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Maine

  • Troy_Jackson_Lewiston_09012026_26 copy.jpg

    Troy Jackson Walks Back His Comment on Jewish Mainers’ Views on Gaza

    September 30, 2026 02:58 p.m.

  • Sen. Susan Collins at the Capitol.

    Susan Collins’ Campaign Is Eager to Put Corruption Allegations to Rest

    September 23, 2026 04:43 p.m.

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    Collins Needs to Defy Political Gravity Again — and Trump Isn’t Helping

    September 10, 2026 05:06 a.m.

  • Election 2026 Maine Immigration Officers

    Maine Gubernatorial Candidate’s Sister Says She’s Voting for His Opponent

    September 09, 2026 04:15 p.m.

  • Graham Platner speaks at an event hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders in Orono, Maine, Sunday, May 24, 2026.

    Maine Labor Day Rally Nixes Its Planned Graham Platner Speech

    September 03, 2026 09:10 a.m.

  • Bobby Charles

    GOP Governor Candidate Plans to Ask for ICE Agents at Polling Places

    August 26, 2026 12:51 p.m.

  • U.S. Congress

    Planned Parenthood Plans Its Biggest Ad Buy of 2026 Against Susan Collins

    August 17, 2026 06:03 p.m.

  • Democracy.money.Supreme.Court

    Maine Makes Its Legal Case for Kneecapping Super PACs

    July 29, 2026 05:02 p.m.

  • Senate Democrats

    Schumer Says He and Troy Jackson Are ‘Working Together’

    July 29, 2026 04:53 p.m.

  • Election 2026 Senate Maine

    Inside the Push to Claw Back Graham Platner’s Campaign Money

    July 29, 2026 05:19 a.m.

  • Stickers for Graham Platner

    A Former Platner Aide Says Morris Katz Has ‘Main Character Energy’

    July 27, 2026 03:58 p.m.

  • Trump

    Trump’s Border Czar Says ICE Vetting and Training Are ‘Under Review’

    July 26, 2026 01:54 p.m.

  • Troy Jackson

    Troy Jackson Will Officially Be Maine’s Democratic Senate Nominee

    July 25, 2026 11:30 a.m.

  • U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson

    Democrats Lock Back In on Maine

    July 24, 2026 05:13 a.m.

  • Election 2026 Maine Governor

    Maine’s Troy Jackson Is on a Path to Become Senate Nominee

    July 19, 2026 05:17 p.m.

  • Election 2026 Maine Senate

    Shenna Bellows Exits Senate Race in Maine

    July 19, 2026 01:46 p.m.

  • Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King speak to reporters.

    Democrats Have Another Problem in Maine: Voters There Love Incumbents

    July 17, 2026 05:01 a.m.

  • Graham.Platner

    Graham Platner’s Old Campaign Has a Massive Cash Stash. But Is it Toxic?

    July 15, 2026 10:53 p.m.

  • Shooting in Maine involving ICE agents

    ICE Orders Agents to Halt Car Stops After Request From Susan Collins

    July 14, 2026 12:33 p.m.

  • Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, join hands.

    ‘This Was a Black Eye’: Progressives Face Reckoning Over Graham Platner

    July 14, 2026 11:24 a.m.

  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    ICE Agent Shoots and Kills a Man in Maine

    July 13, 2026 10:58 a.m.

  • Sen. Susan Collins

    Collins Sticks to Script as Dem Chaos Erupts Following Platner Exit

    July 13, 2026 05:10 a.m.

  • Campaign volunteers Peter and Erin Evans puts up a sign outside an event with Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine.

    Senate Candidates Have Been Replaced Before. Here’s How It Went.

    July 10, 2026 05:30 a.m.

  • Graham Platner campaign

    A New Poll Shows a Tight Fight for Platner Replacements

    July 09, 2026 01:55 p.m.

  • Election 2026 Senate Maine

    Graham Platner’s Collapse Is a ‘Reckoning’ for Political Vetting

    July 09, 2026 05:13 a.m.

