Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday pulled Maine out of a waiver championed by her Republican predecessor that would have made most Medicaid recipients conform to work requirements and pay monthly premiums to remain in the program. Read More
It was the first time in eight years that Maine's governor attended the event. Read More
While there’s bipartisan support for the concept of property tax relief, it’s a task complicated by New England’s long heritage of local government, the spread-out way that Mainers live and a desire not to raise other taxes. Read More
Independent Sen. Angus King announced Friday that he has started follow-up radiation treatments for small, localized, residual prostate cancer. Read More
Here's a look at how Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden voted over the previous week. Read More
News briefings, which used to be a near-daily occurrence, have become a rarity in the Trump White House. Read More
The decision to hear the case in the term that begins next October may signal that the reinforced conservative majority on the court is ready to consider more laws that restrict gun rights. Read More
That includes an astonishing 6,000-plus such claims in the president’s second year. Read More
Harris launched her presidential as the nation observes what would have been the 90th birthday of the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Read More
The criticism from both sides underscored Trump's boxed in-position as he tries to win at least some Democratic buy-in without alienating his base. Read More
Giuliani acknowledged that Trump might have spoken to Cohen about his testimony, but he shrugged it off, saying that would have been “perfectly normal.” Read More
On this point, Trump is right. Many Democrats have historically supported new border barriers. Read More
While Trump cast the move as a "common-sense compromise," Democrats were quick to dismiss it as a "non-starter." Read More
The Women's March was returning to Washington on Saturday, bracing for inclement weather, coping with an ideological split and reconfiguring its route due to the government shutdown. Read More
President Donald Trump made a new offer Saturday to Democrats aimed at ending the 29-day partial government shutdown that would extend deportation protections for some immigrants in exchange for $5.7 billion in border wall funding. Read More
More women are serving in Maine's Legislature than ever before, and this session will also see the state's first recorded instance of a father and daughter serving side-by-side in the same chamber. Read More
In her last Cabinet nomination, Gov. Janet Mills announced Friday afternoon that she has chosen the president of Maine Farmland Trust to head the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Read More
The Democratic chairmen of two House committees pledged Friday to investigate a report that President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney to lie to Congress about negotiations over a real estate project in Moscow during the 2016 election. Read More
The list of potential challengers to Maine's senior senator hasn't grown much since the pivotal Supreme Court that defined her on more partisan terms and virtually guaranteed a high-dollar 2020 race. Read More
The Maine Republican Party is pressuring U.S. Sen. Susan Collins to approve President Donald Trump’s wall along the southern border. Read More
Senators should stop posturing for presidential politics and emulate Joe Biden circa 1991. William Barr should receive a resounding vote of confidence to serve as attorney general. And here we go again. Read More
Republicans have chosen Thomas White, a recent graduate of Maine Maritime Academy, to run for an open seat in the Maine House of Representatives that represents parts of Bangor and Orono. Read More
It marks a long-awaited return to politics for Hannah Pingree, who was House speaker from 2008 to 2010, the last of her four legislative terms. Read More
Cohen reportedly had promised to pay $50,000 to a small firm run by the chief information officer at Liberty University in Virginia for the job. Read More
The new governor will roll out plans for an Office of Innovation and Future on Thursday. It looks like it's going to be like a future office from long ago. Read More
Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti delivered an opinion nearly 40 years ago that paved the way for government shutdowns, including the current partial closure. Read More
The uncertainty surrounding the speech also underscored the unraveling of ceremonial norms and niceties in Trump's Washington, with the shutdown in its fourth week. Read More
