Republican challenger Austin Theriault’s campaign ended the recount, which began Monday, after questions about certain towns’ results were answered, leaving the outcome of the race unchanged.

The state will begin collecting a 1% payroll tax in January, and benefits will be paid out starting in 2026.

Attorney General Aaron Frey and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows won reelection to their posts Wednesday after Democrats, who have majorities in both the House and Senate, met Tuesday to cast a preliminary vote on nominations.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s Pentagon pick, is fighting to hold on to his Cabinet nomination amid growing questions about his personal conduct as the president-elect’s team considers alternatives, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Hegseth’s meetings on Capitol Hill this week are set up another test of how much deference Senate Republicans will show president-elect Trump.

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.

She is 1 of 7 American women to make the list, which includes artists, astronauts and activists.

Ben Grant, Sarah Michniewicz and Wes Pelletier were sworn in and officially took their seats on Monday night.

The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Joe Manchin, I-West Virginia, would require payment for EMS services even when a Medicare patient is not transported to a hospital. Maine passed a similar bill in 2023 for patients with private insurance.

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

The selection is in keeping with Trump's view that the government's intelligence agencies require a radical transformation and his stated desire for retribution against supposed adversaries.

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.

Maine Democrat's win in a Republican-leaning district has people wondering how he did it.

The Canadian president walked away from the press when asked if tariffs were discussed.

Pingree said she is worried about deep cuts to education, health care, the environment and many other areas.

Legal scholars and advocates say they expect Trump to suffer additional legal setbacks in a second term, especially on his more extreme proposals.

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, where she can direct more federal spending to Maine.

From tariffs to deportations, here are the facts about some of the heated issues that could come up on Thanksgiving.

The FBI said in a statement that it was 'aware of numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees' and was investigating with its law enforcement partners.

Few people in America have done more to advance conservative causes than Leonard Leo.

'This sanctuary cities thing will be an early administration showdown, and I believe Trump will come down as hard as you can see,' Stephen K. Bannon, who served as a top White House adviser to Trump during his first administration, told The Post.

More than 840,000 voters cast ballots in this November's election, which Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said was the most in state history.

Boris Epshteyn used his proximity to the president-elect to benefit himself, a Trump legal review found. He denies the allegation.

The Mills administration said the increased revenue projections shouldn't be seen as an opportunity for significant additional spending and warned that revenues are flattening after pandemic growth.

DOJ prosecutors, citing longstanding guidance that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted, said the department’s position is that 'the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated.'

Access to bathrooms has long been an issue for women at the Capitol, which originally operated on the presumption that legislators were men.

The plans show how President-elect Donald Trump wants to use the Justice Department to address his own personal grievances.

The announcements Friday evening showed how Trump was fleshing out the financial side of his new administration.

While the committee's new leadership isn't yet official, Collins says her priorities will include helping Maine’s communities, funding biomedical research, improving infrastructure and supporting rural economic development.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has made false claims about vaccines, has been tapped to become health and human services secretary in the Trump administration.

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.

The swift selection of Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general came about 6 hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew.

Two Bates College professors offered their views on what to make of this month's election during Thursday's Great Falls Forum.

Gaetz announced suddenly Thursday that he’s withdrawing from consideration, amid continued revelations about sexual misconduct claims against him, questions about a looming House Ethics Committee report and resistance from his fellow Republicans.

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, but officials say they plan to pursue the case against Lanigan.

As word of Gaetz's decision to withdraw spread across the Capitol, Republican senators seemed divided. Sen. Susan Collins said Gaetz 'put country first and I am pleased with his decision.'

The larger debate over whether transgender people should be allowed to use the bathrooms that align with their gender identity has been prevalent across the U.S. and has become a focal point of Trump’s campaign.

A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by the 'Fox & Friends' host.

Golden calls for Congress to look into potential changes to the electoral system.

The Vermont lawmaker, supported by a small group of Democrats and independent Sen. Angus King of Maine, sought to put legislation up for a Senate vote that would block the sale of some weapons to Israel.

The House Ethics Committee – split along party lines – declined on Wednesday to release its investigation probing sexual misconduct allegations into the former congressman and Trump attorney general nominee.

Donald Trump's vows to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education could put school funding sources in jeopardy, and his policy positions could impact programs like Maine's free breakfast and lunch, and student vaccine mandates.

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 election cycle.

President-elect Donald Trump also selected Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act, and named Wall Street executive Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department.

Donald Trump’s transition team has begun what a close ally calls a hostile takeover of the federal government, ignoring the rules for the handover of power in the process.

A resolution that would prohibit any lawmakers and House employees from 'using single-sex facilities other than those corresponding to their biological sex' would impact Democrat Sarah McBride.

Four recounts in state legislative races have so far confirmed the election night winners, all Democrats.

Earlier Tuesday, the president-elect also tapped Wall Street executive and campaign adviser Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office says Trump's forthcoming presidency isn't grounds for dropping a case that was already tried, but 'consideration must be given' to potentially freezing the case until after he's out of office.