Good morning from Augusta, where new sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee and confusion about the job status of the deputy attorney general got us thinking about where the president… Read More
Kavanaugh has denied what he called the “last-minute allegations” and “a smear, plain and simple.” Read More
Legislators are already jockeying for leadership positions in closely divided chambers that will rest on the outcomes of key 2018 campaigns. Read More
Maine's top court is asking the public about whether it should weigh in the legality of tribal gaming without state approval. Read More
Maine’s 1st Congressional District has been held by Democrats for 21 years, it isn’t being targeted by national party groups and it has a five-term Democratic incumbent whose vote shares only once have slipped below 55 percent. Still, there are Republicans who see a path to knocking off U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree in Maine’s most compelling political science experiment of the 2018 cycle. Read More
Some advocates say the handling of the complaints — especially lawmakers' unwillingness to authorize a deeper investigation into Kavanaugh's conduct — shows how far the movement still has to go in changing the way women are treated by powerful men. Read More
Rather than applaud or indicate they were impressed, the audience began to chuckle and some broke into outright laughter. Read More
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"As a society, we need to decide on what we believe the 'burden of proof' to be in the court of public opinion. Because relying on an accusation alone is not a good place to be, and making decisions based on high school yearbooks isn’t any better." Read More
While Gov. Paul LePage is asking the federal government to reject the state's court-ordered expansion plan, Maine is officially asking to follow federal law. Read More
Amid the conflicting accounts of whether Rosenstein would resign, be fired, or still be in his job at the end of the day, it was clear that his position at the Justice Department had never been more tenuous. Read More
A second allegation of sexual misconduct has emerged against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Read More
While support for Trump is near unwavering in the heartland, some growers say that with the November election nearing, such disappointing aid outcomes could potentially affect their vote. Read More
Tensions have been running on overdrive since Ford, a 51-year-old college professor in California, went public with her allegation that Kavanaugh assaulted her when they were at a house party in high school. Read More
Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford said Saturday that she has accepted the Senate Judiciary Committee’s request to testify about her allegation next week. Read More
The president said there was a "lingering stench" at the Justice Department that "we're going to get rid of." Read More
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed possibly trying to remove Trump from office, according to people familiar with the matter. Read More
Maine legislators have decided activists can't project political messages onto the Maine State House. Read More
"We are unwilling to accommodate your unreasonable demands." Read More
Shame. Guilt. Embarrassment. Denial. Disgust. Read More
Advocates for expansion say Gov. Paul LePage and the Department of Health and Human Services are acting in bad faith and want the court to step in. Read More
There is no other way to read McConnell’s comment other than that the Ford allegation doesn’t matter to him. Read More
The three other candidates for governor disclosed their financial details. Read More
Trump’s comments produced a widespread backlash from Democratic lawmakers and advocates for victims of sexual assault. Read More
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she's "appalled" by President Donald Trump's tweet criticizing his Supreme Court nominee's accuser. Read More
“Interesting description coming from the guy who is literally locking up kids like Pennywise,” the candidate wrote, referring to Trump’s zero-tolerance policy at the border that led to migrant family separations. Read More
“This strikes us as simply a check-the-box exercise in a rush to confirm Judge Kavanaugh.” Read More
Maine courts have agreed to hear the latest arguments about the state's failure to enact voter-approved Medicaid expansion. Read More
Elementary schools throughout the state will spend the 2018-19 academic year implementing a new policy to improve their ability to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse. Read More
“It now appears that she’s turning down all three options even though her attorney said earlier this week that she would come testify." Read More
