Northern Maine woodsman Troy Jackson looked ready for prime time at Thursday night’s Democrat U.S. Senate debate, while Secretary of…
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Lawrence Lockman Now that the communist porta-potty pervert Graham Platner has had his fifteen minutes of fame, what’s next in…
By Jon Fetherston A young man is dead. That is where this story begins, and that is where our focus…
The war between the United States and Iran escalated sharply Friday, with American forces launching a seventh consecutive night of…
Bangor removed two downtown public restrooms this week after years of misuse by homeless drug users and tens of thousands…
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a State Department spending bill that includes language for an election integrity measure…
The White House on Wednesday posted four packages of declassified and formerly internal government records, a document dump that runs from…
A tragedy is not a license to tear down the system. Thirty-six hours after a fatal ICE encounter in Biddeford,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump delivered a roughly 30-minute primetime address from the White House Thursday night, focusing on…
Democrat Paige Loud ended her bid for her party’s Senate nomination on Thursday, calling the process to replace Platner “a…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to work closely…
Senate Democrats were largely absent Wednesday as the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee convened a hearing, on Wednesday,…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should temporarily suspend non-emergency vehicle stops while investigators determine…
Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles said Thursday that Maine’s sanctuary policies have undermined cooperation between state, local, and federal law…
As Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins was among the lawmakers to question Justices Amy Coney…
President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver a primetime address to the nation Thursday night, with the White House indicating…
Justices on the United States Supreme Court are asking Congress for increased security amidst a rise in threats of violence…
The United States House of Representatives passed a bill by a wide margin that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent…
Gov. Janet Mills traveled to Biddeford on Wednesday to meet with city officials, legislators and the family of the man…
It’s rare in politics to see real courage. Real courage shines through in the face of real consequences or injury.…
Biddeford Mayor Liam LaFountain demanded a permanent end to ICE traffic stops and questioned why ICE agents were not wearing…
The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance (MassFiscal), in partnership with Americans for Prosperity (AFP), will host a town hall Thursday evening in…
President Donald Trump reversed course on the widely reported end to ICE traffic stops on Wednesday morning in a statement…
The Maine Democratic Party’s accelerated effort to replace former U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is drawing intense interest from party…
ICE ordered its agents on Tuesday to cease vehicle stops in immigration enforcement activities following the fatal shooting of Joan…
Chris and Karen Harrington have gathered the required signatures to put their proposed food sovereignty ordinance on the Clinton Select…
President Donald Trump ordered flags to be flown at half-staff nationwide to honor Senator Lindsey Graham who has passed away…
A Portland City Council candidate has suspended her campaign after a protection-from-abuse order involving a sitting councilor triggered an extraordinary…
If the meek David Costello ever wants to be taken seriously as a statewide candidate, he needs to, well, get…
The temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran has collapsed, with President Donald Trump declaring the agreement over and…
BANGOR, Maine — The Maine Democratic Party will convene an emergency nominating convention later this month, placing the power to…
A bipartisan housing bill is set to become law without President Donald Trump’s signature. His decision to not sign the…
RANDOLPH, Maine — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) joined Randolph officials, firefighters and residents Saturday to celebrate the opening of…
The Maine Democratic Party has launched an expedited nomination process to select a new candidate for the U.S. Senate, giving…
The gay community is publicizing Jordan Wood as a logical alternative to Graham Platner, touting his sexual preference as an…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner officially withdrew his candidacy Friday afternoon, submitting a formal letter to…
The State of Utah has concluded its presentation of evidence in the week-long preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old…
‘Psycho’ Platner recruiter Dan Moraff may be a Valley Girl in drag. The strange-talking socialist political operative under fire for…
Leftist Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) weighed in on Maine’s chaotic race on Thursday, reminding the public of Nirav Shah’s role…
The First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a Christian school in Bangor in a lawsuit against the State…
Graham Platner announced in a video shared Wednesday night that he would be filing paperwork to withdraw from the race…
The Maine Democratic Party has released the official rules governing how candidates may seek the party’s nomination for U.S. Senate…
A leading voice among Democrats of Maine blasted the party’s top manager for producing a video targeting Graham Platner for…
In a 1988 SNL skit featuring Jon Lovitz playing Mike Dukakis debating George H.W. Bush, Lovitz said “I can’t believe…
Maine Beer Company co-founder Dan Kleban joined a growing number of Maine Democrats and announced his plan on Wednesday to…
The Augusta School Board censured conservative member James Orr in a 6-1 vote on Wednesday, accusing him of violating the…
President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the fragile ceasefire with Iran is “over,” plunging the United States and Tehran back…
Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau has been hired to run a city housing agency, prompting taxpayers to call out insider…
I should be more professional.But I have to admit something: I’m going to miss the rallies. I’m going to miss…
Sen. Susan Collins (R) announced Monday that the recently closed Tax Assistance Centers (TACs) in Bangor and Augusta have now…
The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a sweeping warning to election officials across the country, advising that state and…
