In the first Navy mission of its kind, a Connecticut naval base “borrowed” hundreds of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers.The traveling…
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Presidential nephew Billy Bush disclosed on Hannity’s podcast a 2016 news-network campaign to keep Trump out of the White House.Bush,…
When is anyone going to be held accountable? That is the question hanging over Maine’s home health and MaineCare scandals,…
President Donald Trump has been briefed following reports of a downed United States F-15 Strike Eagle fighter jet over southern…
AUBURN – Flock cameras have been rolled out across several Maine communities, specifically Auburn, capturing vehicle data without the knowledge…
PORTLAND, Maine – The City of Portland is asking residents to weigh in on the future of four city-owned parcels…
WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party’s online fundraising platform, ActBlue, is under fresh scrutiny following allegations of internal legal warnings that…
A New Hampshire man was arrested on Thursday after he allegedly attacked an NH state trooper unprovoked and attempted to…
A leading consumer says the Pine Tree State has one of the highest tax burdens in the country.WalletHub compared property…
Maine Director of Elections Heidi Peckham issued a recommendation that the Secretary of State (SoS) allow David Corbett to run…
The bearded oyster running for U.S. Senate has been outed yet again for offensive, off-color cracks.Washington Free Beacon reports a…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi and moved Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche…
House lawmakers have advanced along nearly partisan lines a bill supporting the conversion of vacant school buildings into residential housing.…
AUGUSTA, Maine – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Hannah Pingree took to social media Wednesday to weigh in on the child labor enforcement case…
In Massachusetts, a Maine-made progressive superintendent has once again blown out the education budget of Lexington, Massachusetts public schools. As…
The wife of the leading Democrat U.S. Senate candidate from Maine has suddenly come out of hiding to pitch “universal…
The FBI arrested a Great Barrington, Massachusetts man on Wednesday after he allegedly made repeated threats on Facebook vowing to…
LEWISTON, Maine — A community mixer hosted Wednesday evening by Lewiston Ward 5 City Councilor Chrissy Noble offered residents a…
PORTLAND, Maine – The City of Portland is now moving to fine property owners for vacant downtown storefronts, shifting the…
The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday morning in a case challenging President Donald Trump’s (R) stance on…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill clarifying what constitutes a “billing statement” under state law. Last year, Maine…
Bets are on that the Democrat congresswoman from southern Maine will be voting for the Republican Senate candidate come November.Yup,…
The Maine State Police Bomb Squad responded Saturday to two separate incidents involving military explosives discovered at private residences in…
AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Department of Labor’s final enforcement action against House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham has already…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive order from the Oval Office outlining new federal actions…
The most recent Massachusetts abortion data revealed that the number of abortions provided in the state more than doubled from…
The United States Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Tuesday that Colorado’s ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy for children is unconstitutional under…
The Clinton Police Department arrested a Waterville subject to an active arrest warrant on Monday after he allegedly stole from…
Mainers bear the fifth highest overall tax burden nationwide, according to a recent study published by personal finance website WalletHub.…
Note: Subsequent to our publication of this story, the Daily Mail changed it’s story to note that although “Spyros Niarchos appeared…
By Braeden WebberWhen you think of Maine, you think of lobsters. Maine’s working coast consists of lobster boats heading out…
AUGUSTA, Maine – Three Maine voters have filed a legal challenge seeking to overturn the Secretary of State’s certification of…
Applications for Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program opened Monday, allowing Mainers to take up to twelve…
RHODE ISLAND — A day after news surfaced that Providence Mayor Brett Smiley called for the removal of a privately…
BOSTON – Newly surfaced Jeffery Epstein-related records obtained by The Maine Wire are casting an ugly light on a Massachusetts…
Sen. Susan Collins (R) announced Friday that she was able to preserve $190 million in federal funding for Maine’s rural…
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced Monday the launch of a new official White House mobile application designed to provide…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Friday that Maine is now slated to receive $43 million in federal funding to support…
RHODE ISLAND — Mayor Brett Smiley in Providence, Rhode Island stated he would like a private mural that honors Iryna…
Maine dog owners are being urged to take steps to protect their pets from a potentially deadly virus.The Midcoast Animal…
MAINE — A highly coordinated network of over 500 activist groups organized nationwide “No Kings” protests across the United States…
TRENTON, Maine – An early morning fire heavily damaged the Open Hearth Inn in Trenton on Saturday, March 28, 2026.…
The polls be damned, Republican Bobby Charles has decided who’s going to be the Democrat gubernatorial nominee in Maine.Charles, clearly…
Early Friday morning, the United States Senate agreed by voice vote to partially fund the Department of Homeland Security, excluding…
Two Chinese siblings were indicted on Thursday after they allegedly conspired to place an improvised explosive device (IED) at the…
UNITED STATES — A Houthi spokesman in Yemen announced Saturday that they have increased their operations in the Iran conflict…
As a young boy growing up in the ‘60s and ‘70’s, I distinctly remember watching and listening to Walter Cronkite…
Reps. Mike Soboleski (R-Philips), Katerina Smith (R-Palermo), and Alicia Collins (R-Sidney) visited the Maine Correctional Center on Friday and spoke…
The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case challenging the legality of counting late-arriving absentee ballots.…
