Just 55 days before the election, the Republican presidential candidate has emerged from a rocky contest against his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, looking to regain his footing.

Some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to presidential candidates for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics.

State and local election officials say problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters and that repeated outreach to the Postal Service to resolve the issues had failed.

The stops are part of a Harris-Walz push to rally voters and build enthusiasm as the campaign enters its final 2 months.

The $30 million bond, which goes to voters in November, would pay for engineers, heavy equipment and laborers needed to build trails that will withstand climate change and make Maine a world-class outdoor recreation leader, advocates say.

Incumbent Rep. Jared Golden questions Austin Theriault's commitment to Second Amendment rights following a report that the Republican challenger called police about a man 'walking onto his front porch holding an AR-15.'

Taylor Swift, calling herself a ‘childless cat lady,’ endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the debate ended on Tuesday night.

Harris opened the debate by marching across the stage to shake Trump’s hand, an exchange that set the tone for the next 90 minutes.

In the first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, their highly different views of the country provided a stark contrast between their agendas.

Rather than a unifying moment, the event took place against the backdrop of a bitter, partisan back-and-forth over who is to blame for the rushed and deadly evacuation from Kabul.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown

The two-term senator from Maine is a member of both the Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs committees.

The high-pressure matchup offered Americans their most expansive look at a campaign that’s been dramatically changed just hours before the first early presidential ballots will be distributed.

More than 5,400 people registered to vote in August, bringing the total of new registrations in Maine to nearly 23,000 so far this year.

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The response frames the spending battle to come over the next weeks as lawmakers work to reach consensus on a short-term spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1.

Many of the bills scheduled for a vote this week appear to have both parties' support, reflecting strong consensus that congressional actions are needed to counter China.

She faces former President Donald Trump, who will participate in his 7th general election debate since 2016, on Tuesday in an event that will be seen by tens of millions of viewers as early voting starts around the country.

Still, in an interview with the Press Herald, Marc Short said the former president doesn't represent a threat to democracy, as Democrats contend. Short will speak to students Wednesday at Colby College.

The candidates' spouses will also be part of the tour. Doug Emhoff, Harris' husband, will go to Nevada, Arizona and Florida. Gwen Walz is scheduled to be in Georgia, New Hampshire and Maine.

Congress needs to approve a stop-gap spending bill before the end of the budget year on Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown.

Electoral College math, recent history and current polling suggest a remote – though not absurd – scenario in which the lone District 2 vote plays an outsize role.

The vice president is cloistered in a Pittsburgh hotel, where she's honing answers, while the former president – who publicly dismisses the value of debate prep – is doing campaign events.

Upended by the summer shake-up that replaced President Biden with Harris atop the Democratic ticket, the down-ballot campaigns enter this fall stretch at a virtual toss-up.

The delay is the latest bit of good fortune for Trump in an election season that has been laden with legal perils for him.

In an announcement Friday, Dick Cheney said, 'As citizens, we each have a duty to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.'

A June poll found that 15% of people surveyed identified housing and affordable housing as a top issue in Maine, ahead of the economy and the cost of living.

Prosecutors and defense lawyers are bitterly at odds after the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents are entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges.

New U.S. charges allege that a media company linked to 6 conservative influencers was a front for Russia.

The former Wyoming congresswoman was ousted in a 2022 primary over Republican voters' anger at her criticism of Donald Trump.

The vice presidential nominee's sister says she doesn't recognize the subjects of the viral photo, which caught the attention of former President Donald Trump.

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced criminal charges, the seizure of internet domains and other sanctions related to Russian disinformation efforts.

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, has ordered the secretary of state to appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee by Sept. 19.

The Republican made 5 trips to the state in 2016 and ended up splitting Maine's electoral votes for the first time. This year's efforts have been much quieter, though that could change.

The former president's lawyers wanted to get the case moved to federal court so they could try to get the verdict overturned and the case dismissed.

Lewiston's congressman spent the month "mostly away from the well-worn campaign trail."

The 1st District Democrat says a second Trump presidency would result in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, more attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and a potential national abortion ban.

While it's still technically possible a decision could precede the end of President Biden's term, it looks far more likely to spotlight Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's positions on marijuana.

Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned with Donald Trump proposing the relocation of up to 100,000 federal jobs if he wins in November.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the crash, which occurred shortly before 1 p.m. and caused some minor injuries.

In battleground states, a network of Republican political operatives and lawyers is trying to shape the November’s election in favor of former President Donald Trump.

Vice President Kamala Harris has accused Trump of staging a 'political stunt' that 'disrespected sacred ground.'

Which party is in the majority could come down to a few hundred votes scattered across a dozen or so districts.

Insiders expect a tough battle in both the House and Senate, with Democrats defending more open seats and Republicans hoping voters are hungry for change.

It remains unclear what motivated the man or whether he is a Trump supporter or critic.

His campaign has fully embraced the bravado-filled, macho, often contrarian online spaces of younger men on livestreaming platforms.

House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham called Democrats 'pathetic' for making an issue out of Rep. Barbara Bagshaw's attendance at the Jan. 6, 2021, rally, saying she did nothing wrong by attending former President Donald Trump's 'Stop the Steal' rally.

Donald Trump's campaign has slammed the movie, but the director says 'It's time to make movies political again.'

The announcement comes as Trump has been under intense criticism from Democrats for his role in appointing the Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion in the country.

Judy Aiken, 70, was part of a White House rollout of a new law that allows Medicare to negotiate the prices of some drugs.

Vice President Kamala Harris said 'my values have not changed,' as she was questioned along with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in their first major television interview.

The Swedish group joins a long list of performers who’ve objected to Trump using their songs, including most recently Celine Dion and Beyoncé.

The Army spokesman said the Arlington National Cemetery employee was trying to make sure those participating in the wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week were following the rules, which 'clearly prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds.'

Donald Trump has done a complete about-face toward the asset class, which he had considered a crime-riddled scam while he was in office.

Maine House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-OH, and other officials from Maine launched Black Mainers for Harris-Walz at a Portland rally on Wednesday.

The Education Department is seeking to provide a faster path to loan cancellation and to reduce monthly income-based repayments.

Thomas Matthew Crooks, who shot at former President Trump from a nearby roof before being killed by a Secret Service countersniper, did extensive research for an attack before the shooting.

The former 2-term Republican governor will host a fundraising event next week, along with former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, in support of Demi Kouzounas, the former chair of the Maine Republican Party.

The tickets have 1 main commonality: Both candidates and their running mates have, at one point or another, backed an expanded child tax credit.

William Clardy of Augusta filed a motion Tuesday asking the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to reconsider its dismissal of his case arguing that legislative leaders acted unconstitutionally when they passed a budget in 2023.

At least one of the changes is designed to allow employers to opt out of the program sooner if they offer a private leave benefit.

Kennedy's campaign said he would remain on ballots in most states but would withdraw in battlegrounds where he felt his presence would be a spoiler.

Roughly half of those surveyed by the University of New Hampshire say their household is worse off financially now than a year ago. But there is a clear partisan divide among respondents.

Experts say remaining mum likely won't hurt the Lewiston Democrat at the polls.

Her proposal includes the government providing assistance to first-time buyers, tax breaks for homebuilders, and expanding existing incentives for companies that construct rental homes.

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden responded to his Republican challenger Austin Theriault's pledge to raise $50,000 at the Oxford Plains Speedway Pro All Stars Series 400 race.

Austin Theriault hopes to unseat three-term Democrat Jared Golden of Lewiston

Monday marks 3 years since the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport.

While Trump has repeatedly boasted about his role in overturning Roe, he has, in recent days, pushed back on Democrats' warnings that he will go even further to restrict access if he wins a second term.

He made clear that he wasn't formally ending his bid and said his supporters could continue to back him in the majority of states where they are unlikely to sway the outcome.

Vice President Kamala Harris is the first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to accept a major party's presidential nomination, and if elected, she would be the first female U.S. president.

On Wednesday night, more than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched peacefully past a park where pro-Israel demonstrators had gathered earlier.

Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton headlined the 3rd day of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.

The 'Seinfeld' actor hosted Maine's governor and the nation's 7 other female Democratic governors for a panel discussion on the value and role of women in politics.