By Jon Fetherston For years, Maine taxpayers were told everything was under control. This week, Washington made it clear it…
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The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a 50-49 vote at approximately 4:31 a.m. Saturday, elevating…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced legislation Friday aimed at strengthening oversight of the Medicare home health program, combating fraud,…
The two leading U.S. betting markets show the Democrat U.S. Senate candidate in Maine shellacking the veteran Republican incumbent. Polymarket…
Biddeford Mayor Liam LaFountain is calling on a regional land-use board to determine if it mistakenly granted University of New…
Maggie Haberman of The New York Times has been the self-appointed Trump conscience since he first emerged on the nation’s…
HOLDEN, Maine – Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) has received the endorsement of the National Rifle Association’s Political Victory…
President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders on Thursday aimed at narrowing the scope of birthright citizenship, marking the…
During an anti-fraud roundtable Wednesday, White House Domestic Policy Council Director Vince Haley outlined ten proposals aimed at combating fraud…
The case against Rockland bus driver Jeffrey Colburn, 65, of Camden, was downgraded to a civil violation after he was…
The South Portland City Council voted 5-1 Tuesday to ask voters for approval of an $88 million bond to fund…
Wednesday’s accusation by State Rep. Deqa Dhalac that President Donald Trump and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller…
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday evening to urge the Senate to pass a bill that would…
Two days after Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz visited Maine to meet with former…
The New Hampshire Attorney General issued a cease-and-desist order against the Amherst, New Hampshire, school district and superintendent after teachers…
From 2019 to 2025, Maine spent more than $22 million in state and federal tax dollars on syringe services programs…
Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson is demanding the release of a Maine Medical Center nurse from Zambia after she was…
The chief city councilor in the Maine city where a federal immigration agent fatally shot an immigrant says it’s time…
The Lewiston City Council rejected a proposal to extend the city’s temporary moratorium on mobile home park lot rent increases…
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R) announced Tuesday that she will vote against the confirmation of Todd Blanche…
The astroturfed left-wing Chickadee Network shut down after the political insiders running it signed on to Troy Jackson’s Senate campaign…
Maine Wire reporter Jon Fetherston met with Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
Last week, all non-emergency measures approved by the Legislature during the most recent session went into effect, including the $500…
Maine joined a coalition of 25 states on Monday in filing a federal lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration’s…
No sooner did an infamous former congresswoman stop in Portland for a lobster than the food critics pounced. Ex-U.S. Rep.…
New York City taxpayers will spend at least $70 million to establish five government-backed grocery stores offering steeply discounted food…
President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran is facing its “last chance” to reach an agreement with the United States,…
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is set to appear Tuesday in…
The Harringtons scored a major victory in their effort to pass a food sovereignty ordinance in Clinton on Tuesday when…
The first of Maine’s controversial $300 “affordability” checks are now in the mail, nearly seven months after Gov. Janet Mills…
President Donald Trump has called off planned “massive strikes” against Iran and announced that diplomatic negotiations will resume through intermediaries,…
Biddeford Police are denying they’ll arrest protestors writing anti-ICE messages on public buildings with chalk, contrary to a Democrat state…
The founder of a popular liberal Maine news outlet is wondering whether the New York Times is living under a…
As Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Troy Jackson campaigns across Maine as a champion of working families and rural communities, one…
Maine’s default Democrat nominee Troy Jackson is launching his first general-election ad, highlighting his own background as a labor organizer…
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Troy Jackson sharply criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), President Donald Trump, and U.S. Sen.…
By: Jon Fetherston What has happened to leadership in Maine? Somewhere along the way, we stopped expecting our elected officials…
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office is declining to determine whether Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Troy Jackson is eligible to…
Poor Troy Jackson. He can’t buy a serious ticket to a U.S. Senate seat without first enduring a ribald ribbing…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) to prevent the Department of Education from transferring several major offices to…
The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston heard arguments Wednesday in a case out of Maine concerning the state’s…
Boston Police have identified the woman killed in a rental linked by family to U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-MA. Yoseliani…
Elon Musk is preparing to put the financial power of the world’s largest personal fortune behind Republican candidates ahead of…
Former Gov. Paul LePage’s congressional campaign fired back Thursday after Democratic candidate Matt Dunlap used a Bangor press conference to…
A social-media influencer who wondered the best way to entertain a girlfriend in northern Maine, went to the source. Who…
Maine’s Congressional delegation has asked the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to clarify federal guidance that could potentially result in…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination Wednesday during a contentious Senate Homeland…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pete Buttigieg are enjoying an early lead in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire.…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed Democrat Troy Jackson in Maine’s U.S. Senate race, drawing immediate comparisons between Jackson’s…
A Maine comic book artist is facing a criminal assault charge stemming from the alleged attack on a Maine Wire…
