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Maine Morning Star is an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan news site covering state policy and politics. It is an affiliate of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.

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The indictments bring the number of noncitizens charged nationwide with election-related crimes since Trump re-took office last year to 90. The census reports 154 million people voted in the 2024 election. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/30/r...

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Justice Department indicts 10 noncitizens in quest to prove Trump claims of election fraud • Maine Morning Star

A federal grand jury indicted 10 noncitizens for unlawfully voting in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday, highlighting President Donald Trump's effort to keep election…

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“Look, the bottom line is, one of the reasons that we want to do everything we can to take back the Senate is not let Trump put such horrible justices, MAGA justices, on the Supreme Court and the lower courts,” U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday.

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Schumer: Democratic US Senate may block Trump nominees for Supreme Court, lower courts • Maine Morning Star

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated Wednesday that should Democrats regain control of the chamber following the elections, they plan to block judicial nominees sent up by President…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 4h

The Maine Senate returned for a one-day session Wednesday to confirm more than 40 nominees, including Gerald Reid as a Maine Superior Court justice. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/30/m...

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Maine Senate confirms slew of nominees including new Superior Court justice • Maine Morning Star

The Maine Senate returned for a one-day session Wednesday to confirm more than 40 nominees to assorted state positions. Senators unanimously confirmed Gerald Reid as a Maine Superior Court justice.…

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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 5h

Republican AGs from Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New York against the so-called “shield laws” that have allowed providers in those states to send abortion medication to people in states with abortion bans.

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Republican AGs sue abortion ‘shield law’ states in U.S. Supreme Court • Maine Morning Star

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the attorneys general in Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New…

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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 9h

Since the passage of President Trump’s signature legislation, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” in July last year, enrollment in SNAP has fallen by almost 23,000 in Maine, a decline of 13%. This includes almost 7,000 children who are no longer receiving food assistance.

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Almost 23,000 Mainers lost food assistance this year — see how many live in your town • Maine Morning Star

Since the passage of President Trump’s signature legislation, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” in July last year, enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has fallen…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 12h

U.S. District Court Judge Melissa R. DuBose ruled that the DOJ failed to adequately explain its decision to condition grants on restrictions involving immigration status and programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion, and gender identity. | via @rhodeislandcurrent.com

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Federal judge strikes down Trump grant restrictions for domestic violence groups • Maine Morning Star

U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose on Tuesday struck down Trump administration grant restrictions in a 2025 lawsuit brought by the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence against the…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 12h

As more polls and strategists indicate Democrats could take over congressional majorities in the U.S. House and Senate in January, some anti-abortion advocates fear such a change could be the most serious threat to Hyde’s future since the party nearly repealed the amendment in 2022.

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Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority • Maine Morning Star

As more polls and strategists indicate Democrats could take over congressional majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in January, some anti-abortion advocates fear a…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 15h

President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack.

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Those Trump TV ads playing in Maine paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds • Maine Morning Star

President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 30/09/2026

The Trump administration must spend the $810 million that it said last week it planned to cancel, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/29/r...

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Congressional watchdog says Trump administration can’t defy lawmakers to revoke $810M • Maine Morning Star

The Trump administration must spend the $810 million that it said last week it planned to cancel, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office.

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 30/09/2026

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own. | via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social

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US Supreme Court allows Trump to resume deportations outside immigrants’ home countries • Maine Morning Star

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own.

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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 29/09/2026

Most judges on a federal appeals court seemed inclined Tuesday to allow a federal judge to continue investigating Trump officials for possible criminal contempt-of-court charges for defying a judicial order by sending more than 100 Venezuelan men to a brutal Salvadoran prison last year.

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Appeals court poised to allow contempt probe of DHS deportation flights to El Salvador • Maine Morning Star

Most judges on a federal appeals court seemed inclined during oral arguments Tuesday to allow a federal judge to continue investigating Trump officials for possible criminal contempt-of-court charges…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 29/09/2026

CMP estimates the proposed temporary rate would mean an increase of $7 a month for the typical residential customer using around 550 kilowatt hours each month. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/29/p...

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Public Utilities Commission staff recommends denying CMP temporary rate hike • Maine Morning Star

The Public Utilities Commission is poised to reject a temporary rate increase for Central Maine Power customers, after commission staff recommended denying the change. In the recommended decision…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 29/09/2026

The debate will be jointly hosted by Maine Public, NewsCenter Maine and the Portland Press Herald on Oct. 29 in Portland. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/29/p...

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Pingree, Russell to meet on debate stage once, days before November election • Maine Morning Star

Incumbent Democrat U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and Republican nominee Ron Russell will meet once on the debate stage this election, days before voters head to the polls on Nov. 3.. The debate will be…

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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 29/09/2026

“...Each day the ban remains in effect, the public loses access to essential reporting on the President and his administration," reads the brief filed by attorneys for CNN, MS Now and Politico. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/29/r...

