Maine Democrats and former state officials are among those calling for answers about new corruption allegations against Sen. Susan Collins, and why the Trump administration shut them down. ProPublica reported Tuesday that federal investigators had been investigating an alleged pay to play arrangement involving Collins and a major campaign donor, but that the investigation was…
Former State Senate President Troy Jackson has officially clinched the Democratic nomination for the US Senate race, and will face Sen. Susan Collins in November. The vote took place at Saturday’s Special Nominating Convention in Bangor. The win was almost a foregone conclusion after Jackson won the vast majority of delegates in county meetings and…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has long benefited from her public reputation as a moderate; but this past weekend, she solidified her support for former Maine governor and MAGA-backed Paul LePage, as well as leaned into extremist rhetoric that critics warn the far right has been using to vilify and incite violence against Democrats. Along with…
Lewiston City Councilor Scott Harriman won the Lewiston Democratic Caucus on Saturday, securing the party’s nomination in the Feb. 24, 2026, special election for House District 94. Harriman says that if he’s elected to the House, he plans to continue focusing on housing affordability, access to healthcare and childcare, and protections for immigrants and refugees.…
The U.S. Senate on Thursday failed to reach an agreement on two competing plans to tackle rising health insurance costs. Sen. Susan Collins voted to advance both Republican and Democratic plans, later saying that “neither is the perfect solution to this problem.” Sen. Angus King opposed the Republican bill and backed the Democratic one. Democratic…
The U.S. Senate this past Thursday confirmed Jennifer Mascott, a former clerk for Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit — with support from Maine Sen. Susan Collins. Mascott, a conservative legal scholar and Trump nominee, has drawn strong opposition from reproductive rights advocates.…
We are living in the most progressive era of reform in Maine’s history. Since 2016, we have made more improvements in the lives of regular people than any other generation. The list of policy accomplishments is staggering. So how has Maine managed all this, when so many states have gone backward? It’s not demographics. It’s…
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is shutting down after more than five decades, and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins had the chance to stop it. The agency announced its closure following the passage of the GOP-led federal rescissions bill and the release of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s 2026 spending plan, which for the first time…
Maine Democrats say Sen. Susan Collins’ efforts to justify her procedural vote to advance Senate Republicans’ budget bill don’t hold water — and Collins needs to be held accountable for her role in advancing the bill, which will gut essential programs and harm tens of thousands of Mainers. “She voted to advance this bill because…
Democrats should be ecstatic that former Gov. Paul LePage has moved from Florida to Maine (again!) to try to win back the second congressional district. After all, it wipes out the opportunity for another generation of Republicans to build grassroots support and name recognition. It further exposes how in lockstep the Maine Republican party is…