Matt Gagnon discussed the upcoming 2026 gubernatorial race in Maine, noting that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and former Senate President Troy Jackson are key contenders. Bellows, who ruled Donald Trump off the ballot, and Jackson, forming an exploratory committee, join a crowded field. Ranked-choice voting will decide the primaries on June 9, 2026. Gagnon highlighted the potential impact of independent candidates, citing Elliot Cutler’s past performance. He also mentioned the historical context of ranked-choice voting and the challenges faced by the Mills administration, which could affect voter sentiment. The conversation also touched on the Trump administration’s use of the Signal app and the broader political landscape.
A procession was held Monday honoring a firefighter who died nearly a month after suffering serious injuries in an explosion and fire at a Searsmont lumber mill.
President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a once unfathomable cage-fighting show on the White House's storied South Lawn.
A Minnesota man who pounded on Democratic lawmakers' doors in the middle of the night while posing as a police officer, killing the state House speaker and her husband and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty to murder Thursday so that federal prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.
The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block was delayed on Thursday due to unresolved issues.
Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as midterm elections near.
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