money. Period. There's a whole bunch of federal laws specifically designed to prevent the executive branch from using the machinery of government for partisan campaigning. The seething, sinister vibes are just as alarming. He really does see himself as above silly things like “the law” and “campaign ethics.” He’s also just flat-out desperate. He knows the American people are pissed, that his approval rating is lower than it’s ever been, and that Republicans are about to “find out” just how unpopular their reckless and destructive policies really are. Add this to the long list of flagrantly illegal activity Democrats will be investigating.

Trump says he wants to help American farmers but then plans to flood the American market with foreign beef. There is nothing “America First” about his dumbass plan.

Amazing how quickly Republicans’ tune changes when they actually have to answer to their angry constituents. Trump’s war in Iran? Too costly. Sweeping immigration crackdown? Gone too far. Naming memorials after himself? Not right. @SpeakerJohnson, enough hiding from the voters. Bring the House back to Washington. If Republicans really mean what they’re saying back home, give them the chance to prove it with their votes.

So, JD Vance is a national security threat. Got it.

I *should* be in Washington this week but, per usual, Republicans sent everyone home early. They’ve canceled 63 DAYS OF SESSION this Congress. Why? Could it be… The Epstein files discharge petition 2.0? The articles of impeachment @RepThomasMassie introduced against Hegseth? Or that they know they can’t get anything of significance done to help working Americans and lower costs? 🎯 🎯 🎯

I thought he couldn’t get lower than trying to rename the Kennedy Center. Now, Trump has his sights set on Ford’s Theatre? What is this obsession with trying to overshadow assassinated presidents? It’s absurd—and would defile a historic site. Is the supposed “Party of Lincoln” going to stand for this?