Rep. Jared Golden

LePage's candidacy marks the second time the Republican has attempted to return to politics since leaving the governor's office in 2019.

The Brennan Center of Justice calls the proposal "one of the worst pieces of voting legislation in American history," while supporters say it will ensure that noncitizens don't vote in state and local elections.

The proposal funds the federal government through September and avoids a government shutdown on Friday. But it's taken on heightened significance amid the Trump administration's unilateral slashing of the federal bureaucracy with the help of billionaire Elon Musk.

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey joined more than 20 of his Democratic colleagues in suing to block the budget move while members of Maine's delegation called for congressional action.

While Maine's 2nd District congressman is out of step with many of his Democratic colleagues on tariffs, he points out that President Biden kept in place or even expanded import taxes that he inherited from the first Trump administration.

If the Hampden facility is consolidated, mail from northern, western, and eastern Maine would be sent 130 miles to the south in Scarborough to be distributed.

At a press conference at Lewiston City Hall on Thursday, Golden said that though he had previously opposed similar bans, he had a "false confidence" that his community was above deadly incidents.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday aimed at enhancing the domestic production of fossil fuels. Rep. Jared Golden was one of just four Democrats to support the bill.

Maine's largest police union is "splitting the ticket" this year by endorsing Republican former Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic Congressman Jared Golden in a state where voters are known for their willingness to look past party labels.

In this week's Political Pulse: The Big Lie surfaces in 2nd District race, here come the independents, Soros unloads on Cumberland County DA race, and a shortage of envelopes.