Chellie Pingree

Among those attending the United Nations climate summit in Egypt is Maine's 1st District congresswoman Chellie Pingree.

Democratic First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Republican challenger Ed Thelander sparred Wednesday night over the fate of the lobster industry, abortion, immigration and the invasion of Ukraine during a debate sponsored by Maine Public and the Portland Press Herald.

The Mills administration says it wants Congress to defer action on a bill from Rep. Jared Golden, and instead give the state time to negotiate its own compromise with Maine tribes.

Members of Maine's congressional delegation reacted with horror to the school shooting in Texas that left 19 children and two adults dead. But with Congress seemingly locked in partisan gridlock over gun issues, members were unclear whether this latest mass shooting will change any of the political dynamics in Washington.

Pingree called the Biden Administration's plan to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians an important step.

Members of Maine's delegation say they're supportive of President Joe Biden's decision to issue an initial round of sanctions against Russia for sending troops into parts of Ukraine.

Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree has introduced a bill to dramatically reduce the amount of time asylum seekers must wait before they apply for work authorization.

Maine's four members of Congress were scattered throughout the capitol complex with different vantage points on the Jan. 6 attack. One year later, they have divergent perspectives about its lasting impact on the country.

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, is well known in Maine's 1st Congressional District where she was first elected in 2008. Since then she…