Ousted U.S. Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch warns, 'Shady interests the world over have learned how little it takes to remove an American ambassador who does not give them what they want.'

At a rally in Louisiana, the president acknowledges for the first time a personal toll from the House investigation.

The tax, approved after the recent two-year budget was finalized, is one of several that contributed to an increase in state revenue.

Bevin, an ally of President Donald Trump, made the announcement the same day election officials across Kentucky double-checked vote totals at his request.

The group has introduced bipartisan legislation to support and expand programs such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

The ambassador to the European Union spoke on a cellphone while in a restaurant in Kiev, Ukraine, and the president's voice could be overheard.

Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh officially gives President Donald Trump two major primary challengers in the early voting state.

In Concord, N.H., he registers to appear on the ballot in the first-in-the-nation primary, expected to be held on Feb. 11.

Jeanne Lambrew is scheduled to appear before the Appropriations Committee to discuss Medicaid expansion, wait lists for services for disabled adults and other issues.

Peoples was serving her fifth term in the Maine House of Representatives and had served with a host of Westbrook-area city councils, boards and civic groups over the years.

Bill Weld the first major Republican challenger to officially challenge President Donald Trump in the the primary.

The Club for Growth wants to see a Republican defeat the first-term 2nd District Democratic congressman next year.

The who, what, where and when – in a nutshell.

Mick Mulvaney will follow the direction of President Trump, who told him to ignore a subpoena from the House.

The longtime Trump friend and ally, is charged with witness tampering and lying to Congress.

Republicans retort that Democrats have no more than second- and third-hand knowledge of allegations that the president held up military aid for the Eastern European nation facing Russian aggression.

When the ERA failed to gain enough support by one old 1982 deadline, it seemed dead, but it suddenly has life again and may win approval within months.

The two parties see open impeachment hearings starting this week as their best opportunity to shape public opinion.

Independent Sen. Angus King also voiced suspicion over the timing of Republicans' interest in investigating Hunter Biden.

Elected officials and business, religious and educational leaders are warning that nearly 150 Mainers could be deported if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

The state's citizen legislators are among the lowest paid in the nation, but a special commission has been looking into how that might be changed.

The former U.N. ambassador says the then-secretary of state and the then-White House chief of staff told her they were trying to 'save the country.'

The deep negativity Lewiston's youngest councilor ever experienced on social media during her campaign was ugly, but she has disavowed the hate and looks forward to representing her constituents.

Republicans have no unified argument in the impeachment inquiry in large part because they can't agree on how to defend the president.

His reception at the showdown between Louisiana State and Alabama contrasts with the scene at the World Series, where he was booed, and the mixed response to his appearance at a martial arts fight in New York.

The school's first-ever climate action summit took place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Colby College, and drew students from around Maine and New England.

During a stop in New Hampshire, the former vice president says he welcomes the possibility of the billionaire joining the crowded Democratic field.

The SAFE Banking Act, already approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, would open the door for the hemp and cannabis industries to access financial services that are open to other legal businesses.

The president insists he has not been damaged by testimony detailing efforts by him and his administration to pressure Ukraine to announce a probe of the Bidens.

The president is likely to face at least three Republican challengers on the ballot in the Granite State.

House investigators release a new transcript in their impeachment inquiry of the president.

The billionaire former mayor of New York City is concerned that the current field of Democratic candidates is ill equipped to defeat President Trump, an adviser says.

Jennifer Williams, a career foreign service officer detailed to the vice president's office, listened in on a July phone call between President Trump and Ukraine's president.

Michael Faulkingham, a registered voter and resident of District 2, received the most votes in a race that drew no official candidates.

The party failed to turn out 10,000 voters in the 2018 election, the minimum for party status under state law.

The 'Pete for America bus' will arrive Thursday evening at Monument Square, but the South Bend, Ind., mayor won't be on it.

Kate Snyder says in a Q&A with the Portland Press Herald that she's already making plans to meet with city councilors and the city manager to begin the transition to her new full-time job.

