Maine State Attorney General Aaron Frey, alongside a number of other defendants, have appealed a lower court ruling that nixed…
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The Democrat Socialist poised to become the next boss of America’s largest blue city came out of a Maine college…
Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday used the ongoing federal shutdown to attack the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress, as…
More than $2 million has been raised in opposition to Question 1 on this November’s ballot, a citizens initiative that…
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., has called on progressive candidate Graham Platner to withdraw from the Democratic primary for the U.S.…
Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, a self-avowed socialist, has seen his lead greatly shrink over the past…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat running to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins during the midterm elections, is under fire…
Maine’s Legislative Council met on Thursday to determine which proposed pieces of legislation will be considered as bills during the…
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) is once again facing scrutiny for factually-challenged remarks, this time targeting Sen. Susan Collins…
Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins (R) is among a group of GOP lawmakers co-sponsoring a bill to ensure that Supplemental Nutrition…
Voters in Portland will head to the polls a week from tomorrow to decide whether to raise the city’s minimum…
The newly-hired campaign manager for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is stepping down, according to two people familiar with…
Kennebunk Select Board member Leslie Trentalange suggested during a school board meeting last week that concerned parents who don’t want…
An old Maine saying counsels “if you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.” If any real stock is to…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner spent Sunday afternoon on the defensive during a virtual town hall, attempting to rally…
A College Republicans chapter is facing criticism for disavowing its own guest speaker who gave a passionate speech in which…
Republican lawmakers are pushing for permanent fixes to address the startling number of illegal migrant truckers wreaking havoc on American…
The brash Maine military veteran whose U.S. Senate dream has been rocked by myriad scandals is revamping his campaign staff…
Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, to decide several competitive City Council races that will shape…
Pine Tree State Polls are rarely as interesting as the most recent one. As the current occupant of the Blaine…
Standing in downtown Lewiston on a rainy night this week, Republican candidate for Governor Robert “Bobby” Charles issued a direct…
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to take…
Maine Rep. Jared Golden, one of the most vulnerable House Democrats seeking reelection in 2026, faces an uphill climb in…
Democrats on Maine’s Legislative Council voted against a proposed bill that would have outlawed AI-generated child pornography on Thursday as…
Sullivan oysterman Graham Platner enjoys a significant lead over Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) in a heated Senate race despite recent…
Early polling indicates that Mainers are extremely closely divided over both of this November’s referendum questions, according to the latest…
Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been halted for November amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, leaving…
Frustration is reaching a boiling point in Newburgh as local officials say they’ve received no communication from state or federal…
Augusta voters have a chance to reverse the woke agenda and put a conservative majority on their school board, with…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles sharply criticized former Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah’s (D) handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing…
The spirit of revival was in abundance when the Cumberland County Republican Committee hosted a community event Tuesday evening to…
Former Republican New Hampshire Sen. John E. Sununu will make another run for his old seat which he held from…
A long-simmering debate in Portland politics has resurfaced as several city councilors continue to decline to stand for the Pledge…
With Zohran Mamdani now solidifying his double-digit lead in NYC’s mayor race, his pro-terrorist rap singing is getting new attention.…
A New Hampshire woman is facing wrongful voting charges after she was arrested for allegedly requesting an absentee ballot in…
The Fraternal Order of Police, Maine’s largest police union representing more than 1,000 law enforcement officers statewide, announced its formal…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Planter is once again at the center of a political firestorm after a newly released…
A Maine parents’ group is working to gather 70,000 signatures in order to put a referendum question on the 2026…
Maine is promulgating climate, energy and equity policies that have had an adverse disparate impact on rural Maine and the…
Cumberland County commissioners are sharply divided over whether to continue or end a long-standing contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reintroduced legislation Thursday aimed at lowering prescription drug costs by speeding…
The South Portland City Council is set to consider a resolve Tuesday night that appears to indirectly encourage opposition to…
Former Arizona Congresswoman and current gun control activist Gabby Giffords is looking for late-game donations to convince Mainers to support…
I have studied Maine history my entire adult life and spent 20 years in state government and politics, and it…
Former state health official Dr. Nirav Shah, best known for leading the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention through…
Bill Clarke who has previously run for office in Maine with the U.S. Taxpayers’ Party, is now seeking to challenge…
Republican members of the Maine Legislature’s Appropriations and Taxation Committees on Friday called for a November public hearing to consider…
The patient still lives, but the prognosis is grim, Maine’s top fiscal official told lawmakers on Friday regarding the federal…
Former state Rep. Genevieve McDonald has resigned as political director from Graham Platner’s U.S. Senate campaign following the release of…
