The pro-Israel lobbying group and influential political funder announced it would no longer endorse candidates or give ...

Manchin was in Maine one day before Collins' opponent in next month's election, Democrat Troy Jackson, gets a boost from progressive Congresswoman Alexandia Ocasio-Cortez as the nationally significant ...

A new poll shows record support for Democratic congressional candidates ahead of the midterms, as voters feel the party is better attuned to handling their top issues.

The federal government plans to release up to 315,000 barrels from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve in an effort to tackle high prices amid a global energy crunch triggered by the U.S. war ...

For years, the country celebrated Oct. 21 as "Edison Day," throwing parades for the famous inventor whose devices changed the world. His phonograph was the first device to play back a recorded human ...

The Penobscot Nation and Conservation Law Foundation appealed the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's decision to allow Cassella to expand the Juniper Ridge Landfill.

The group would like to see the county continue to use the current jail and expand diversion programs to reduce the number of inmates.

Open enrollment just started last week, but Medicare counseling appointments at Area Agencies on Aging are already full, said Betsy Sawyer-Manter, president and CEO at SeniorPlus in Lewiston.

As climate change fuels hotter summers, some Britons are moving north in search of cooler weather. Could a similar shift be on the horizon in the United States?

The top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees said they are working under the presumption that the president will seek to justify election interference by alleging fraud.

So far, more than 52% of ballots cast have come from Democrats. That's more than double the 20% among Republicans, as well as unenrolled voters, also known as independents.

Portland and Lewiston have passed similar ordinances, aimed at reinforcing statewide restrictions on municipal cooperation with ICE that went into effect over the summer. Biddeford became a national ...