Secretary of State Matt Dunlap joined the BDN on Wednesday, Nov. 14, for an “Ask Me Anything” edition of Dirigo Speaks at the Bangor Arts Exchange. Read More
The fate of Maine’s pioneering experiment in democracy now rests with one man. Read More
A federal judge said Wednesday he would try to issue an order Thursday on whether counting of ranked-choice votes in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District election would continue or be halted while the constitutionality of the process is decided. Read More
A judge will hold a hearing on Wednesday morning in U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin's bid to end a ranked-choice count in Maine's 2nd District. Here's where the case stands now. Read More
Joey Brunelle lost to longtime incumbent Nicholas Mavodones by just more than 700 votes out of nearly 30,000 ballots cast in the race. Read More
Jared Golden has intervened in Rep. Bruce Poliquin's lawsuit to prevent ranked-choice voting from being used in the 2nd District race. Read More
U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin sued the Maine secretary of state on Tuesday over the use of ranked-choice voting in the 2nd Congressional District race. Read More
The complaint claims that Maine’s ranked-choice voting system is unconstitutional and a violation of the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Read More
The bromance between President Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron is truly dead. Read More
The ranked-choice count in Maine's tight 2nd Congressional District race continues today with U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin setting up a potential challenge — at least in the court of public opinion. Read More
No, it wasn't a blue wave. But a week after the voting, Democrats are riding higher than they thought on election night. Read More
Sinema's win achieves a longtime Democratic goal of making Arizona, with its growing Latino population, a competitive state. Read More
Democrats and Republicans are predictably split on the issue. Read More
A newly published video shows a white Republican U.S. senator in Mississippi praising someone by saying: "If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row." Read More
Florida's counties can decide when to begin their recounts, but must complete them by 3 p.m. Thursday. Read More
Democrats are planning aggressive agendas in other states where they expanded their political power. Read More
At the end of the day Saturday, the secretary of state's office said it has 190 hand-count towns' ballots left to upload. Read More
Mills' transition team will be evaluating and recruiting Cabinet members ahead of the Jan. 2 inauguration. Read More
Maine made history with the election of Janet Mills as the state's first woman governor, and there are also more women serving in the Maine Legislature than ever before: 72 compared to 64 last year. Read More
Joey Brunelle lost by only about 700 votes out of nearly 30,000 ballots cast in his at-large City Council race, according to unofficial results released by the city. Read More
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she wants the Senate to vote on a proposal to put restrictions on the president's ability to remove special counsel Robert Mueller. Read More
President Donald Trump on Friday sought to play down speculation that he had appointed Matthew Whitaker acting attorney general to curtail the special counsel investigation. Read More
President Donald Trump distanced himself Friday from his new acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker. Read More
But the Senate Republican leader gave no hint of support for Whitaker as a permanent replacement. Read More
Scroll through a decade's worth of bills, votes, proposals and legal challenges as ranked-choice voting became "law in Maine." Read More
