Robert F. Bukaty - File / AP Photo Officers Respond to Home of Maine Official Who Removed Trump from Ballot "The Maine State Police is working with our law enforcement partners to provide special attention to any and all appropriate locations." By The Associated Press December 30, 2023
Robert F. Bukaty / APCommentary Maine Secretary of State Cut Trump Out ... Now State GOP Is Looking to Return the Favor One Republican representative, who is behind the move, called the secretary of state's decision "hyper-partisanship on full display." By C. Douglas Golden December 30, 2023
shennabellows / Instagram Screen ShotCommentary Maine Democrat Official Can't Help But Smile on Anti-Trump Media Victory Lap After Singlehandedly Removing 45 from Ballot Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows appeared quite proud of her decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot. By Randy DeSoto December 29, 2023
Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesBreaking Maine Disqualifies Trump from 2024 Ballot Citing 14th Amendment Trump won one of Maine’s electors in 2020, so kicking him off the ballot there could have an outsized impact on the 2024 race. By The Associated Press December 28, 2023
jknowles831 / Instagram screen shot Lobsterman Hauls Up Colorful Crustacean, Instantly Knows He's Got Something Special "Nobody I've talked to in the harbor has ever seen one like this either," Knowles said, speaking of his unique catch. By Levi Mikula December 24, 2023
Owlie Productions / ShutterstockCommentary State Forced to Cancel Electric Vehicle Mandate Vote After Widespread Power Outages One Maine congressman said the move, given that the state's "grid is insufficient...is, to say the least, ill-advised." By C. Douglas Golden December 22, 2023
@TheMaineWire / X screen shot Law Enforcement Looking the Other Way as Illegal Chinese Grow Operations Causing Havok in Rural Areas: Report “What we found is just an astonishing situation, where you have these operating in plain sight," investigative reporter Jennie Taer said. By Jennie Taer November 24, 2023
Teera Konakan / Getty Images Nearly Entire Population of Maine Victimized by Massive Data Breach A massive cyberattack released personal information, including Social Security numbers, of potentially all 1.38 million residents of Maine. By Lillian Tweten November 11, 2023
AP / Steven Senne Autopsy Reveals What 'Likely' Happened Before Maine Mass Shooter's Death Concerns over Robert Card's mental health led to a 14-day hospitalization at a psychiatric hospital in Katonah, New York. By The Associated Press November 3, 2023
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Watch: Kamala Harris Casually Calls for Australian-Style National Gun Confiscation Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to endorse Australian-style mass gun confiscation in a State Department speech. By Richard Moorhead October 30, 2023