Augusta resident Troy Jackson, the former Senate President from Allagash, has secured the Maine Democratic Party’s inside nod to take…
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Conservative grassroots organization Common Sense for Maine gathered Republican activists, candidates and supporters Thursday afternoon at Dunegrass Country Club, where…
Although both Republicans and Democrats in Maine appear to be largely in lockstep with the other members of their party,…
The left-wing FRAME Strategies lobbying firm with ties to Troy Jackson has been running the astroturfed “Chickadee Network” to boost…
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…
Former Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and former gubernatorial candidate Dr. Nirav Shah both suspended their campaigns for the…
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) announced Sunday that she is ending her campaign for the Democratic nomination for…
More than 1,000 protesters gathered in Portland’s Monument Square on Saturday despite steady rain, calling for the abolition of U.S.…
The non-Hispanic owner of a Wiscasset cleaning company is running the Spanish-language “Latinos en Maine – Hispanos en Maine” Facebook…
The White House on Wednesday posted four packages of declassified and formerly internal government records, a document dump that runs from…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump delivered a roughly 30-minute primetime address from the White House Thursday night, focusing on…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to work closely…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should temporarily suspend non-emergency vehicle stops while investigators determine…
Gov. Janet Mills traveled to Biddeford on Wednesday to meet with city officials, legislators and the family of the man…
President Donald Trump reversed course on the widely reported end to ICE traffic stops on Wednesday morning in a statement…
ICE ordered its agents on Tuesday to cease vehicle stops in immigration enforcement activities following the fatal shooting of Joan…
A shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents occurred in Biddeford on Monday morning. Reporting from the scene…
A shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents occurred in Biddeford on Monday morning. Early reporting from the…
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…
The Maine Democratic Party has launched an expedited nomination process to select a new candidate for the U.S. Senate, giving…
AUGUSTA, Maine — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner officially withdrew his candidacy Friday afternoon, submitting a formal letter to…
The Maine Democratic Party has released the official rules governing how candidates may seek the party’s nomination for U.S. Senate…
AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine voters were told the state needed a stronger red flag law for moments when warning signs…
Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is filing paperwork to end his Senate campaign amid a rape allegation and calls for…
Embattled Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing mounting pressure to withdraw from the race following serious allegations of…
Why now? For months, Democratic leaders defended, endorsed, or remained silent as controversy after controversy engulfed their U.S. Senate nominee,…
Graham Platner, the ex-Marine with a Totenkopf tattoo and an oyster hobby whose Icarus-like rise in American politics saw him…
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, a newly released Gallup poll suggests national pride has fallen to its…
President Donald Trump delivered a 35-minute national address Friday night from the National Mall as part of the “Salute to…
President Donald Trump delivered a forceful, nationally televised rebuke of communism Friday during an Independence Day event at Mount Rushmore…
Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) has been receiving threats of death and violence on social media, she revealed on Wednesday, with…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner continued his statewide campaign Wednesday with a well-attended rally in Cumberland, where supporters gathered…
Maine’s Office of New Americans (ONA) announced that self-described “opportunity optimizer” and longtime Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and migrant…
A top Maine labor spokesman and vocal supporter of Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing backlash after using…
The United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday to uphold the country’s current understanding of birthright citizenship, striking down President…
The U.S. Treasury Department has permanently barred from the banking industry a former Quontic Bank mortgage officer who originated dozens…
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has spent more than four decades building what was once considered a fringe political…
As Lewiston prepares for a special City Council meeting Tuesday night to address a surge in youth gun violence, U.S.…
Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) was inaccurately telling students in its health science program that they needed to receive a…
Clinton family farmers are taking action after an inspector from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (ACF) arrived…
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling could dramatically reshape the future for thousands of Haitian migrants who were housed in…
Graham Platner has built his campaign for U.S. Senate around a carefully crafted image: the working-class Marine veteran, the man…
President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a scheduled Capitol Hill ceremony to sign the landmark, bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing…
Thrice-censured radical left-wing Bangor City Councilor Joseph Leonard went on an anti-ICE tirade during Monday’s council meeting before an ordinance…
By Nicole Silverio, Capitol Hill Reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Senate passed a piece of bipartisan legislation…
A Lewiston resident says a bullet struck his garage during a shooting Sunday evening near Walnut and Bradley streets, the…
HALLOWELL, Maine — Republican leaders, candidates, activists, and volunteers gathered Saturday morning at the Maine GOP’s Unity Breakfast at Maple…
By: Jon Fetherston Graham Platner wants Maine voters to send him to Washington as a United States senator. Think about…
