The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this week on the fate of the Affordable Care Act, the sweeping 2010 health care reform law also known informally as “Obamacare.”

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Charlie Summers should resign his job as secretary of state to prevent conflicts of interest and political use of the office, a liberal advocacy group said Thursday.

There’s been a fair amount of chatter from local political pundits about how the outcome of the U.S. Senate race will measure the health of the Maine Democratic Party.

Angus King’s county campaign chairs include prominent partisans and independents.

PORTLAND — Tuesday’s primary elections proved again that money doesn’t necessarily equal success in Maine politics.

PORTLAND — Tuesday’s primary elections proved again that money doesn’t necessarily equal success in Maine politics.

The U.S. Senate race in Maine is expected to be expensive and have national ramifications.

Voters across the state will head to the polls Tuesday to make decisions ranging from who could be Maine’s next U.S. senator to whether to regulate roosters in the town of Raymond.