The King progeny running for Maine governor as a Democrat is apparently not all in with his party allowing boys…
LEWISTON, Maine – Federal immigration authorities made an arrest Monday morning in Lewiston during an enforcement operation in the parking…
When a Secret Service agent assigned to protect a former first lady accidentally shot himself in the leg Friday there…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, the Maine Republican who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the Senate’s passage of…
BOSTON — U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley announced the appointment of two federal veteran prosecutors in charge of a newly…
AUGUSTA, Maine – A new campaign ad released by Janet Mills’ (D) U.S. Senate campaign features an Army veteran and…
Inhabiting the moon and Mars sounded like a dream but now it might be a nightmare.A new study shows that…
York County GOP Chair Heidi Sampson and Independent York Sheriff Candidate Brian Pellerin challenged David Corbett’s petition to run for…
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) directed $2 million in federal taxpayer funding to a non-profit that seeks to address homelessness in…
The Mills Administration’s mismanaged spending is once again in the spotlight after another bombshell audit revealed a $6 billion web…
New polling from Emerson College shows Graham Platner holding a significant lead over Gov. Janet Mills in the Democratic primary…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Wednesday that it is temporarily easing fuel standards amid skyrocketing gas prices…
Because Maine is in peril, Ronald Reagan’s 11th commandment is in abeyance. As the eight Republican candidates for governor squared…
State lawmakers have advanced a bill giving Mainers the “right to repair” their electronic devices, but the House and Senate…
The number of people receiving (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) SNAP benefits dropped under 40 million for the first time since…
The Maine Warden Service is searching for a snowmobiler who allegedly caused more than $20,000 worth of damage to a…
WASHINGTON — Border Czar Tom Homan confirmed on Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will commence airport security operations…
LEWISTON — A cease harassment notice served through the Lewiston Police Department against a local resident was later voided after…
BATH, Maine – Bath Iron Works and the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate on March 23, 2026, confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as the new United States…
The wagering has begun among political junkies over who will succeed Donald Trump as the Republican national standard bearer.The latest…
It’s apparently news to Maine’s largest newspaper that police investigators often need secrecy to do their jobs.The Portland Press Herald…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed an emergency bill carving out an exception to the state’s new law prohibiting stores…
A group of preservation and architectural organizations are suing the Trump Administration in an attempt to block any further physical…
PORTLAND, Maine — The City of Portland has released the results of a community survey conducted in late 2025, giving…
LEWISTON, Maine — Deborah Elwood, president and CEO of the Maine Community Foundation, is facing mounting criticism after releasing a…
A coalition of states and cities, including Maine, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over its February reversal…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department continues its busy year after striking another financial network tied to Hezbollah after blacklisting…
A 9,600-ton Bath Iron Works’ destroyer with missile-defense and anti-submarine warfare is on a new mission.The USS Gonzalez, launched 20…
When bucks are scraping trees with their antlers during mating season, they may be leaving a UV light message for…
The price of heating fuel in Maine has continued to climb, now up 30 percent since February 23. The DOER…
A widely-followed international foodie website is glowing over a Maine gas station’s high-octane pizza.Good pizza at a gas station?Not only…
Amid the growing George Mitchell/Epstein files scandal, two more Maine organizations are reviewing plans to rename projects currently bearing the…
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) voted against two bills this week that would increase immigration enforcement, one that would make fraudsters…
Former Maine Center for Disease Control head and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Nirav Shah blamed ICE raids for a reported January…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed a measure into law that provides funding to the state’s Public Defenders Service (PDS).…
NEW YORK – A new report out of New York is offering Maine lawmakers a costly warning: homelessness policy can…
A “rogue” staff member at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services changed the automated phone greeting on one…
WASHINGTON – A new CBS News/YouGov poll found that 80 percent of Americans support requiring a valid photo ID to…
Minnesota Sen. Omar Fateh announced on X that his Safety, Trust, and Respect (STAR) Act passed through committee this week,…
NEW HAMPSHIRE — A resident and real estate developer from Bow, New Hampshire has been indicted on federal bank fraud…
VERMONT — Vermont left-wing activists have engineered a mock-tour attraction of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House has passed legislation that would make fraud in federal benefits programs or the use of…
United States Postal Service officials say things have gotten so bad it may be out of business by the end…
PORTLAND, Maine — Calvary Chapel Greater Portland Senior Pastor Travis Carey pushed back this Thursday against growing criticism surrounding the…
By Maine Policy Institute Policy Analyst Montana Towers Maine is at an important crossroads. For years, the state has struggled…
Laurie Grant has one message for curious members of the public trying to figure out what the cops are doing…
WATERVILLE, Maine — While many candidates talk about Maine’s child welfare system from the outside, Shawn Packard says he has…
A third contender – claiming a mantle of bureaucratic reform – has emerged in what until now has been a…
The wife of Democrat U.S. Senate contender Graham Platner – potentially his best defender against a new anti-women campaign assault…
Sam Patten is a contributor to the Maine Wire. Is the government about to charge national media personality Tucker Carlson…