Maine election officials on Friday released final results from several key primary contests more than a week after voters went…
Graham Platner’s tax plan includes a new “global billionaire minimum tax” that would require the U.S. to coordinate taxpayer information…
President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have signed an interim ceasefire agreement to end the war that began…
The FBI foiled an alleged terrorist plot targeting the UFC America 250 event at the White House over the weekend,…
Seven days after Maine’s June primary election, questions are emerging about the handling of ranked-choice voting results after reporting issues…
The South Portland City Council voted Thursday to immediately terminate the city’s contract with Flock Safety, a controversial surveillance company…
Vice President JD Vance is set to appear live and in studio on ABC’s daytime talk show The View on…
Nearly a week after Maine voters went to the polls, the final results in three major primary races remain undecided…
The Office of State Fire Marshal announced Sunday that 76-year-old Searsmont Assistant Fire Chief Wayne Woodbury has died following his…
The United States and Iran appear to be on the verge of a landmark framework agreement that could formally end…
A Cumberland County corrections officer was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week, according to a June 12…
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) warned against underestimating Graham Platner’s electoral chances in a Wednesday memo following his primary…
Maine Democrat Senate nominee Graham Platner has come under heavy fire for his many immoral and vile statements. These include…
SULLIVAN, Maine – An apparent digital oversight by Graham Platner’s U.S. Senate campaign has opened the door for a new…
President Donald Trump referred to Graham Platner as a thug and speculated that he was the worst person to ever…
AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine’s 2026 primary elections delivered decisive victories in some races while triggering the state’s ranked-choice voting system…
President Donald Trump renewed his endorsement of former Governor Paul LePage for congress on Monday, just one day ahead of…
AUGUSTA, Maine – As Maine’s June 9 primary comes to a close, campaign signs have once again become a familiar…
PORTLAND, Maine — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner delivered a combative and deeply anti-establishment speech Sunday evening at the…
Bernie Sanders is afraid Graham Platner may about to be toast. That’s why he posted a lengthy hail-mary tweet over…
By Jon Fetherston There was a time in American politics when character mattered. Not perfection. Not ideological purity. Not whether…
LEWISTON, Maine – A former Lewiston city councilor is facing growing criticism after a local educator was temporarily placed on…
On the morning of Tuesday, June 2 — exactly one week before the June 9 primary, and with in-person absentee…
The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) is planning to cut up to $400 million worth of construction and upgrade projects…
A new internal poll conducted on behalf of the Pine Tree Results PAC, working to elect Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine),…
New allegations about Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner’s past conduct emerged this week after a New York Times report…
LEWISTON, Maine — More than a hundred residents, law enforcement officials, elected leaders, educators, and gubernatorial candidates gathered Wednesday night…
Graham Platner’s campaign issued a damage control memo on Wednesday, bragging about his fundraising numbers and a new internal poll…
Two Navy veterans have raised questions about the veracity of Maine gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles’ military record and sharply criticized…
LEWISTON, Maine – The Lewiston City Council voted Tuesday night to formally censure Ward 3 Councilor Scott Harriman for what…
BUCKSPORT, Maine – A proposal to begin Bucksport Town Council meetings with the Pledge of Allegiance has sparked debate among…
LEWISTON, Maine — Five juveniles have been charged in connection with a retaliatory shooting on Pierce Street, Lewiston Police announced…
AUGUSTA – Maine lawmakers are calling for a formal investigation into the Maine Community Foundation after alleging that millions of…
PORTLAND, Maine – Just how well is Graham Platner’s campaign going? That question has become harder to ignore as the…
A public dispute between former Obama adviser Jon Favreau and former Biden adviser Neera Tanden has exposed a deeper divide…
PORTLAND, Maine – Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing fresh scrutiny after a sexually suggestive profile tied to…
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson is receiving support from a PAC funded by a variety of out-of-state organizations and a…
LEWISTON, Maine – Lewiston City Councilor and state Rep. Scott Harriman is facing a third formal censure by the City…
LEWISTON, Maine – Reports of gunfire on Bartlett Street late Thursday night are raising new concerns in a city already…
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Maine after Secretary of State Shenna Bellows refused to…
LEWISTON, Maine – In a wide-ranging interview with The Maine Wire, Lewiston Police Chief Carly Conley painted a sobering picture…
The White House released an update on its war against fraud on Tuesday shortly before a press conference from Vice…
A student at Hampden Academy brought a firearm onto school grounds in his car last Wednesday, triggering a police response.…
Secretary of State (SoS) Shenna Bellows decided on Tuesday to remove the referendum question to protect girls’ sports and spaces…
PORTLAND, Maine – After a bruising week filled with controversy and growing scrutiny, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner appeared…
WASHINGTON – For many Americans, Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, a long weekend filled with cookouts, travel…
WASHINGTON — A gunman was shot and killed by U.S. Secret Service officers Saturday evening after authorities say he opened…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump canceled plans to spend the weekend away from Washington and will skip his son Donald…
AUGUSTA, Maine – A top official in Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ office has recommended invalidating a citizen initiative…