The U.S. Senate approved legislation authored by Sen. Susan Collins (R) to reopen the federal government, advancing a package that combines a short-term funding measure with three full-year appropriations bills. The vote was 60 to…

In the wake of the October 25, 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, thousands of Mainers and donors across the country collectively contributed more than $6.6 million to support victims, families, and the community. More than…

Republican attorney and U.S. Marine veteran John Deaton has formally launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democratic Senator Ed Markey, entering the race with a message centered on affordability and…

A new poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center offers some early insight into the 2028 presidential primary field for both the Democratic and Republican tickets. As the first state in the nation…

What began as a string of odd, apparent ATM malfunctions Maine towns turned out to be part of a sophisticated cyber scheme carried out by foreign nationals from Tajikistan and Iran, according to the Lincoln…

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 race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District seat. [RELATED: Golden Announces He Won’t Seek Re-Election in…

The self-avowed Bowdoin College Palestinian-rights cheerleader grad – now the mayor-elect of America’s biggest city – is getting an attaboy from a former ranking faculty member from the storied Brunswick school. Peter Coviello claims The…

The FBI charged three Chinese citizens last week after they allegedly conspired to smuggle biological materials into the U.S. while working as researchers at the University of Michigan, which has become a hub of illegal…

President Donald Trump has granted “full, complete and unconditional” pardons to several high-profile allies accused of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin announced Sunday night. In a post on…

The top secret June 2025 B-2 Bomber strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities was launched from Whiteman Air Force base, which shares a fence with a foreign-owned trailer park linked to a convicted fraudster with Chinese…

Police in Rockland arrested a sex offender from Arkansas on Saturday after he was found sleeping in an unmarked van outside a business. [RELATED: Bowdoin Sex Offender Arrested in Rockland After Making Contact With a…

A months-long legal campaign by a Canadian ostrich farm to “save” 300 of its birds from government culling has gone up in feathers. Food inspectors from British Columbia killed the birds with gunshots last week…

The reports of ballots turning up in unexpected places during elections are often described by officials as isolated and unlikely to influence results. Yet during the 2025 election cycle, at least three documented incidents in Maine,…

The University of Southern Maine (USM) is hosting what it describes as “the largest campus and community drag show in Northern New England” later this month as a fundraiser for “LGBTQIA+ programming” at the state-funded…

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department is searching for an alleged scammer who attempted to steal $19,500 from an elderly Maine couple. [RELATED: Chinese Illegal and Suspected Scammer Busted by Border Patrol in Fort Fairfield Carrying…

Valerie Adams, a former Assistant District Attorney in Cumberland County, confirmed she will run for District Attorney in 2026, days after her departure from the office drew public attention and questions about internal working conditions.…

The Wells Police Department is investigating a series of overnight motor-vehicle burglaries in the northern part of town that appear to have occurred between 10 p.m. Friday evening and 2 a.m. Saturday morning. Police say…

President Donald Trump on Sunday described critics of his tariff strategy as “fools” and pledged that the government will distribute $2,000 dividends to most Americans, paid for by the tariff revenue.  In a post on…

Governor Janet Mills (D) said Sunday she expects full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to begin Monday, condemning what she described as the Trump administration’s attempt to block the distribution of full benefits during…

The United States Senate took the first step Sunday toward ending the government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to advance a funding measure without securing a guaranteed extension of health-care subsidies, sparking…

A closely watched race for an at-large seat on the Westbrook City Council is headed for a recount after a razor-thin margin of just seven votes separated the top two contenders.  On election night, former…

A Portland mother is aghast that officials in Maine’s largest immigrant city are now accusing concerned parents of overreacting to an attack last week on a young child. “Strange” was Avery Yale Kamila’s reaction to…

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A federal grand jury has issued subpoenas to former CIA Director John Brennan and former senior FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page as part of a renewed review into how the 2016 Trump–Russia investigation…