A too-close-to-call race in deep-red Kentucky and Republican defeats in key battleground state suburbs are warning signs for the president.

The former attorney general ousted by President Trump plans to run for his old seat in the U.S. Senate.

The 23-year-old, who also is the youngest person elected to the council, says she's ‘in shock’ over the win and the attention she's getting.

Ross LaJeunesse, 49, enters Maine's Democratic primary with hopes of unseating four-term incumbent Susan Collins.

Each of the races was uncontested as Waterville, Fairfield, Winslow and Vassalboro residents returned their representatives to the board of 10.

Housing is the expected development option when the Henry L. Cottrell Elementary school is deeded from Regional School Unit 2 back to Monmouth.

House investigators release the transcript of an interview with envoy William Taylor and announce that public hearings will begin next week.

The ordinance sets requirements for medical marijuana retail stores, including a $1,000 fee for applicants.

Barbara Buck, Rita Moran were unopposed in their reelection bids to the Winthrop Town Council.

The new plan, which focuses on environmental protection and maintaining the town’s rural character, will replace one drafted in 1991.

Voters filled two at-large seats and a vacant Ward 3 seat on the Augusta City Council in voting Tuesday.

The town's select board will write a letter on behalf of the town opposing the proposed transmission line.

A year before the presidential election, Election Day results in several states offer warning signs for both parties.

Wayne Chadwick wins seat after two previous runs, and 20-year veteran Irene Belanger will serve another two-year term on the Select Board.

Canaan, Mercer, Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Smithfield residents approved the funding while Cornville results were still outstanding.

Residents show strong support for all 10 of the town's referendums, which involve amendments to the town charter.

The 23-year-old said the results show that Lewiston voters want change.

Three new school board members for the Fairfield-area district will join three who were reelected.

Diana Scully is elected as Ward 3 councilor in an unopposed election and Dawn Gallagher was reelected to the RSU 2 school board, despite her wish to drop out.

Voters also approve a change to the state Constitution making it easier for people with disabilities to take part in citizen petition drives.

Mark Cayer defeats Tim Lajoie by a tally of 3,237 to 2,521.

Amy Rees, who was appointed in January to fill the seat left vacant when Patricia Hart was elected mayor a year ago, easily defeated Penny Sergent.

The vote was 70 yes to 65 no, according to Town Clerk Jennifer Hebert.

Michael Perkins and David Groder will begin their newly elected terms in January.

Newcomers Flavia M. Oliveira, Claude R. Francke and Richard Andrew Foss were elected to the City Council and Hillary Koch defeated Mayor Nick Isgro for a seat on the Charter Commission.

Unofficial election results collected by the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and the Associated Press for ballot questions and statewide and local races.

It's the second time in five months it's been turned down.

By a wide margin, voters approved appropriating $800,000 to purchase a firetruck to replace Farmington Fire Rescue Department's Engine 1.

After taking a commanding lead, the former school board chair wins a late-night ranked-choice runoff.

William Cohen, a Republican and former U.S. senator from Maine who also served on the House Judiciary Committee that investigated President Richard Nixon, believes President Trump committed "a form of a high crime and misdemeanor."

Democrats and Republicans will watch Kentucky, Missisippi, New Jersey and Virginia to gauge the national mood amid impeachment proceedings and a crowded Democratic presidential primary.

A petition calls for a statewide referendum on the question of asking the Public Utilities Commission to rescind its vote in support of the CMP project and instead find that the proposal is "not in the public interest."

Gov. Janet Mills' inaugural committee could face penalties under a new state ethics laws, but the Maine Ethics Commission wants the debt paid before it considers whether to levy a penalty.

Polls open across the state Tuesday between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., and all close at 8 p.m.

Voters will decide the fate of the town's mass gathering ordinance at the polls Tuesday.

The ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is certain to be further appealed.

Statewide turnout is expected to be light on Election Day, but higher in Portland and some other communities with hot local races.