Tuesday’s elections will be shaped by the politics of abortion. Here are the major races to watch

In races across the country, access to abortion has been a frequent topic in campaign debates.

Photos: Lewiston prepares for Tuesday’s election

Presidential candidates Kennedy, Williamson to visit Portland this week

Robert Kennedy Jr. will be at Ocean Gateway on Wednesday while Marianne Williamson will visit the University of Southern Maine and SerenityME on Thursday.

Trump lashes out from the witness stand at judge, prosecutor as he testifies in fraud trial

The judge admonishes the former president to answer the questions and stay on topic: 'He has a lot to say that has nothing to do with the case or the questions.'

Future of Maine’s power companies tops issues in Tuesday’s elections

Voters will be deciding eight state referendum questions and electing mayors in Portland, Biddeford, Lewiston and Auburn.

Trump’s decades of past testimony provide some clues about how he’ll fight for his real estate empire

The former president is set to testify Monday at his New York civil fraud trial, taking the stand in a deeply personal matter that is central his image as a successful businessman.

Will Lewiston massacre lead to new gun control laws in Maine?

Gun safety is certain to dominate debate in the State House when lawmakers return in January, but options may be limited – members of both parties voted to block gun safety bills this year.

Ady Barkan, activist who fought for universal health care in America, dies at 39

After being diagnosed with the degenerative and ultimately terminal disease ALS, he transformed himself into a symbol for health reform.

Candidates say Election Day in Auburn and Lewiston will feel different this year

The Twin Cities will conduct local elections on Tuesday, but the final stretch of the campaigns have been either quiet or nonexistent after last week's mass shooting upended the community.

House approves $14.5 billion in assistance for Israel, but Biden vows to veto Republican spending cuts

Speaker Mike Johnson's package required that the emergency aid be offset with cuts in government spending elsewhere, turning what would typically be a bipartisan vote into one dividing Democrats and Republicans.