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News orgs banned from White House accuse Trump of First Amendment violation • Maine Morning Star

WASHINGTON — The three news organizations that President Donald Trump barred from entering the White House grounds earlier this month have asked a federal judge to ensure their reporters continue to…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 29/09/2026

Commentary: "Obviously the costs of health insurance are becoming unsustainable for both businesses and individuals. More relevantly, no one, and I mean no one, has a better idea for dealing with this crisis than Medicare for All. In fact, no one has any viable alternative period."

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Commentary: The tipping point is close. Get ready for Medicare for All. • Maine Morning Star

Health insurance costs are becoming unsustainable, and no one, and I mean no one, has a better idea for dealing with this crisis than Medicare for All.

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 29/09/2026

The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a plan to urge states to protect consumers from paying higher electricity costs from data centers. But a lot of Democrats are balking at the legislation, which will need the support of 60 senators, saying the plan is weak.

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‘Dumbfounds us all’: Congress struggles with policies rippling from AI development • Maine Morning Star

The challenges and dire threats surrounding the unchecked growth of artificial intelligence appear unlikely to move Congress or President Donald Trump to act as the U.S. Senate enters its last week…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 29/09/2026

“This is our moment,” the widely known scholar and Maine resident told a packed auditorium at the University of Southern Maine of the Democratic U.S. Senate nominee sitting beside her. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/29/h...

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Historian Heather Cox Richardson sees a Jackson win as a step towards reclaiming democracy • Maine Morning Star

Historian Heather Cox Richardson described a Troy Jackson win as a step toward reclaiming American democracy Monday night in Portland. “This is our moment,” the widely known scholar and Maine…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 29/09/2026

Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in federal court this week as they continue to feel the squeeze of the administration’s roller coaster policy on import taxes. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/28/r...

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Trump used impossible foreign labor standards as tariff workaround, small businesses say • Maine Morning Star

WASHINGTON — Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in federal court this week as they continue to feel the squeeze of the administration’s roller coaster policy…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 29/09/2026

The bill — which sailed through on a 77-22 vote — would set a national framework for college athletes’ compensation, provide certain antitrust protections to the NCAA, establish a five-year eligibility timeline for athletes and bar professional athletes from competing in college athletics.

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Major bill to set standards for college athletes’ pay passes US Senate • Maine Morning Star

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan measure to overhaul the college sports landscape got a step closer to becoming law Monday after passing the U.S. Senate. The bill — which sailed through on a 77-22 vote —…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 29/09/2026

Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm elections.

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Trump thwarted in hunt for rare noncitizen voters as midterms near • Maine Morning Star

Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 28/09/2026

The bipartisan National Governors Association for the first time in over a decade updated its internal principles on federalism — the system of power sharing between Washington, D.C., and the states. | via @Stateline.org

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Governors pledge to oppose federal overreach — even when their party runs Washington • Maine Morning Star

Democratic and Republican governors say they will more aggressively push back on federal overreach regardless of which party controls Washington. Earlier this month, the bipartisan National Governors…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 28/09/2026

The U.S. Department of Education’s suspension this year of a comprehensive monitoring process puts billions of K-12 dollars at heightened risk of undetected waste, fraud and abuse, according to a new watchdog report. | via @stateline.org

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K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says • Maine Morning Star

The U.S. Department of Education’s suspension this year of a comprehensive monitoring process puts billions of K-12 dollars at heightened risk of undetected waste, fraud and abuse, according to a…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 28/09/2026

“This move shows that OMB intentionally withheld these funds for months to execute this unlawful cancellation of appropriations that were approved on a bipartisan basis and signed into law,” Collins wrote late Friday. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/28/r...

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Sen. Collins said Trump administration illegally revoked $810M approved by Congress • Maine Morning Star

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has, once again, infuriated lawmakers from both political parties by using a controversial maneuver to cancel funding previously approved by Congress. The $810…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 28/09/2026

The Maine Department of Corrections has opted to continue its policy that allows staff to punish incarcerated people before and regardless of a finding of guilt, underscoring the discretion that props up the prison system. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/28/d...

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Dept. of Corrections will continue policy allowing for punishment regardless of guilt • Maine Morning Star

The Maine Department of Corrections has opted to continue its policy that allows staff to punish incarcerated people before and regardless of a finding of guilt, underscoring the discretion that…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 25/09/2026

Roughly 80 people rallied across the street from Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston on Friday to support the facility’s newly unionized nurses and call on the hospital to reinstate nurses that were fired and suspended. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/25/d...

