Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette said he's not surprised by online trolls highlighting his blindness instead of focusing on what he said about eliminating waste and fraud in government.

Maine farmers say they're caught up in the federal funding freeze. The USDA has paused all grant payments under direction from Elon Musk, DOGE and President Donald Trump. Wolfe's Neck Center in Freeport operates under a reimbursement-style grant with the USDA.

Ryan J. Reilly, Raquel Coronell Uribe and Ken Dilanian Billionaire Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to federal employees Saturday, saying in a post on his social media platform X that employees must respond to an email justifying the work they completed this week or resign.

Elon Musk just gave the entire federal workforce an ultimatum: Tell me what you did last week. If you don't respond, resignation accepted.

A Maine-native was the recent target of criticism from Elon Musk after he testified in front of Congress about DOGE and government waste. But it wasn't his comments that were picked apart, instead Musk mocked the fact that he is blind.

Despite having signed government contracts, farmers who have spent money on projects to conserve soil, water and power have been told they cannot get reimbursed until USDA programs and policies are reviewed by Elon Musk’s DOGE team.

Phillip Rench, a 37-year-old former engineer for SpaceX, has filed paperwork to run as an independent against Maine's senior senator.

The president is now asked about what role Elon Musk has within his administration, after questions were raised by a court filing yesterday. "Elon is to me a patriot," Trump says. "You could call him an employee,

The automaker hasn't formally announced plans to expand into Maine, but a building permit says the site would be an auto dealership and service center for the company run by Elon Musk.

Billionaire Elon Musk emailed all federal employees over the weekend demanding they provide a list of five things they accomplished in the past week.

Senator Susan Collins of Maine raised concerns about how DOGE-driven firings of federal employees may impact her home state.