October 22 Maine Dem Senate hopeful backed by Bernie Sanders apologizes for Nazi-style tattoo, vows to stay in race Dem Senate candidate Graham Platner covered a Nazi-linked tattoo after backlash over old posts and apologized but refused to quit as rivals demand he drop out.
October 21 Maine Democratic Senate candidate insists he's 'not a secret Nazi' after controversial tattoo reveal Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner defended a chest tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol, claiming it came from a "very inebriated" decision in 2007.
October 17 Deleted posts urging violence haunt Democratic Senate hopeful in Maine race Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner's 2018 Reddit posts calling police bastards and advocating armed resistance draw criticism ahead of 2026 race.
October 14 Maine Gov Mills joins crowded Dem primary in race to challenge longtime GOP senator Gov. Janet Mills enters a competitive Democratic primary for Maine's Senate seat, facing Graham Platner who is backed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
October 10 Democrat prematurely announces Senate campaign launch, but quickly deletes post Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills appears to have prematurely launched her campaign for the Senate on Friday and quickly deleted her announcement after realizing the mistake.
October 10 Maine school board meeting sees women undress in protest of trans athletes in girls sports, a growing trend Parent Nick Blanchard and two women staged a protest at Maine's capital school board meeting against transgender students using girls locker rooms and sports.
October 7 Maine investigates claim that 250 unmarked ballots found in Amazon box Maine authorities are investigating after hundreds of unmarked absentee ballots were reportedly found in a resident's Amazon package delivery last week.
October 6 Vulnerable House Dem dismisses primary challenger as race heats up: '30-year party crony' Rep. Jared Golden faces Democratic primary from Matt Dunlap and general election against former Gov. Paul LePage in Trump-won Maine district.
September 30 Ex-Astronomer CEO spotted with wife and wedding bands after kiss cam scandal Megan Byron and husband Andy Byron were photographed together for the first time since his viral Coldplay concert kiss cam controversy led to his CEO resignation.
September 17 Defining fair play: Why swing-state Democrats are out of step on protecting women’s sports Trump's executive order banning biological males from women's sports gains widespread support while Democrats risk losing suburban voters in 2026 midterm elections.