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Dozens rally in Lewiston after landslide union vote, call for fired nurses to be reinstated • Maine Morning Star

Roughly 80 people rallied across the street from Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston on Friday to support the facility’s newly unionized nurses and call on the hospital to reinstate nurses that…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 25/09/2026

Maine’s immigrant workforce is relatively small but an increasingly important component of the state’s economy, concluded the report, which was prepared by Maine-based Wallace Economic Advisers using U.S. Census data. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/25/r...

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Report predicts substantial hit to Maine’s economy if Trump’s immigration enforcement continues • Maine Morning Star

President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement could result in the state losing anywhere from $395 million to $3.3 billion in annual economic output. That’s according to a report commissioned by…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 25/09/2026

Beals Island lobstermen have noticed barren and polluted waters, damaged gear, floating trash and, on one occasion, dead salmon washed up on their shorelines, and they believe aquaculture is to blame. | via @InsideClimateNews.org

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A battle brews over Maine’s salmon farms • Maine Morning Star

Glenda Beal’s roots in lobstering run nearly as deep as her roots in the town that shares her name: Beals Island, Maine. Her husband and two sons are lobstermen, as were her father and uncle, both…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 25/09/2026

The Trump administration Thursday made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow for rapid third-country deportations of noncitizens to continue, after an appeals court blocked the policy last week. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/25/r...

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportations • Maine Morning Star

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Thursday made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow for rapid third-country deportations of noncitizens to continue, after an appeals court…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 25/09/2026

While Collins, Murkowski and Paul have supported Iran War Powers Resolutions over the past several months, Thursday’s vote marked the first time the retiring Tillis crossed the aisle on the issue. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/24/r...

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Collins again joins Senate Democrats on Iran war resolution, but vote falls short • Maine Morning Star

WASHINGTON — Despite skyrocketing fuel prices and sinking approval ratings for President Donald Trump’s conflict in Iran ahead of the November midterms, Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ efforts…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 25/09/2026

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration appeared to disappoint senators from both political parties Thursday with how she answered questions about medication abortion access during her confirmation hearing. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/24/r...

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FDA nominee faces skepticism on vaccines from Republican senators at confirmation hearing • Maine Morning Star

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration appeared to disappoint senators from both political parties Thursday with how she answered questions about…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 24/09/2026

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey is urging residents to check if they bought certain generic drugs, in which case they may be eligible for new settlement funds. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/24/m...

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Maine AG urges residents to check eligibility for generic drug price settlement • Maine Morning Star

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey is urging residents to check if they bought certain generic drugs, in which case they may be eligible for new settlement funds. Maine and 47 other states and…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 24/09/2026

State lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are wary of the ethics of a privately funded staffer being hired by the Maine Legislature’s progressive caucus who does not fit neatly into existing regulations. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/24/a...

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As Legislature’s progressive caucus hires its own staffer, parties raise ethics concerns • Maine Morning Star

State lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are wary of the ethics of a privately funded staffer being hired by the Maine Legislature’s progressive caucus who does not fit neatly into existing…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 24/09/2026

The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found that millions were wasted because DHS began expanding detention operations without putting a plan in place to meet U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s goal of detaining up to 100,000 immigrants. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/24/r...

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Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention • Maine Morning Star

WASHINGTON — Government investigators Thursday released a report that found the Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 24/09/2026

Erica Fuller, senior counsel at the Boston-based Conservation Law Foundation, said the change “poses an existential threat” to critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, which are killed almost exclusively as a result of accidental collisions or entanglements in fishing gear.

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Trump administration says fishermen, loggers can kill endangered species • Maine Morning Star

The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public.…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 24/09/2026

U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly early Thursday issued an order that temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s ban of three news organizations from the White House. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/24/r...

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Federal judge orders White House must restore press passes to 3 banned news outlets • Maine Morning Star

WASHINGTON — U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly early Thursday issued an order that temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s ban of three news organizations from the White House. Kelly, in…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 24/09/2026

Campaigning with the former New Jersey governor 41 days before the Nov. 3 midterms, the GOP gubernatorial nominee broke with the Trump administration on several key issues affecting Maine, including tariffs and environmental policy. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/24/w...

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 24/09/2026

As the scandal over Susan Collins’ relationship with Hawaii defense contractor Navatek became the central issue in her hotly contested senate campaign, she and her top aides mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims, @ProPublica.org reports.

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ProPublica debunks Susan Collins' claims about FBI anti-corruption probe • Maine Morning Star

As the scandal over Susan Collins’ relationship with Hawaii defense contractor Navatek became the central issue in her hotly contested senate campaign, she and her top aides mustered a defense with a…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 23/09/2026

A vast and growing network of artificial intelligence-driven Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights, U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee said during a Wednesday hearing. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/23/r...

