The fight for the House in the 2026 midterm elections is likely to be fought on familiar territory, as Republicans defend ...

President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that will increase Social Security benefits for millions of Americans, including ...

As a new Congress is sworn in Friday, this might seem like a bad time to talk about raising federal lawmakers’ pay. A government funding package failed last month, throwing Washington into a frantic ...

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff The year 2024 was a busy one for politics in Maine, with high-stakes elections, ...

The new year is here and we are taking one more look back at 2024. Last night we looked at stories we covered from January through June. Tonight we look at the rest of the year.

Members of the House and Senate haven’t received any bump to their $174,000 annual salary since 2009, and that’s bad for the ...

Now’s the time to make the House more representative. We’ve got ideas.

Maine U.S. Rep. Jared Golden is among a group of New England Democrats who received bomb threats on Thanksgiving. A U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers in ...

Maine Congressman Jared Golden received a bomb threat at his home in Lewiston on Thanksgiving. Golden was one of 10 New ...

Maine U.S. Rep. Jared Golden is among a group of New England Democrats who received bomb threats on Thanksgiving.