The kindergarten teacher is disappointed that Gov. Mills and the state Department of Education responded to criticism by removing her video lesson from the state's website.

Republicans had previously said there were no groups in the Capitol in the days just prior to the attack, but the committee says its evidence shows otherwise.

Sen. Collins voted to advance the bill but ultimately, not enough lawmakers were ready to back another $48 billion aid package for pandemic-stricken restaurants and other small businesses.

The bill is part of an aggressive push in Republican-led states across the country to scale back abortion rights.

His approval ratings have plunged as prices for everyday goods in the U.S. have soared.

Supporters of the bill say it will fill the gaps in intelligence-sharing among the Justice Department, Department of Homeland Security and the FBI.

While the Disinformation Governance Board has not formally been shuttered, it will be reviewed by members of a Department of Homeland Security advisory council that's expected to make recommendations in 75 days.

At stake for the United States and its NATO partners is an opportunity to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by strengthening and expanding the alliance.

In a key congressional race, a congressman's bad behavior finally caught up with him, and in the Pennsylvania governor's race, a Trump-backed candidate who has spread lies about the 2020 vote count won the Republican nomination.

The Maine Republican Party's first TV ad criticizes Gov. Janet Mills' administration for its approach to LGBTQ issues in kindergarten classrooms.

Tuesday’s contests could ultimately determine how competitive the general election will be this fall, when control of Congress, governors' mansions and key elections posts are up for grabs.

The bill includes $19.7 billion for the Defense Department, more than $3 billion above the level asked for by the Biden administration.

Under Georgia law, voters are allowed to appeal the decision of U.S. Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene's eligibility to run for reelection.

The McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law states that if a candidate lends his or her campaign money before an election, the campaign cannot repay the candidate more than $250,000 using money raised after Election Day.

Russia continues to pound the Donbas region, but Ukrainian troops advance as Russian forces pulled back from around the northeastern city of Kharkiv in recent days.

Karine Jean-Pierre is the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve as White House press secretary.

Energy-producing states have the deepest dependence on fossil fuel income through taxes, royalties and fees.

It's a reminder that the U.S. remains engaged in the long fight against Islamic extremists around the world even if the effort has been eclipsed by the war in Ukraine and other matters.

Lawmakers unanimously approved a bill that supporters say cuts down on the need for interpretation of some rules.

At the Democratic State Convention in Bangor, she contrasts her record with that of her Republican challenger.

The two-day convention began Friday in Bangor and culminates Saturday with a speech by Gov. Janet Mills.

While the summons for Leader Kevin McCarthy and 4 other Republican lawmakers was not wholly unexpected, it amplified concerns over the new norm-setting in Congress.

A series of unforced political and personal errors by Republican congressman Madison Cawthorn has attracted the attention of big-name Republicans.

Sen. Chloe Maxmin's new book, 'Dirt Road Revival,' says Democrats in Maine and nationally have lost touch with rural voters, something party officials here say is not true.

The plan has been approved overwhelmingly by the House and has strong bipartisan support in the Senate, and passage soon still seems certain despite the delay.

The proposed legislation comes after U.S. Supreme Court justices faced protests at their homes this week.

House members voted 65-26 to totally revamp the legislation, eliminating the criminal penalties.

The committee has been investigating Kevin McCarthy’s conversations with then-President Trump the day of the attack and meetings that the 4 other lawmakers had with the White House as Trump and his aides conspired how to overturn his defeat.

Psaki is leaving as White House press secretary on Friday after having answered reporters’ questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that President Biden has been in office.

A state judge has ruled that a congressional map approved by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is unconstitutional because it breaks up a district where Black voters can choose their representatives.

The New York attorney general had asked a judge to hold the former president in contempt after he failed to produce any documents to satisfy a March 31 deadline to meet the terms of a subpoena in a state civil case.

The 2 Republican senators who support abortion access – Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska – have proposed a separate bill that would counter the Supreme Court’s action.

Meanwhile, it has shut down one of the pipelines that carry Russian gas across the country to homes and industries in Western Europe.

The president acknowledges that he could 'taste' the country’s dissatisfaction with Washington, particularly over rising prices, but he tries to channel the anger against the Republican Party.

U.S. intelligence wrongly believed the U.S.-backed Kabul government would hold out for months against the Taliban and thought Russian forces would overrun Ukraine in a few weeks.

All of the warrant articles presented to residents at Saturday's Town Meeting passed as written, including the municipal budget and another relating to a proposed affordable housing project.