Most of us who won’t be voting in the Democrat primary next year noticed something interesting this week: within 24…
Senate Democrats on Thursday voted to block consideration of the fiscal year 2026 Defense Appropriations Bill, prompting sharp criticism from…
Democrat U.S. Representative from Maine’s Second District Jared Golden urged voters to reject Question 1 at the ballot box this…
As Secretary of State Shenna Bellows—and her gubernatorial campaign—deals with the fallout from a Newburgh woman discovering 250 (unordered) absentee…
Socialist New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani suggested at a debate Thursday that he would not defund the New…
A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted former Trump national security adviser John Bolton on 18 counts of illegally hoarding…
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has ordered Common Sense for Maine to stop prefilling the party affiliation section on…
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows hasn’t provided voters with any new information regarding the discovery of 250 absentee ballots…
Gov. Janet Mills made a campaign stop Thursday morning at Maine Beer Company in Freeport, where brewery co-founder Dan Kleban,…
The Marine veteran-turned-oyster-farmer — a rising Democratic Senate candidate in Maine — once called himself a “communist,” dismissed “all” police…
Maine’s Democratic senatorial primary is revealing a potential split in the party between the established Democrats who urged Gov. Janet…
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi raged at a LindellTV reporter on Wednesday who asked if she is concerned about being…
Mennonites in Dexter are leaving Maine for religious reasons after the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), headed by Secretary of…
Republican lawmakers in Maine have announced plans to introduce legislation implementing one of the new tax credits created by the…
Pumpkinfest — what has long been a non-political, family-oriented festival of seasonal fun in midcoast towns of Newcastle and Damariscotta…
The “No Kings” movement is returning to Maine this weekend with rallies planned in several cities and towns across the…
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — One day after former President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom posthumously to Turning Point…
The Portland Jetport is now among the several airports nationwide declining to play a video from Department of Homeland Security…
When the late, one-term U.S. Senator Bill Hathaway passed away a little more than a decade ago, Mainers were too…
Two-term Maine Democrat Governor Janet Mills, 77, formally announced her 2026 Senate bid to unseat the incumbent Sen. Susan Collins…
Governor Janet Mills used her Tuesday speech at a rule of law seminar at Hannaford Hall on the University of…
As online and mail-in voter registration came to an end at the close of business Tuesday, Mainers are still able…
Almost all Senate Democrats voted down a bipartisan effort to reopen the government on Tuesday as the funding lapse hit…
Maine’s Gov. Janet Mills (D), who announced her intent to run for the United States Senate Tuesday morning, has officially…
Beer brewer and short-lived Democratic Senate candidate Dan Kleban suspended his campaign on Tuesday, just 41 days after it began,…
By Robert Wessels In light of everything that has unfolded over the past few weeks, including the discoveryof hundreds of…
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida delivered the keynote address Monday at the Freedom and Opportunity Luncheon hosted by the…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer commended President Donald Trump on Monday for brokering the Middle East peace deal to end…
The Rockland Democrat lawmaker whose “affordable housing” reputation quickly went south earlier this year is notably absent from Knox county…
Multiple pro-Palestine hecklers disrupted former Vice President Kamala Harris’s book tour Saturday in Chicago as she promoted her memoir, “107…
Executive Branch agencies initiated another round of mass firings of federal employees Friday as the government shutdown stretches on. The…
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Maine Democrat Rep. Jared Golden issued a lengthy Substack post on Friday morning urging lawmakers in Washington to end the…
The Newburgh Board of Selectmen’s chairman is growing increasingly frustrated over what he describes as a lack of communication and…
A federal judge ruled Thursday to temporarily block President Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard in Chicago, Illinois. As…
Maine has now become involved in an Oregon lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his Administration over the deployment of…
In a series of breathless reports over the past twenty-four hours, national news outlets ranging from Punchbowl News to the…
Maine’s U.S. Senate race is shaping up to be a defining battle not just for the state but for the…
This November’s question 1 has quickly become a polarizing topic in the State of Maine, with those on either side…
Two rallies staged opposite one another in Scarborough on Wednesday highlighted sharply divided views on immigration enforcement in Maine. A…
The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving an Illinois law allowing ballots to be…
A wide-ranging poll from Harvard CAPS and Harris Poll examined voter views on numerous current events and policies, finding majority…
Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) has indicated that she will not enact some of the changes made by federal lawmakers…
U.S. Senator Susan Collins sharply criticized on Monday morning the handling of ballots found improperly delivered to a residence in…
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New Hampshire’s Republican Governor Kelly Ayotte signed two executive orders on Monday aimed at curtailing the influence of foreign adversaries,…
A messy Democratic primary is buoying Republican hopes to flip a purple House seat during the midterms. Maine State Auditor…
The U.S. Treasury Department announced Friday that it is considering minting new $1 coins bearing President Donald Trump’s image with…
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The scourge of antisemitism has been on the rise for several years in the U.S., most recently on college campuses, and perhaps…
Houlton Town Councilor Jon McLaughlin resigned Friday, effective immediately, following the arrest of the town manager last week. In announcing…