Four-term congressman Jared Golden’s (D-Maine) surprise announcement on Wednesday that he would not be seeking re-election drastically altered the high-stakes…
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President Donald Trump has granted “full, complete and unconditional” pardons to several high-profile allies accused of attempting to overturn the…
The reports of ballots turning up in unexpected places during elections are often described by officials as isolated and unlikely…
Valerie Adams, a former Assistant District Attorney in Cumberland County, confirmed she will run for District Attorney in 2026, days…
Local prosecutors charged a Mexican man currently serving as mayor of a small American city with unlawfully voting multiple times…
President Donald Trump on Sunday described critics of his tariff strategy as “fools” and pledged that the government will distribute…
Governor Janet Mills (D) said Sunday she expects full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to begin Monday, condemning what…
The United States Senate took the first step Sunday toward ending the government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats…
A closely watched race for an at-large seat on the Westbrook City Council is headed for a recount after a…
A federal grand jury has issued subpoenas to former CIA Director John Brennan and former senior FBI officials Peter Strzok…
In the wake of a top-level staffing exodus in recent weeks, U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) is doubling down…
Governor Janet Mills (D) has directed the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to issue full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food-aid program for about 42 million Americans is caught in fresh legal and funding…
A senior prosecutor has departed the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office amid allegations of internal conflict and concerns about workplace…
The nation’s first-ever transgender-identifying state lawmaker, a former New Hampshire Democratic representative for Nashua, pleaded guilty this week to the…
Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins (R) has asked U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to provide disaster assistance to…
Anti-Trump attorney George Conway celebrated the former Justice Department employee who threw a footlong Subway sandwich at a United States…
Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey blocked legislation that would withhold lawmakers’ paychecks until the government shutdown ends. Republican Florida Sen.…
U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) held a town hall at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath Thursday evening,…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday aimed at protecting American specialty crop farmers…
California voters have approved Proposition 50, a redistricting measure that temporarily removes congressional map-drawing authority from the state’s independent redistricting…
Conservatives picked up an additional seat on the Augusta City Council election on Tuesday after a newcomer defeated the incumbent…
State Rep. Tiffany D. Roberts (D-South Berwick) launched her campaign for Maine’s First District Congressional seat in her home town…
Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday that voters delivered a clear rebuke to proposed changes to Maine’s absentee voting laws, rejecting…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is on a collision course with President Donald Trump over nixing a longstanding legislative tool…
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a major challenge to President Donald Trump’s global tariff program, a case…
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) will not seek re-election in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, he announced on Wednesday, citing increased…
Maine litigator Joshua Dunlap has been confirmed to the U.S .Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, becoming the only…
State Rep. Tiffany Roberts (D-South Berwick) has formally filed paperwork to run for Maine’s First Congressional District, setting up a…
Falmouth residents have narrowly rejected an effort to repeal the town’s new pesticide and fertilizer ordinance, with about 55 percent…
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member and transgender-identifying male Wil Theime, who goes by Ramona, secured victory in the…
Liberal candidates dominated in Augusta’s school board election on Tuesday, retaining two seats and gaining a third previously held by…
There was a ray of hope for Maine conservatives amid a string of failures at the voting booth on Tuesday,…
Biddeford voters have approved the formation of a charter commission, signaling support for a formal review of the city’s governing…
For the second year in a row, voters in Kennebunkport rejected a proposal to construct a new town hall, defeating…
Two contenders emerged victorious Tuesday in the only contested race of the season for the Sanford City Council, as voters…
Bangor voters have elected Angela Walker, who was convicted of manslaughter nearly a quarter century ago, as a new city…
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows appeared at the polls in Bangor on Tuesday evening, where she offered remarks on…
Liam LaFountain was elected the next mayor of Biddeford on Tuesday, winning a three-way race to lead one of southern…
Voters in Maine’s largest city decisively approved a minimum wage increase on Tuesday, endorsing a city councilor’s proposal to raise…
South Portland residents voted Tuesday to approve a natural grass field for their high school’s athletic complex by a decisive…
“The Charlie Kirk Show” on Sunday published the final long-form interview that Charlie Kirk conducted, during which he and his…
President Donald Trump’s long-standing battle over tariffs — a defining element of his presidency and economic worldview — will face…
Former vice president, secretary of defense, White House chief of staff and congressman from Wyoming Richard Bruce Cheney has died…
Maine’s Gov. Janet Mills (D) has again issued a statement urging lawmakers to extend the expanded health insurance tax credits…
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) has signed onto a bill that would keep benefits from both Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
Voters across Maine head to the polls Tuesday, November 4, to decide two major statewide ballot questions and several local…
The Trump administration said Monday it will partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) after two federal judges ordered…
Conservative activist and parental rights advocate Nicholas Blanchard is planning to sue the Augusta Police Department after he was arrested…
For all the sound and fury surrounding Question 1 on Tuesday’s ballot, Question 2 seems like a forgotten sibling about…
State Rep. Kristen Cloutier announced Thursday she is resigning from her seat representing District 94, effective immediately, after seven years…
Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner held a campaign rally Sunday at Portland’s State Theatre, offering a familiar message about community…
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Progressive Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has faced massive backlash in recent weeks, culminating in the revelation that he…
The head of Maine’s leading news TV network apparently felt forced to distance himself from a controversial ex-employee who for…
Governor Janet Mills on Friday praised two federal court rulings that compel the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release emergency…
One of Maine’s largest abortion care providers will end its primary care services on Friday after a federal court ruled…
The Trump Administration has drastically reduced the refugee admission cap for fiscal year 2026, dropping it from 125,000 to just…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills, 77, has declined to commit to releasing her medical records as she runs for U.S. Senate…
With early voting now closed, Maine voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 4, to cast their ballots…
The national finance director for U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has resigned, citing “differences in professional standards” with the campaign,…
President Donald Trump urged Republicans to eliminate the Senate filibuster to bring an end to the month-long government shutdown on…
State Sen. Matthew Harrington (R-York) is praising the Sanford City Council for urging state lawmakers to take stronger action on…
Rent control could be coming to Brunswick if Ramona Thieme, the only candidate across the state currently running to receive…
The Maine State Housing Authority announced Wednesday that the Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP) will not be opening on November…
Governor Janet Mills (D) joined the chief executives of 20 other states Thursday in calling on President Trump to release…
Just days before Mainers head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, the controversy surrounding 250 absentee ballots found inside…
Governor Janet Mills has kept a notably low profile in her campaign for the U.S. Senate, even as her Democratic…
It takes a surfeit of sympathy really to feel badly for a Member of Congress, but when one votes for…
A downtown Lewiston apartment building that was condemned more than a year ago is at the center of renewed controversy…
Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday that she is releasing $1.25 million in state and private funds to help offset the…
A member of Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s staff has been fired following his arrest on charges of drug trafficking…
Kennebunk Select Board Vice Chair Leslie Trentalange issued a non-apology during Tuesday’s board meeting after she claimed that parents concerned…
The Senate approved a resolution blocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada on Wednesday evening, dealing a symbolic blow to…
A coalition of pro-illegal immigrant nonprofits established a Maine hotline last week for people to report sightings of Immigration and…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins may face the toughest reelection fight of her career, and one of the most competitive in…
The Lincoln County Budget Advisory Committee recommended earlier this month that just one dollar go toward funding District Attorney (DA)…
Maine State Attorney General Aaron Frey, alongside a number of other defendants, have appealed a lower court ruling that nixed…
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…