2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (309+ words) AUGUSTA, Maine — Twelve Democrats met a Wednesday deadline to declare for the party’s U.S. Senate nomination, setting up a compressed sprint toward the July 25 convention to replace Graham Platner on the ballot against U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. This…...

4+ hour, 47+ min ago  (235+ words) Gov. Janet Mills was reportedly shouted at and turned away when attending a memorial for Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero in Biddeford Wednesday afternoon. The Democratic governor was met with calls from people at the scene to “get out of here,…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (338+ words) Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree that ICE would still pause traffic stops to review its policies, her office said, contradicting President Donald Trump’s public declaration that the stops would continue. Pingree, a Democrat from Maine’s 1st District,…...

4+ hour, 52+ min ago  (169+ words) Sally Christner was selected Maine County Official of July in honor of her community service by Spirit of America Foundation’s Maine Chapter. Christner has served three terms as a commissioner of Androscoggin County, including some years as commission chair. Over…...

8+ hour, 51+ min ago  (643+ words) PoliticsOur political journalists are based in the Maine State House and have deep source networks across the partisan spectrum in communities all over the state. Their coverage aims to cut through major debates and probe how officials make decisions. Read…...

13+ hour, 11+ min ago  (499+ words) Less than a day after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told its agents to temporarily stop most traffic stops, President Donald Trump is pressuring the agency to back down from the policy change. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Tuesday that she…...

21+ hour, 2+ min ago  (127+ words) Bangor Daily News Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to [email protected] I believe David Costello is the appropriate selection for the U.S. Senate race. He wants to do the job. He ran…...

21+ hour, 2+ min ago  (242+ words) Ilze Petersons is a retired program coordinator for the Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine. I have been troubled by recent revelations about Graham Platner. But I agreed with him when he said the amazing groundswell of support for his…...

21+ hour, 2+ min ago  (250+ words) I become more amazed as each political day passes at what we are allowing to happen to our democracy. I am not a constitutional scholar, but I am aware of the essence of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (471+ words) Houlton is seeking people to fill 17 municipal seats for terms ending in November. The openings include seats on the Town Council, RSU 29 school board, Houlton Water Company, Cary Library and Board of Budget Review. In November, five of the seven…...