  • Election 2026 Maine Governor

    Maine Democrats Are Eyeing the Nomination With Platner Out

    July 08, 2026 07:04 p.m.

  • Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at an event in front of an American flag.

    Ties to Graham Platner Could ‘Haunt’ a Replacement

    July 08, 2026 05:13 a.m.

  • Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, join hands at an event in Orono, Maine.

    Platner’s Last Pillar of Support Falls as Sanders Says: Drop Out

    July 07, 2026 02:13 p.m.

  • Troy Jackson

    First Challenger Files Paperwork to Potentially Replace Platner

    July 07, 2026 01:21 p.m.

  • Election 2026 Maine Senate

    Top Democratic Leaders Call for Platner to Withdraw from Senate Race

    July 06, 2026 07:06 p.m.

  • Platner Maine 052726

    Graham Platner Weighs the Future of His Campaign After New Allegation

    July 06, 2026 04:16 p.m.

  • AP26174708604670

    Chuck Schumer Hits His Limit

    July 01, 2026 05:50 a.m.

  • Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner

    Graham Platner’s Next Hurdle: Winning Moderates

    June 26, 2026 11:30 a.m.

  • Matt Dunlap Maine

    Matt Dunlap Wins Maine’s Democratic Primary in a Key Congressional District

    June 19, 2026 07:04 a.m.

  • Platner Maine 052726

    Platner Won. Democrats Are Scared.

    June 09, 2026 09:59 p.m.

  • Graham Platner campaign

    Democrats Argue Backing Platner Isn’t Like Backing Trump

    June 09, 2026 05:14 a.m.

  • Rep. Jared Golden

    Can a Candidate to the Left of Jared Golden Win in Maine’s 2nd District?

    May 26, 2026 05:39 a.m.

  • Chuck Schumer

    Janet Mills’ Sudden Exit Has Democrats Asking: What Was Schumer Thinking?

    April 30, 2026 07:22 p.m.

  • Susan Collins

    Susan Collins Changes Her Vote Curbing Trump’s War Powers Citing 60 Day Deadline

    April 30, 2026 04:42 p.m.

  • Janet Mills

    Janet Mills Suspends Campaign for Senate in Maine

    April 30, 2026 09:38 a.m.

  • AP26030525150929

    Graham Platner Is Already Effectively Declaring Victory in the Maine Senate Primary

    April 28, 2026 09:19 p.m.

  • JamesTalarico

    Democrats Are Dominating the Fundraising Race in Critical Congressional Contests

    April 16, 2026 12:31 a.m.

  • Data Center

    Maine Lawmakers Pass the First Statewide Ban on Large Data Centers

    April 14, 2026 07:41 p.m.

  • Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap addresses the state Democratic Convention.

    Matt Dunlap Notches Another Key Progressive Endorsement in Maine House Race

    April 14, 2026 06:43 p.m.

  • Maine Janet Mills

    Even Some of Janet Mills’ Allies Think Time Is Running Out

    April 13, 2026 05:31 a.m.

  • KingPingree

    Hotels are Big Business for Two Maine Lawmakers — and Many Other Top Government Leaders

    April 09, 2026 05:03 a.m.

  • Rep. Ro Khanna

    Ro Khanna Endorses Matt Dunlap in Competitive House Race in Maine

    April 01, 2026 11:23 a.m.

  • Graham Platner

    Janet Mills Unveils a Second Ad Targeting Graham Platner’s Words

    March 24, 2026 05:00 a.m.

  • Elizabeth Warren

    Elizabeth Warren Backs Graham Platner in Maine Senate Race, Bucking Democratic Leadership

    March 19, 2026 10:32 a.m.

  • Maine Janet Mills

    Janet Mills Is Targeting Graham Platner’s Reddit History, as Maine’s Senate Primary Heats Up

    March 17, 2026 06:00 a.m.

  • Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap at an event.

