I thank both Sen. Susan Collins and Sen. Angus King for opposing Pete Hesgeth’s appointment as secretary of defense last January. Back then, it was painfully clear that Mr. Hegseth was a man without understanding or competence, and since his appointment, he has proven this many times over — with his mishandling of sensitive information […]

I was incensed to see President Trump refer to our Somali-Americans, and the country they come from, as “garbage.” He uses language in a demeaning and hateful way. It is shameful to have the president of our country use infantile speech in such a hateful and disgusting way. When I served as mayor of Lewiston, I […]