The online sales site eBay is taking exception to Gov. Paul LePage’s support for federal legislation making it easier for states to reap sales taxes from online purchases.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate’s only two independents have a message for Angus King: An independent senator still has to pick a side.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree says allowing school districts to opt out of serving ammonia-treated ground beef filler known as “pink slime” isn’t good enough.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate’s only two independents have a message for Angus King: An independent senator still has to pick a side.

Former Gov. John Baldacci withdrew from the U.S. Senate race Wednesday, leaving the Democrats without a candidate with statewide visibility and the filing deadline hours away.

WASHINGTON — Saying he “reveres the rule of law,” William Kayatta Jr. told Senate Judiciary Committee members Wednesday that his rulings will be bound by legal precedent and recognize a federal judge’s limited powers if he is confirmed to fill Maine’s seat on the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals.

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Wednesday that preserves a key federal funding source for the Downeaster train service between Portland and Boston.

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Wednesday that preserves a key federal funding source for the Downeaster train service between Portland and Boston.

WASHINGTON — Saying he “reveres the rule of law,” William Kayatta Jr. told Senate Judiciary Committee members Wednesday that his rulings will be bound by legal precedent and recognize a federal judge’s limited powers if he is confirmed to fill Maine’s seat on the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals.