Republican leaders have long said a vote on the impeachment investigation was unnecessary but are reconsidering.

The Maine independent says the bill, which has been in the works for years, would ban high-capacity magazines among other things.

State lawmakers proposed nearly 700 bills this year to circumscribe what cities and counties can do, according to a national organization focused in part on ending what it calls 'abusive state preemption.'

The documents released by the Maine ethics commission detail the energy company's funding of the Stop the Corridor group and how a Virginia consultant working for NextEra funneled money to the Maine Democratic Party.

The Senate majority leader said antisemitism is coming from 'people that most liberal Jewish Americans felt previously were their ideological fellow travelers.'

The Maine Automotive Right to Repair Committee was assessed a $35,000 fine for late notifications of major contributions to donors and the commission.

Prosecutors maintain that Donald Trump's allegedly inflated financial statements were critical to netting his company the Deutsche Bank loans at favorable rates, saving him many millions of dollars in interest.

Here are the basics about the delegate selection process that you should know as the primary campaign gets underway.

A law first crafted in the nation’s infancy would give Trump as commander in chief almost unfettered power to do so, military and legal experts say.

The stronger-than-expected revenue forecast – including a $139 million surplus in this fiscal year – is driven primarily by consumer spending, sales tax growth and income tax returns.

A former United Nations ambassador, Haley will now have access to the network's influential donors and organizational heft.

The fall ballot did not include any statewide or national races, which typically draw more voters to the polls.

The Republican chairman, however, says he wants a closed-door session, not a public hearing.

Democratic President Biden's campaign cast his comments as another 'extremist' proposal from the Republican frontrunner.

The incident is one of a recent string of crackdowns on the press, and even though most recent cases have been dismissed or dropped, such actions could deter other reporters from pursuing important stories.

The president used the council meeting to announce 30 actions to improve access to medicine and needed economic data as well as other programs tied to the production and shipment of goods.

The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy says a recent study found 45% of 127 medical cannabis samples failed testing that is mandatory for the recreational market.

The 2024 presidential election is drawing a robust field of independent, third-party and long-shot candidates. Their odds are exceedingly long.

A small, bipartisan group in the Senate is taking the lead and working to find a narrow compromise that can overcome a likely filibuster by winning 60 votes.

In a defiant speech Friday sprinkled with taunts and obscenities aimed at his congressional colleagues, Santos insisted he was 'not going anywhere.'

The former New York governor is being sued by a woman who says Cuomo sexually harassed her while he was still in office.

The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics could assess up to $240,000 in fines for the Maine Automotive Right to Repair Committee, but staff are recommending a levy of $50,000.

The letter posted on the former president's social media platform contained no details to support his claims.

Analysis: History never entirely repeats itself, and President Biden faces problems his predecessors did not.

The 2-1 decision found that only the U.S. attorney general can enforce the section of the Voting Rights Act that requires political maps to include districts where minority populations’ preferred candidates can win elections.

Judges asked aggressive questions of both sides while weighing whether to restore an order from a trial judge that barred Trump from inflammatory comments against prosecutors, potential witnesses and court staff.

President Biden and Congress are facing some unusually public challenges over their support for Israel’s offensive against Hamas.

The president and first lady headed to naval installations in Virginia on Sunday to serve Thanksgiving dinner and meet with military members and families.

Some Republican elected officials and anti-abortion activists have responded to losses by challenging election results, refusing to bring state laws into line with voter-backed changes and more.

The Carter Center said she died Sunday afternoon after many months of declining health. Her husband, Jimmy, 99, remains in hospice care.

He has been laying out immigration proposals that would mark a dramatic escalation of the approach he used in office.

The president is the party's nominee, Ron Klain, President Biden's former chief of staff said, and a strong nominee at that. There is no backup plan.

The dueling remarks are a clear sign that each party's leading candidate has essentially begun waging a general election campaign against the other, with waning focus on other candidates.

From 'Pizzagate' to QAnon and to 'Stop the Steal,' conspiracy theories that demonized Donald Trump's enemies are morphing and spreading as the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination aims for a return to the White House.

A similar proposal didn't make it out of committee in 2017, and some legislative leaders said they are opposed to Rep. Jim White's bill to assign liability to owners of gun-free zones where people are hurt or injured.

A clause in the 14th Amendment prevents anyone from holding office who 'engaged in insurrection or rebellion' against the Constitution.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Donald Trump congratulated the speaker 'for having the courage and fortitude' to release the footage.

The motion to expel Santos would require two-thirds of the House members to vote for it to pass.

Swastikas and slurs were spray painted on the Belknap County Democratic Committee building.

The state will keep alive its streak of going first, but President Biden won't be on the ballot and isn't planning to campaign there.

Legislative leaders decided Thursday to allow lawmakers to move forward with bills to shore up the state's emergency shelters amid rising numbers of homeless people.

The section of law at issue permits U.S. officials to collect without a warrant the communications of targeted foreigners who are outside the country and suspected of posing a national security threat.

The ruling came after news outlets this week reported on the contents of and published clips from interviews that four defendants conducted with prosecutors as part of their plea deals.

The committee said that Santos’ conduct warrants public condemnation, is beneath the dignity of the office, and has brought severe discredit upon the House.

Mark Dion says people think Portland’s leaders don’t get things done. He's making plans to crack down on homelessness and is working to build cohesion before he takes office Dec. 4.

The bill removes the threat of a government shutdown days before funding would have expired.

Biden's attorneys allege pressure was applied by Trump to his then-Attorney General William Barr and two top deputies, Jeffrey Rosen and Richard Donoghue.

The timing suggested by Willis would make the Georgia prosecution the last of his four criminal cases to go to trial.