Members of the Maine Democratic Party selected Leeds attorney Charles Dingman as its new chair as the party seeks to pivot from November’s losses and focus on attracting a wider swath of Mainers ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial election.

Dingman has previously served on the Board of Maine Equal Justice Partners and was part of committees for the Maine Democratic Party and the Justice Action group. The party also a

A Maine man who assaulted police during the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, is now sharing his story with supporters.

The Maine Gun Safety Coalition says it collected more than 80,000 signatures for a bill that would allow family members to petition a judge to remove a loved one's guns if they're considered dangerous.

Matthew Brackley of Waldoboro and Benjamin Bowden from Orrington were among the 15 Mainers who were pardoned for their role in the January 6th riots.

Trump signed a handful of executive orders Monday, including declaring a national emergency at the southern border.

Even as handicappers adjudged Pete Hegseth ’s confirmation as secretary of Defense to be all but certain, not one but two Republican senators indicated a hard pass on the poorly qualified bad boy from Fox News.

Matthew Brackley returned to his electrical business in West Bath after serving a fraction of his 15-month prison sentence for assaulting police at the U.S. Capitol.

Maine’s legislature operates on a biennial schedule, with each legislative session lasting two years, beginning on an odd-numbered year. Each legislative session is split into two parts: the first regular session and the second regular session

Democrats look to the more rural, conservative 2nd Congressional District for party leaders ahead of the 2026 election cycle, which includes statewide races for governor and the U.S. Senate.

Only 16 of 435 congressional districts nationwide supported a House candidate and a presidential candidate from different parties, and one of those districts is in Maine.

Amid the noise, the misinformation, the cursed algorithms and other chaos, November’s election was in many ways a referendum on the Democratic Party and how well it is responding (or is perceived to be responding) to the needs of everyday people.