The Likely Platner-Collins Matchup Is Set to Be Hugely Expensive
Both Senate candidates in Maine have been strong fund-raisers, and allied super PACs and dark-money groups are mobilizing for their showdown.
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Three Questions About the Maine and South Carolina Primaries
Graham Platner and Lindsey Graham are both hoping for comfortably big victories.
Platner’s Wife Flagged His Sexual Texts With Other Women as Maine Senate Race Began
The wife of Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate in Maine, told the campaign he had sent sexual messages to other women.
Graham Platner Thinks a Political Revolution Is Coming
The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee from Maine enters the general election fray.
Gov. Janet Mills Exits Maine Senate Race as an Insurgent Democrat Rises
Her withdrawal reflects the energy of the party’s left and voters’ unease with older candidates and paves the way for Graham Platner to challenge Senator Susan Collins in November.
12 States Sue Trump Over His Tariffs
The lawsuit, filed by Democratic attorneys general, said the president’s tariffs have hurt their economies and residents.
Education Department Is Threatening to Cut All Federal Funding for Maine Schools
The Trump administration has been targeting Maine since the president sparred with Gov. Janet Mills over transgender athletes at the White House in February.
Maine Sues U.S.D.A. Over Public School Lunch Funding Amid Title IX Fight
The federal lawsuit is the latest escalation of Gov. Janet Mills’s standoff with the Trump administration over the issue of transgender athletes.
U.S.D.A. Freezes Funding for Maine Amid Battle Over Transgender Athletes
The administration concluded last month that Maine had violated federal law by allowing transgender athletes to play on girls’ or women’s teams.
What to Know About Maine Gov. Janet Mills Amid Clash With Trump
The state’s first female governor and first female district attorney, the longtime Democratic politician has a history of supporting law enforcement.