    Republicans Are Using Fraud Scandals Against Democrats in Key Races

    February 17, 2026 03:46 p.m.

  • Sen. Susan Collins speaks with reporters at the Capitol.

    Susan Collins Announces Reelection Bid

    February 10, 2026 09:27 a.m.

  • Sen. Susan Collins speaks with reporters at the Capitol.

    Susan Collins Says ICE Ended Its Enforcement Surge in Maine

    January 29, 2026 08:51 a.m.

  • Graham Platner

    Trump’s ‘Operation Catch of the Day’ Injects Immigration Into Maine Politics

    January 23, 2026 01:36 p.m.

  • Chellie Pingree

    ICE Is Keeping Maine’s Congressional Delegation in the Dark About Its Operations in the State

    January 21, 2026 04:42 p.m.

  • JoeBaldacci

    Joe Baldacci Launches Bid for Maine Congressional Seat

    January 12, 2026 09:54 a.m.

  • JoeBaldacci

    New Democratic Candidate Poised to Enter Maine’s Ultra-Competitive 2nd District Congressional Race

    December 30, 2025 11:01 a.m.

  • Sen. Susan Collins at the U.S. Capitol.

    DNC Targets Susan Collins With New ACA Ads

    December 11, 2025 05:00 a.m.

  • Election official assists a voter casting their ballot.

    An Aging Electorate Will Play a Big Role in Deciding Some of 2026’s Biggest Races

    December 10, 2025 05:48 a.m.

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    The Debate Over Trans Rights Is Heating Up in Maine for the 2026 Election Cycle

    December 08, 2025 05:15 a.m.

  • Sen. Tina Smith

    Lawmakers Are Pushing Back Against Trump’s Attacks on Somalis

    December 04, 2025 04:03 p.m.

  • Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks during an event.

    Trump Helped Schumer Get Three of His Dream Candidates for 2026

    November 24, 2025 05:45 a.m.

  • Rep. Jared Golden at a news conference.

    Democrats Are Actively Recruiting a Replacement for Jared Golden

    November 17, 2025 05:32 a.m.

  • U.S. Capitol building

    Maine Senate Candidate Jordan Wood Is Running for House Seat Instead

    November 11, 2025 05:19 p.m.

  • Vermont Gov. Phil Scott speaks to reporters.

    New England Loves Its Moderate Republican Governors

    November 10, 2025 05:15 a.m.

  • Rep. Jared Golden

    Moderate Democrat Jared Golden Won’t Seek Reelection

    November 05, 2025 04:23 p.m.

  • Kristi Noem

    Trump Under Pressure From Battleground States in New Lawsuit Against FEMA and DHS

    November 05, 2025 03:31 p.m.

  • Signs supporting and opposing a voter identification referendum in Maine.

    Maine Voters Reject Referendum Requiring Voter ID

    November 04, 2025 10:14 p.m.

  • Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King speak to reporters.

    Maine Senators Caucus With Different Parties, But They’re Unified on the Shutdown

    October 31, 2025 02:19 p.m.

  • Chellie and Hannah Pingree

    Ring a Bell? Why Maine’s Gubernatorial Candidates May Sound Familiar

    October 20, 2025 05:13 a.m.

  • Maine's Graham Platner

    Anti-Establishment Anger Is Set to Rock Senate Democratic Primaries in 2026

    October 17, 2025 05:29 a.m.

  • Janet Mills

    Democrats’ Senate Majority Hopes Hang on Three Candidates Older Than 65

    October 15, 2025 05:31 a.m.

  • Maine Janet Mills

    Maine Gov. Janet Mills Announces Bid for Senate

    October 14, 2025 07:00 a.m.

  • Maine State Auditor Matt Dunlap at an event.

    Maine State Auditor Defies National Democrats, Launches Primary Against Moderate Jared Golden

    October 06, 2025 10:00 a.m.

  • Maine's Graham Platner

    Oyster Farmer Announces Democratic Senate Bid in Maine

    August 19, 2025 05:00 a.m.

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