Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) has been receiving threats of death and violence on social media, she revealed on Wednesday, with…
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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…
SULLIVAN, Maine – A Maine parents’ advocacy organization is calling for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) to be…
SULLIVAN, Maine – Just when it seemed Graham Platner’s controversies had reached what some at The Maine Wire jokingly call…
AUGUSTA, Maine – As Portland, Lewiston, and Bangor moved to restrict cooperation with federal immigration authorities, the political battle over…
Much of the discussion surrounding Graham Platner and his candidacy has focused on his Nazi tattoo, past controversial comments, fake…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Sunday, declaring that the “clock is ticking” as…
SEARSMONT, Maine – A firefighter was killed and multiple people were injured Friday morning after an explosion occurred during fire suppression…
Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) issued a response to Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud visit to Bangor on Thursday, claiming that…
BANGOR — Vice President JD Vance came to Bangor Thursday with a blunt message for Maine: the fraud problem is…
President Donald Trump has announced that he is looking to suspend the nation’s gas tax in the face of rising…
BANGOR, Maine – The Maine Republican Party announced that Vice President J.D. Vance will travel to Bangor on Thursday to…
LEWISTON, Maine — Another violent incident unfolded Sunday in Lewiston, where police are investigating what appears to be an intentional…
NEW YORK – Andrew Ferguson, co-chair of President Donald Trump’s federal anti-fraud committee with Vice President JD Vance, appeared Saturday…
LEWISTON, Maine – A survivor-led nonprofit organization says more than $84,000 has now been directly distributed to victims and survivors…
As Graham Platner pivots towards a pitched battle against Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) after Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) dropped out…
LEWISTON, Maine— Residents packed Lewiston City Hall chambers Tuesday night as public frustration over the city’s long-awaited property revaluation collided…
The White House has expressed support for making the moratorium on new regulations pertaining to North Atlantic Right Whale valid…
Portland, Maine – Graham Platner has built his U.S. Senate campaign around the image of an average Maine working man.…
“Welcome thy stranger.” “Love thy neighbor.” Those are the words Maine Democrats like to repeat, until the person asking questions…
The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case concerning the federal government’s efforts to end temporary…
LEWISTON, Maine — Fear is rising in Lewiston as reports of repeated gunfire incidents rattle neighborhoods, but when confronted directly…
PORTLAND, Maine – A dispute over next week’s WGME-TV Republican gubernatorial debate is intensifying after candidate Robert Wessels said he…
Hours before two of Maine’s leading Democratic candidates were prepared to speak with supporters on Lisbon St. in downtown Lewiston,…
Maine’s Legislature voted on Wednesday to uphold Gov. Janet Mills’ (D-Maine) surprise veto of a bill that would have placed…
A new hub for Somali-run home healthcare businesses appears to be taking shape at 100 Larrabee Road in Westbrook, where…
For eight years, the evidence has been piling up in plain view: MaineCare, the state’s $4-billion-and-growing Medicaid behemoth, has become…
PORTLAND, Maine – Portland city councilors are set for a busy Monday evening at City Hall, with several high-profile issues…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump was evacuated unharmed from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton Saturday…
WASHINGTON – What began as a high-profile evening of politics, media, and tradition abruptly turned into chaos Saturday night when…
Gov. Janet Mills’ Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is once again withholding payments from MaineCare providers, delaying some…
AUGUSTA — Former Maine Gov. and U.S. congressional candidate Paul LePage spoke Friday at the Maine GOP Convention in Augusta,…
SOUTH PORTLAND — Republican gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Bush has raised more than $2.1 million in his campaign for Maine governor,…
The Portland-based Luna Home Care has continued to draw in millions of dollars in Medicaid funding despite failing to pay…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced an 11-count federal indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center,…