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Tuesday, August 18, 202608/18/2026

Capital Insights: Phil Harriman

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Phil Harriman joins the WGAN Morning News in-studio to discuss his latest take on the current state of politics in…

Tuesday, August 18, 202608/18/2026

Tuesday’s With Howie Carr

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Tuesday’s With Howie Carr sponsored by Route 22 Service Center, don’t delay, make an appointment today at Route 22 Service…

Tuesday, August 18, 202608/18/2026

Can You Trust the Polls?

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Matt discusses a bogus poll by Median Strategies that claimed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had a 12-point lead over…

Tuesday, August 18, 202608/18/2026

Fajita Day & Salsa

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The conversation revolves around the participants’ love for fajitas and their preferences for various Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes. They discuss…

Monday, August 17, 202608/17/2026

What’s Next for Graham Platner?

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Graham Platner, a former U.S. Senate candidate, is denying rape allegations that ended his campaign and is reaching out to…

Monday, August 17, 202608/17/2026

Maine Wire Monday’s

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Steve Robinson from the Maine Wire checks in with Matt to discuss his take on what’s happening around Maine.

Monday, August 17, 202608/17/2026

Grace Curley

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The Grace Curley Show airs daily from Noon to 2 PM on WGAN, and every Monday, Grace speaks with us…

Monday, August 17, 202608/17/2026

Rep. Barbara Bagshaw

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Representative Barbara Bagshaw discussed her discovery of incorrect district boundaries while door-knocking. She noticed new buildings and households in her…

Monday, August 17, 202608/17/2026

Do We Favor Socialism?

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A new poll by CBS News and YouGov reveals that 60% of Democratic Party members favor socialism, while 18% view…

Monday, August 17, 202608/17/2026

Weather & Politics

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The conversation discusses the unusual cooler weather in August, contrasting it with the extreme heat in other parts of the…

Local Headlines

6 hours ago in Local

Court to try 19-year-old charged in death of Maine paddleboarder as an adult

The 19-year-old accused of killing paddleboarder Sunny Stewart on Crawford Pond in Union last year will be tried as an adult.

10 hours ago in Local

Missing man with dementia being sought by Portland Police

Police in Portland are looking for a man with dementia who left a retirement home.

1 day ago in Local

Drought Conditions Still Getting Worse in Maine

Extreme conditions have expanded to cover a section of northern Maine.

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

What’s next in the investigation of the Learjet crash in Florida that killed 9?

Investigators are just beginning the lengthy process of determining why a business jet plummeted from the sky in Florida after encountering a thunderstorm and slammed into the ground with such force that it created a crater and shattered the plane.

3 days ago in National, Trending

Democrats usher in a new era with their resounding sweep of the House and the Senate

Democrats are riding their sweep of Congress into a new era, eager to meet voter demands for change with plans to tackle high costs of living and confront President Donald Trump's final years in the White House.

3 days ago in National

AP Poll: Why Republicans Lost the Midterms

WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade with Donald Trump at the epicenter of U.S. politics, most voters appear…

3 days ago in National

A referendum on Trump, election monitors and a Democratic shift: What to watch on Election Day

President Donald Trump has repeatedly encouraged voters to pretend he's on the ballot this Election Day. He's not, of course. But there is reason to believe that Tuesday's midterms, above all, will be a referendum on his performance over the last two years.