'Maine should be on notice,' Pam Bondi said in a letter to the Maine governor over compliance with President Donald Trump's executive order on transgender students competing in school sports.

The House votes 75-70 along party lines to censure Republican Rep. Laurel Libby for singling out a student who won a track championship to protest Maine's policy allowing transgender athletes to parti...

Janet Mills, who has a long history of facing tough guys in the courtroom and in politics, finds herself in an unprecedented moment with the nation watching.

Phillip Rench, a 37-year-old former engineer for SpaceX, has filed paperwork to run as an independent against Maine's senior senator.

Lawmakers passed the new waiting period as part of a slate of gun safety reforms following the October 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston that killed 18 people.

In a speech on the Senate floor leading up to the vote, King said he was incredulous about the notion that Kennedy has suddenly had a "miraculous conversion" after spending decades calling vaccines un...

The Republican senator from Maine said she will vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she also opposes "the poorly conceived directive" from the National Institutes for Health.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has been more critical of the Trump Administration than most of her Republican colleagues, but also will play a key role in any budget deals.

While the Maine independent is joining Democrats in opposing Russell Vought's nomination to lead of the White House budget office, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she plans to vote to confirm h...

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said during an interview Wednesday that Musk has exceeded his legal authority, and she criticized the administration's moves to withhold congressionally approved funds.

Sen. Susan Collins suggested the plan might be a negotiating tactic, while Sen. Angus King and Rep. Jared Golden bristled at the possibility of sending American troops overseas.

The Democrat says Musk's access to sensitive personal information and aggressive efforts to cut federal spending have caused fear among many Mainers.

Gabbard faces confirmation votes this week and still must win over some other Republican senators.

Sen. Angus King also pressed Tulsi Gabbard, who has been nominated by Trump to oversee national intelligence, on her past support for Edward Snowden, who leaked classified details of U.S. surveillance...

Maine's Republican senator plans to question both during separate hearings scheduled for Thursday morning, and she is seen as a possible swing vote.

The governor also came out against a citizen referendum for a red flag law and challenged a commission that oversees legal representation to indigent clients to change its practices rather than reques...

Mills' 2-year budget proposal includes service cuts and tax increases to meet the state's constitutional mandate to submit a balanced budget.

The proposal in the governor's update to the current budget is intended to rein in ballooning costs in the state's General Assistance program.

House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham is sponsoring a bill that would repeal the waiting period approved by lawmakers last year.

State Rep. Laurel Libby said her bill to end the Real ID program in Maine is one of several being submitted nationwide in hopes of convincing President-elect Trump and Congress to end the controversia...

The days of eye-popping revenue growth are over, and lawmakers face a gap of $450 million in the next budget cycle.

The governor's budget office told lawmakers that spending cuts, program changes and new revenues would likely be needed, but also warned against relying on rainy day funds or income tax increases.

Maine's senior senator is now chair of the Senate's Appropriations Committee, which oversees spending decisions.

The raises were approved by the previous Legislature, which also voted to increase the salary of the next governor who will be elected in 2026.

An online poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire's Survey Center also tested public opinion about Christmas movies, holiday expressions and whether people were expecting snow next week.

An emergency bill from Rep. Joshua Morris, R-Turner, to eliminate a new payroll tax faces and uphill battle in the Legislature, where Democrats hold majorities in both chambers.

Supporters of the new law expected the challenge and hope to set a new Supreme Court precedent supporting the limits.

Soley moved to Portland in the late 1970s and built a real estate empire while sometimes clashing with tenants and the city.

Similar bills restricted untraceable firearms have failed in the Democratic-controlled Legislature, but the political ground has shifted since last year's mass shooting in Lewiston.

Collins said she pressed Hegseth on allegations of heavy drinking and mistreatment of women, including a rape allegation made in 2017.

Neither Susan Collins nor Jared Golden are seen as predictable votes for their parties, and narrow margins in Congress mean it's more likely they will be looked to as key votes.

Rep. Lucas Lanigan is facing domestic violence charges. He was reelected by a single vote following a recount.

The increased use of so-called concept drafts that allow lawmakers to withhold details about pending legislation has generated criticism from the public, advocates and lawmakers alike.

Austin Theriault requested the recount after losing the race to Rep. Jared Golden by 2,706 votes, or less than 1% of votes cast.

Gov. Janet Mills is taking more of a wait-and-see approach than some Democratic governors, who have formed a resistance network even before Donald Trump takes office.

But Maine's Democratic governor said she is focusing on her final two years as governor, while applauding U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' ascent as chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, wher...

The attorney general is one of three constitutional officers elected by lawmakers by secret ballot. The Democratic majority in the Legislature will make its selections in December.

Rep. Lucas Lanigan, who defeated Democrat Patricia Kidder by one vote, has been charged with aggravated domestic violence assault for allegedly choking his wife. She has asked the charge to be dropped...

In an interview Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden talked about his ability to connect with voters from both parties and how Democrats nationally might win back some of those they lost in a tough electio...

All 6 of the party's leaders in the 132nd Legislature represent communities within 26 miles of Portland, opening Democrats to criticism from Republicans for not representing the whole state.

In a 15-minute interview with the Press Herald, Maine's senior senator also talked about some of President-elect Donald Trump's early moves and policy goals.