Hannah Pingree taps former Republican and tribal leader to build her Cabinet

Oxford County sheriff’s race likely headed to recount with 17-vote margin

Only a handful of votes separate Republican Christopher Wainwright and Democrat Timothy Holland.

Matt Dunlap concedes as 2nd District race heads to ranked-choice runoff

Dunlap would have to net the vast majority of blank and write-in ballots to overtake Paul LePage.

‘JD, habibi.’ Arabs celebrate El-Sayed’s use of a term of affection to mock his foes

BEIRUT (AP) — From Michigan to the Middle East, Arabs are celebrating Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate win and delighting in his introduction of Arabic terms like “habibi” and “inshallah” to the American political lexicon. After being the target of Islamophobic rhetoric on the campaign trail, the rising political star who will be the first Muslim American […]

Machias fire chief arrested on OUI charge while responding to emergency call

Joseph Thompson Sr., 68, was placed on paid administrative leave Sunday.

After GOP midterm debacle, Trump is left to weigh his next move in Iran war

The stakes couldn’t be higher for Iran, the Middle East and the global economy writ large.