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Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan US senators say • Maine Morning Star

WASHINGTON — A vast and growing network of artificial intelligence-driven Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights, U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee said during a…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 23/09/2026

The Maine Department of Energy Resources reported last week that the average statewide price of heating oil was $5.77 per gallon, a 74% increase from this time last year. The department estimated that it will now cost nearly $675 more this year to fill a standard 275-gallon oil tank.

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Collins, King urge feds to release heating oil supply amid price surge • Maine Morning Star

U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King of Maine are calling on the federal government to release reserve heating oil as fuel prices continue to surge while temperatures drop. In a letter to…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 23/09/2026

Maine Democrats are seizing on new reporting alleging the incumbent Republican’s involvement in a pay-for-play scheme as a turning point that could upend the nationally relevant race six weeks out from the election. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/23/d...

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Democrats have been trying to nail Collins on corruption for years. Will this time be different? • Maine Morning Star

As U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has repeatedly defied odds to hold onto her seat by touting her ability to bring in federal money to Maine, Democrats have tried to target that defense by leveling…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 23/09/2026

“Between countries, a win-lose historically, and in fact often, ends up being a lose-lose,” said the former Canadian Prime Minister. “The resentment, the failures, and hardships that goes through the losing country ends up spilling over into conflict...into you know all sorts of negativity.”

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Justin Trudeau says Trump’s ‘win-lose’ approach is hurting U.S.-Canada relations at Brown lecture • Maine Morning Star

Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed U.S.-Canada tensions, trade, healthcare and democracy during an hour-long discussion at Brown University Tuesday evening.

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 23/09/2026

Highlighting the growing list of people killed by federal immigration agents, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and other Democratic members of Congress heard from family members of those killed about the Trump administration’s pattern of obstruction and lies about the shootings and victims themselves.

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Families of ICE victims tell panel that falsehoods, obstruction amount to ‘dual assassinations’ • Maine Morning Star

Highlighting the growing list of people killed by federal immigration agents, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and other Democratic members of Congress on Tuesday heard from family members of those killed…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 23/09/2026

“I view the Barbara case as essentially over,” federal Judge Joseph Normand Laplante said, referring to the case initially filed in New Hampshire last year that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/22/r...

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NH judge suggests Trump’s most recent birthright citizenship orders may require new lawsuit • Maine Morning Star

WASHINGTON — A New Hampshire federal judge seemed skeptical during a Tuesday hearing that a civil rights group could continue with a challenge to block President Donald Trump’s second attempt to…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 23/09/2026

DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand said she was confident Democrats will be able to keep Georgia, Michigan and New Hampshire, while possibly flipping seats in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas. “All six are viable. All six we can win." mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/22/r...

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GOP’s ‘rubberstamp’ of Trump puts US Senate in play, Dem campaign chair says • Maine Morning Star

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats believe they could pick up as many as six seats following this November’s midterm elections, despite Republicans having better fundraising numbers and break-even…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 22/09/2026

Attorneys general from eight East Coast states are suing the feds over the buyouts of two offshore wind leases, under which the Trump administration pledged to pay developers Bluepoint Wind and Invenergy $1.4 billion to abandon their projects.

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Maine, northeast states file new lawsuit against Trump’s payouts stopping offshore wind • Maine Morning Star

An eight-state coalition filed lawsuits Tuesday challenging the Trump administration’s payments to private companies to cancel offshore wind leases, escalating an ongoing legal battle over the…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 22/09/2026

One potential outcome of Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is a state legislative push to boost mental health support for new mothers. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/22/r...

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Lindsay Clancy case could spur legislative action on postpartum depression, psychosis • Maine Morning Star

The mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial earlier this month places her future in doubt, three years after she killed her three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts. But one potential outcome is a…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 22/09/2026

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' office steered government contracts worth millions toward Navatek while her campaign was pumping CEO Martin Kao and his network for donations, according to emails seen by @ProPublica.org

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The FBI anti-corruption squad was circling Susan Collins — until Trump got in the way • Maine Morning Star

In the final weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins walked into a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C. For the first time in her two-decade Senate career, the…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 19/09/2026

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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 19/09/2026

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative isn’t having the same emissions-cutting effect it used to. As power bills rise, some wonder if it is worth continuing. | via @canarymedia.com

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Is it time to rethink the Northeast’s cap-and-trade system? • Maine Morning Star

Twenty years ago, a group of Northeastern states signed on to a plan to reduce the greenhouse gases spewing from power plants by making generators pay for the carbon they release. Since then, the…

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 18/09/2026

George Hill, president and CEO of Maine Family Planning, said the new guidelines “appear to seek to replace experienced providers with ideologically aligned ones, which would undermine continuity of care and patient trust.” mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/18/f...

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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over Title X grant funding for pregnancy prevention efforts • Maine Morning Star

A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging changes to the way grants are awarded under a program that provides funding for services such as family planning and…