Maine will vote on a people’s veto effort aimed at repealing a new school vaccination law passed by the Democratic-led Legislature after Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s office said Thursday the effort qualified for the March 2020 ballot. Read More
The Democrat from the 2nd District called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make public its response to concerns from the EPA and hold a public hearing in Maine. Read More
Collins has still raised nearly $8.6 million ahead of the 2020 election, surpassing the campaign-long total for any Maine politician in history. Read More
Mayor Ethan Strimling is running for another four-year term in the liberal stronghold. In the nominally nonpartisan race, he’ll face two more centrist Democrats and a political outsider. Read More
A Maine lawmaker said Tuesday that judges are dealing with more child welfare cases after the state ended a practice of placing children with other family members during investigations, illustrating a challenge the state faces in overhauling its system. Read More
An air of inevitability has taken hold in Congress, with the expectation that Trump will become the third president in history to be impeached — and that Republicans need to prepare to defend the president. Read More
The revelation came as Gordon Sondland, a key figure in the probe, appeared behind closed doors to testify about Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. Read More
The pharmaceutical and medical device giant Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $117 million settlement with 41 states, including Maine, over allegations it deceptively marketed its pelvic mesh products. Read More
Following their withdrawal, Turkey’s military operation would be “halted entirely,” Pence said. Read More
Nearly a million children could lose their automatic eligibility for free school lunches under a Trump administration proposal that would reduce the number of people who get food stamps. Read More
The House, bitterly divided over the Trump impeachment inquiry, banded together for an overwhelming 354-60 denunciation of the U.S. troop withdrawal. Read More
The U.S. Census Bureau is acknowledging that its nationwide request for state drivers' license records is the result of President Donald Trump's order to gather records that can better determine the numbers of citizens and non-citizens across the U.S. Read More
President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that Turkey's attacks in Syria against Kurdish fighters who fought alongside American soldiers are not a U.S. concern. "It's not our border," he said. "We shouldn't be losing lives over it." Read More
Welcome to the top, Elizabeth Warren. Read More
Biden’s lackluster finances were revealed amid growing concerns among some of his allies that his campaign is not equipped for the onslaught of attacks by President Donald Trump. Read More
The founder of #MeToo is using the second anniversary of the movement to launch a new effort intended to mobilize voters heading into the 2020 election. Read More
Trump has said he could "destroy and obliterate" the economy of Turkey, and has called on the country to rein in its offensive in Syria. But Monday's announcement did not match the rhetoric. Read More
Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s office said Tuesday will not be providing driver’s license records that typically include citizenship data to the U.S. Census Bureau after a request from the administration of President Donald Trump. Read More
New research shows that Democratic-leaning voters actually want to hear more from the 2020 candidates about how to lower health care costs for everyone — not just get coverage to those who don’t have it. Read More
The compounds — known as polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS — have for years been used in specialized firefighting foams on military bases. Read More
Rudy Giuliani said he was confident the money he received was legitimate and originated in the United States. Read More
It's the three leading candidates — Biden, Sanders and Warren — who face the most intense spotlight that could expose glaring liabilities in their quest for the White House. Read More
Just a month has passed since the last presidential debate, but the state of the Democrats' 2020 race has shifted. Read More
He also said he failed to take into account potential implications on his father's political career. Read More
In his sanctions announcement, Trump said he was halting negotiations on a $100 billion trade deal with Turkey and raising steel tariffs back up to 50 percent. Read More
Eleven residents are vying for four open seats. That’s the largest number since at least 1984, according to records in the city clerk’s office that only go back that far. Read More
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has escalated her tiff with Facebook by running an ad — on Facebook — taking aim at its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Read More
The parody was shown at a meeting of Trump supporters at his Miami resort. Read More
Maine's junior senator is pushing for a permanent re-authorization because of what he called the banks importance to small business. Read More
