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Published
July 21, 2018

Democratic socialism surging in the age of Trump, and a Maine candidate takes the leap

Maine Democrat Zak Ringelstein is the only major-party Senate candidate to be a dues-paying democratic socialist.
Published
July 8, 2018

Another View: ‘Ginsburg Rule’ encourages judicial outliers to evade important queries

Liberal activists urging Sens. Collins and King to closely question President Trump's Supreme Court pick may not realize what they're asking for.
Published
July 6, 2018

Commentary: Democrats can’t block Trump; nobody to blame but themselves

President Trump will nominate a qualified candidate to fill the high court vacancy, and Senate Republicans will confirm his nominee.
Published
July 1, 2018

Cynthia Dill: Democrats best keep their eyes on the prize if they ever want to govern

It is so tempting to be dragged into running on the issues. But take a page from Republicans' strategy.
Published
June 22, 2018

Maine Democrats’ U.S. Senate candidate arrested, eventually released while trying to get into detention center at border

Zak Ringelstein, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Angus King, went to McAllen, Texas, with supplies he said he wanted to deliver to children separated from their parents. He was released early Saturday morning.

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Published
June 12, 2018

Mitch McConnell becomes Senate’s longest-serving Republican leader

At 11 years, five months and 10 days, he surpasses former Sen. Bob Dole.
Published
June 11, 2018

Maine Democrats’ long-shot Senate candidate aspired to country music career

Zak Ringelstein, who is running against Angus King, used to perform under the stage name Zak Mountain. A video of one of his songs surfaced over the weekend on social media.
Published
June 8, 2018

Federal judge rejects Max Linn’s last-ditch effort to run in Maine Republican primary

Judge Nancy Torresen refuses to grant an injunction sought by supporters of Linn, who now says he'll challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins in 2020.
Published
June 7, 2018

LePage endorses Brakey in Republican primary to take on Angus King

The governor had toyed with the idea of challenging the U.S. senator himself, but now says the candidate from Auburn has his full support.
Published
June 4, 2018

Max Linn supporters sue to force votes for him to be counted in Republican Senate primary

The Bar Harbor businessman claims Secretary of State Matt Dunlap wrongly used 'guilt by association' when he invalidated more than 100 valid voter signatures, preventing him from qualifying for the June 12 primary.