Former Arizona Congresswoman and current gun control activist Gabby Giffords is looking for late-game donations to convince Mainers to support…
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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…
Health care entrepreneur Jonathan Bush is expected to jump into the 2026 Maine governor’s race Wednesday in Belfast a move…
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) highlighted China’s role as a world leader in human trafficking,…
The Honest Elections Project, a non-partisan organization dedicated to ensuring election integrity, submitted two Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) requests…
A Southern Maine Community College student has launched a new chapter of Turning Point USA on campus, just weeks after…
President Donald Trump on Friday issued a blunt ultimatum to Hamas, giving the militant group until 6 p.m. Eastern on…
No Labels officially withdrew as a recognized political party in Maine on Thursday, less than two years after it gained…
Maine’s House Republican leadership demanded accountability and an explanation from Secretary of State Shenna Bellows after Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve…
Vice President JD Vance and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered a joint briefing on Wednesday afternoon, intensifying pressure…
By Robert Wessels I believe in protecting our communities. I believe in preserving the Constitution. Those two goals are not…
Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday blamed Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown, saying they triggered the crisis by insisting…
By Ben Midgley For too many Mainers, the opportunity to achieve the American Dream is passing by. As a father…
A Newburgh resident expecting an Amazon delivery of rice, paper plates and a toy lightsaber instead opened a box to…
YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump, marking another major victory…
PORTLAND, Maine — Community activists are urging Cumberland County Commissioners to terminate the jail’s contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs…
President Donald Trump’s (R) administration is asking the United States Supreme Court to uphold the Executive Order issued on Inauguration…
War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday a slew of new personnel fitness and grooming directives going after “fat general” and…
The White House released their 20-step plan to bring peace to the Gaza Strip Monday, which includes the demilitarization of…
Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) doubled down on her opposition to the upcoming red-flag law referendum question on Friday with an…
The Department of Homeland Security last week sharply rejected allegations from Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, that immigration officials were blocking…
Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap appears to have decided in favor of running a primary campaign against Rep. Jared Golden…
Colby College evacuated and locked down two buildings on Monday morning after an email claimed that a bomb had been…
President Donald Trump on Monday announced a 100% tariff on “any and all” movies produced outside the U.S. Trump shared…
Maine’s Congressional delegation has sent a letter to the Education Secretary Linda McMahon urging her to reverse the Department of…
The Maine Secretary of State’s Offices has released the 2025 Maine Citizen’s Guide to the Referendum Election, available both online…
Republicans on Maine’s Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs (ACF) called on Attorney General (AG) Aaron Frey to remove a…
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) signed on to a statement from the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus condemning political violence in the…
The Maine Democratic Party announced in April that it had found a new executive director after an extensive search. That…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) and the Maine State Housing Authority announced Tuesday that $2.3 million worth of state grants will…
As if it were not enough that Charlie Kirk was cut down on a college campus in Utah by a…
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) signaled her view of the assassination of Charlie Kirk on Friday by voting “present” on…
A New Hampshire man is in custody after police say he threatened to kill Gov. Kelly Ayotte. Tristan Anderson, 22,…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris must explain her decision to conceal then-President Joe Biden’s failing health and obvious infirmity in…
Twenty-three years ago Angela Walker beat a man to death in an Old Orchard Beach confrontation stemming from an insult…
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) penned a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons, adding her voice…
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows responded Wednesday afternoon to the lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against…
The field of U.S. Senate wannabes is growing by leaps and pounds – evidence the latest candidate worried you’re putting…
Houlton residents are up in arms over a new council policy limiting free speech by banning critical comments during town…
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The arguably most entitled racist graduate ever to come out of Maine’s finest school is pledging to jail Israel’s prime…
In a reversal of a months-long pattern of state government seeking civil legal relief against the Feds, the United States…
Five of the Republican candidates vying for the nomination in next June’s primary to carry the party’s mantle in the…
Portland City Councilor Regina Phillips appeared to acknowledge that she was celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk in response to…