Gov. Janet Mills has never had a veto overridden.

Maine was a solidly anti-abortion state for most of its history, including when the Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade.

A group of voters filed a complaint with the Georgia secretary of state's office saying that the congresswoman should be barred from running for reelection under a provision of the 14th Amendment having to do with insurrection.

The New York man had asked the judge for mercy, saying he was ashamed of his 'contribution to the chaos of that day.'

President Biden has named Karine Jean-Pierre to be the next White House press secretary.

More than half of abortions in America are now done with pills, rather than surgery, a research group says.

Hartland will hold its municipal elections Friday and then the Town Meeting will be held Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.

Democrats do not have the necessary 60 votes to overcome a Republican filibuster and move ahead with the bill, which means the effort is certain to fail.

​​The Maine Republican Party previously announced nearly $4 million in TV ad bookings for the race.

Democratic incumbent Mills raised more than $2.7 million by April 26, while Republican LePage brought in $1.3 million by the same date.

Attorney General Karl Racine said the committee misused nonprofit funds and coordinated with the hotel’s management and members of the Trump family to arrange the events.

And in Indiana, more than a dozen state House members are trying to hold off Republican primary challengers who want to push the Legislature further to the right.

Joshua Colgan told FBI agents he went to the Capitol Building following President Donald Trump's speech, but said he didn't enter.

About half of U.S. states are expected to ban abortion if Roe falls, and 22 states, largely in the South and Midwest, already have total or near-total bans on the books. Aside from Texas, all are now blocked because of Roe.

A decision to overrule Roe would lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states, spark new efforts in Democratic-leaning states to protect access to abortion.

A draft opinion leaked to Politico suggests a majority of justices on the court support overturning the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide.

After a report suggests the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade, Gov. Janet Mills says she will fight to protect reproductive rights while former Gov. Paul LePage emphasizes his support of abortion restrictions.

The Democrat served as ambassador to Mexico, Burundi and Botswana at various points in his career.

Text messages and testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power.

Lawmakers found themselves in an unusual position this year – having to decide what to do with a projected surplus of $1.2 billion.

President Biden took the annual White House press corps' gala as an opportunity to make light of the criticism he has faced in his 18 months in office.

The former governor, running for a third, non-consecutive term, spoke for 35 minutes at the Republican Convention on Saturday.

The Maine Republican Party kicked off its two-day convention in Augusta by also rejecting an effort to remove the party's one woman-one man definition of marriage.

The president says he's considering forgiving some federal student debt, a step that would help him fulfill a campaign promise and provide relief to borrowers.

The drop clearly put the president on the defensive after he has said repeatedly that the booming job market means the U.S. can withstand inflation at a 40-year high.

The U.S. returned Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot who’d been serving a 20-year federal prison sentence in Connecticut for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the U.S.

Collins' comments come a day after Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who describes himself as a 'free-speech absolutist,' reached an agreement to purchase Twitter for $44 billion.

The heart of the fight is whether, with far less detention capacity than needed, immigration authorities must send people to Mexico or have the discretion to release asylum-seekers into the United States while they await their hearings.

Russian advances and heavy fighting were reported in the Donbas, with one town, Kreminna, apparently falling, while in the gutted southern city of Mariupol, Russia hit the Azovstal steel plant with 35 airstrikes over 24 hours.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy initially called the report – before the recording surfaced – 'totally false and wrong.'

While hearing arguments in the case, the justices were wrestling with how to balance the religious and free speech rights of teachers and coaches with the rights of students not to feel pressured into participating.

A judge orders the former president to pay $10,000 a day for each day he fails to turn over subpoenaed documents.

Democrats point to Rep. Kevin McCarthy's recorded comments as proof that lawmakers at the highest levels privately acknowledge Trump's role in the Capitol insurrection yet continue to defend him in public.

The state hopes a new law creating the Maine Space Port Corp. is the first step toward achieving that goal.

A big question is how many of France's 48.7 million eligible voters won't cast ballots because of their aversion to both candidates.

The Legislature's budget committee failed to allocate $44,650 in funding needed to send the sovereignty bill to Gov. Janet Mills, who was expected to veto it, but officials say negotiations are ongoing.

Lindsay Holmstrom received 120 votes Thursday compared to 72 for former District 4 councilor Heather Donahue.

The lawsuits filed on behalf of a handful of Arizona voters alleged that the 3 can't hold office because they participated in an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.

Five voters in her Georgia congressional district say she shouldn't run, alleging that she helped facilitate the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection