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The bill contains nearly $460 million for Maine and is among the least contentious spending proposals Congress will consider this year. But it was closely watched after the Republican majority last week voted to claw back $9 billion in spending on foreign aid and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting previously enacted on bipartisan votes.

The two senators spoke during committee hearings where Cabinet secretaries fielded a variety of questions about the president's cost-cutting measures and policy priorities.

Labor advocates say cuts to federal agencies in President Trump's first 100 days in office have disproportionately impacted veterans —as they make up nearly a third of federal employees.

Many testified that they'd turned to psilocybin therapy after other mental health treatments failed to help them.

Almost 60 years after his service in Vietnam, the Portland post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars office honored David Whitten of Portland with a Purple Heart and almost 20 other military awards.

Preble Street caseworkers say they found housing for 277 homeless veterans across the state within the last year, and 28 received a placement during the month of September alone.

Army soldiers assigned to infantry, combat engineering, and armament and munitions had higher suicide mortality rates than their peers in lower stress roles.

Farooq Safi is among hundreds of pilots and other aviation professionals who've resettled in the U.S. after the Taliban stormed back to power in 2021.

State lawmakers stepped in two years ago to prevent the closure of two nursing and rehab homes for veterans. But the CEO of the nonprofit that runs the homes said low MaineCare reimbursement rates continue to cause large shortfalls.

An attorney for the Worcester family, which is behind the national Wreaths Across America program, said the decision was made after hearing from the local community.