“Yes to Responsible Housing. No to Belfort Landing.” The message is impossible to miss. White signs stand in front yards…
The Trump administration has filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to reinstate a controversial executive order…
Vermont’s senior U.S. senator is refusing to apologize for supporting a U.S. Senate candidate from Maine who dropped out of…
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio currently sit as frontrunners for the 2028 Republican presidential primary…
Dr. Anthony Fauci will return to Capitol Hill this week for what could become one of the most closely watched…
Sen. Susan Collins announced Wednesday that the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved with bipartisan support a slate…
The federal government is reviewing Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s employee-vetting procedures following the fatal July 13 shooting of a Colombian…
The last time WABC-770AM’s Sid Rosenberg criticized New York City’s first Muslim mayor Rosenberg called him a human cockroach. In…
President Obama rewrote the woke liberal playbook Friday, offering heartfelt words of encouragement to embattled white basketball star Caitlin Clark…
Maine ended the 2026 fiscal year with a General Fund revenue surplus of more than $148 million, delivering a major…
Former White House COVID-19 adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci is returning to Capitol Hill this week under subpoena, where he is…
Before delegates formally handed former Senate President Troy Jackson the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate on Saturday, Maine Democratic Party…
The general election campaign for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat officially shifted into high gear Sunday after Democrats nominated former Maine…
Screenshot Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson officially secured the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, capping off…
President Donald Trump returned to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Friday night, delivering an hour-long address that mixed tributes…
By Jon Fetherston Here is a nickel’s worth of free advice for every Republican running for office in Maine: Stop…
A slim majority of Independents in Maine are opposed to the use of ranked choice voting in the state, according…
Just hours before Maine Democrats are scheduled to meet in Bangor to select a replacement nominee for the U.S. Senate,…
The Maine Democratic Party will gather Saturday in Bangor to select a replacement for former U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner,…
Another late-night shooting has rattled a Lewiston neighborhood after gunfire struck an occupied apartment building on Pierce Street, underscoring the…
The owner of The Cookie Jar of Maine says she has been nabbed for failure to account for a state…
Stephen Kerrigan, chair of the Massachusetts Democrat Party, is on probation after being arrested last month on drunk driving charges,…
Approximately 20 clergy members and faith leaders from across Maine gathered Thursday morning at Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse to condemn…
Conservative grassroots organization Common Sense for Maine gathered Republican activists, candidates and supporters Thursday afternoon at Dunegrass Country Club, where…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump is rolling out a sweeping new round of tariffs against dozens of American trading…
A USA Today opinion column comparing the rhetoric surrounding WNBA star Caitlin Clark to the circumstances surrounding the 1955 lynching…
A former State Department official who led Jewish outreach for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign has publicly broken with…
Just weeks after retiring as the legendary bubbly Fox News weather gal, Janice Dean is settling a bitter score. Dean…
By allowing the deadline to challenge the Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ finding of a “credible allegation of…
Although both Republicans and Democrats in Maine appear to be largely in lockstep with the other members of their party,…
Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins (R) announced Monday that Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub — an economic development initiative…
The left-wing FRAME Strategies lobbying firm with ties to Troy Jackson has been running the astroturfed “Chickadee Network” to boost…
“We continued to ask Graham for the billionth time in this race if there was any information he had not…
BIDDEFORD, Maine — Biddeford Mayor Liam LaFountain called for a transparent investigation into the fatal shooting of Johann Sebastián Durán…
LEWISTON, Maine — In a dramatic reorganization of city leadership Tuesday night, the Lewiston City Council voted 6-1 to remove…
A Chinese man living in Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced to time served on Monday after pleading guilty last year…
Melissa Dunn has spent years presenting herself as a peace activist, tenant advocate and community organizer in Lewiston. But her…
PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Police Department reported warrants and violations of conditions of release as the city’s most common…
Bob Marley, arguably Maine’s funniest export, was forced to dive into the lake by his camp when his sweatpants caught…
LEEDS, Maine — Republican gubernatorial nominee Bobby Charles is calling on Democratic nominee Hannah Pingree and independent candidate Rick Bennett…
AUBURN, Maine — Following more hours of testimony from state officials, healthcare providers, city staff, addiction recovery advocates and residents,…
A coalition of 39 U.S. senators, including Maine Independent Angus King and 38 Democratic senators, is demanding answers from the…
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced Sunday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers will soon be required to…
A death investigation is underway in Boston after police discovered a deceased person Saturday afternoon at a multi-family rental property…
Republican State Senate candidate John Andrews announced a plan on Monday to create a new executive branch office dedicated to…
AUGUSTA, Maine — A conservative advocacy organization founded, by state Rep. Laurel Libby, has released a detailed accounting of what…
The Lewiston City Council could remove Council President David Chittim from his leadership position Tuesday following months of controversy over…
Former Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and former gubernatorial candidate Dr. Nirav Shah both suspended their campaigns for the…
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson emerged as the clear front-runner Saturday as Maine Democrats began the unprecedented process of…