Assistant House Republican Leader Rep. Katrina Smith has formally requested that the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices…
The Rockland state rep recruited Wednesday by a former U.S. Senate Democrat candidate has been all talk no action helping…
I first met Graham Platner not as a supporter, not as an ally, and certainly not as someone who agreed…
It is rare to see a self-styled alpha populist so thoroughly emasculated as we have just witnessed with Graham Platner.…
SULLIVAN, Maine – The stunning collapse of Democratic nominee Graham Platner’s U.S. Senate campaign has plunged Maine Democrats into an…
Graham Platner was supposed to be the Democrats’ answer to Susan Collins. Instead, he became a national embarrassment. The rise…
Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is filing paperwork to end his Senate campaign amid a rape allegation and calls for…
The Victory Chimes, an historic schooner built in 1900 with a deep history of chartering in Maine, has sunk in…
After hearing passionate testimony from residents, elected officials and advocates, the Auburn City Council voted Monday night to table a…
Politicians, progressive organizations and celebrity supporters are rushing to distance themselves from Graham Platner, raising questions about whether they were…
Graham Platner’s campaign posted an urgent job listing for a new research director responsible for “defense strategies” on Tuesday, one…
No wonder it took Vermont socialist U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders so long to finally urge Graham Platner to quit his…
In the wake of Graham Platner dropping out and potentially being replaced by Troy Jackson, Shenna Bellows or Nirav Shah,…
LEWISTON, Maine — Lewiston residents will have the final say on whether the city’s syringe exchange program should operate under…
Embattled Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing mounting pressure to withdraw from the race following serious allegations of…
The betting markets are proving to be a good friend of former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson as a possible…
The battle over whether Maine voters will be allowed to decide the future of girls’ sports and private spaces is…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) broke his silence and called on Graham Platner to withdraw from the race on Tuesday afternoon,…
As Democratic politicians and groups across the country rushed to disavow Graham Platner amid a new rape allegation, left-wing megadonor…
At a time when Americans are marking the nation’s 250th anniversary, one of the country’s most recognizable television personalities has…
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized weeks after suffering a medical emergency at his Washington, D.C., home, with his office…
Democrat candidate for governor Hannah Pingree split from her protege Sunday, proposing a moratorium on AI data centers, her first…
As audiences increasingly move away from traditional television broadcasts and printed newspapers in favor of digital news, Maine Wire TV…
Dirty little secret – the flames that are arguably ending Graham Platner’s U.S. Senate candidacy were fanned by Democrats, not…
Why now? For months, Democratic leaders defended, endorsed, or remained silent as controversy after controversy engulfed their U.S. Senate nominee,…
A conservative Washington news outlet is reporting Graham Platner, accused of rape Monday, will be withdrawing from Maine’s Senate race.…
AUGUSTA, Maine — With mounting calls from Democratic leaders for U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner to withdraw from the race,…
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner on Monday categorically denied a new allegation of sexual assault leveled by a former…
The new rape allegation made against Graham Platner by a former girlfriend on Monday place his Democratic supporters in an…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Democrats may soon discover that their decision to rally around Graham Platner was not simply a…
The Auburn City Council is scheduled to consider final approval Monday night of a new ordinance regulating syringe service programs,…
Vermont’s senior senator, a key supporter of Maine Democrat U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner, Sunday rejected the alleged hypocrisy of…
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office has announced the results of the two remaining recounts from the June 9 primary…
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, a newly released Gallup poll suggests national pride has fallen to its…
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has responded to the United States Supreme Court’s decision to uphold state laws barring biological…
Crazy Legs Conti, a Belmont, Massachusetts native, lost the annual July 4 Coney Island hot-dog eating contest Saturday to veteran…
A new Preble Street report identified more than 100 people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in a single section of Portland, raising…
GOP lawmakers say Gov. Janet Mills allowed political differences with President Donald Trump to cost Maine a valuable opportunity to…
President Donald Trump delivered a 35-minute national address Friday night from the National Mall as part of the “Salute to…
As Americans prepared to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used a nationally televised address…
The United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday to restrict the use of geofence warrants that allow law enforcement to…
While The Maine Wire is attempting to get the state’s see-no-evil, hear-no-evil lame-duck governor to actually do her job, the…
President Donald Trump delivered a forceful, nationally televised rebuke of communism Friday during an Independence Day event at Mount Rushmore…
Is Maine godless? Bobby Charles doesn’t think it has to stay that way. Fresh off securing the Republican nomination for…
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing renewed scrutiny following a report from NBC News that multiple women who…
Nearly three years after the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history, Lewiston is once again confronting a public safety crisis…this…
Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) has been receiving threats of death and violence on social media, she revealed on Wednesday, with…
The United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday that limitations on “coordinated party expenditures,” or money spent by a political…
President Donald Trump took his inaugural flight aboard a newly designated interim Air Force One on Wednesday, traveling from Joint…