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Troy Jackson once blockaded Canadians. How does it shape his Trump-era politics?
Troy Jackson, then president of the Maine Senate, is seen through the beveled glass of the Senate chamber door in 2022. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) HAUT-MADAWASKA, New Brunswick — It drove his anti-establishment political awakening. It peppered his yearslong state legislative record. It figures prominently in his month-old Democratic U.S. Senate campaign.
Maine Jewish leaders push back on Gaza genocide accusation against Israel Original
The Beth Israel Synagogue, which was established in 1902, is seen March 30 at the Beth Israel Synagogue in Waterville. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press) Fifteen Jewish leaders in Maine, including the rabbis of synagogues around the state, called in a rare joint statement for politicians not to accuse Israel of genocide for its war in Gaza.
In Aroostook County, Senate contest of locals doubles as test of Trump’s base
CARIBOU — About 5% of Maine residents populate the vast northern reaches of Aroostook County. The share of the state’s current major-party U.S. Senate nominees who are from here, though? 100%. The fact that Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, and Troy Jackson, her new Democratic challenger, originated in the same part of the state might be a mere triviality if this were any county. But Aroostook — called “The County,” even in other ones — encompasses more land than four states.
Troy Jackson’s hometown of Allagash is split on his Senate run Original
A photo of the Two Rivers Lunch restaurant in Allagash. The restaurant's name refers to the convergence of the Allagash River and the Saint John River, which becomes the U.S.-Canadian border a dozen miles north. (Ethan Wolin/Staff Writer) ALLAGASH — Troy Jackson’s fellow residents in this tiny town near the tippity top of Maine were deeply divided about his U.S. Senate campaign on the day after he accepted the Democratic nomination.
Democrats crown Troy Jackson with a show in Bangor, and few surprises Original
Senate nominee Troy Jackson celebrates his nomination after his speech during the Maine Democrats' Nominating Convention at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine Saturday July 25, 2026. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer) BANGOR — Maine Democrats had a little over two weeks to replace Graham Platner as their U.S. Senate nominee.
Morris Katz, adviser to Graham Platner, says he ‘was wrong’ to stick with him Original
Graham Platner speaks during a rally on Thursday about his anti-corruption policy proposals in front of the building in Portland that houses the office of Sen. Susan Collins. (Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer) A leading strategist behind Graham Platner’s U.S. Senate bid, Morris Katz, has voiced regret for standing by the populist Democrat he helped recruit as scandals about his past accumulated.
After rocky road with Platner, Jewish Mainers size up the state’s progressive left
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After rocky road with Platner, Jewish Mainers size up the state’s progressive left Original
For Brian Kresge, the president of Maine’s oldest active synagogue, a tense and at times head-spinning year of politics hit a new low during Shenna Bellows’ 10-day U.S. Senate bid. As a candidate for governor, the Democratic secretary of state assured Jewish Mainers she did not think Israel’s assault on Gaza amounted to a genocide of Palestinians, Kresge said.
In Graham Platner’s county, Democrats move toward a successor without letting go Original
Graham Platner talked with Becky O’Keefe of Gouldsboro at an Ellsworth cafe in January. (Photo by Tristan Spinski via The Maine Monitor) ELLSWORTH — A bagpiper led Hancock County Democrats into the middle school gymnasium where they would elect delegates for a convention to replace Graham Platner. Not just any bagpiper: the one who played at Platner’s wedding reception.
How Mainers began picking delegates who will choose Graham Platner’s replacement Original
People vote during the Kennebec County Democratic Committee delegate event Saturday July 18, 2026 at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) On Saturday, Maine Democrats began picking the delegates to the July 25 convention where the party will pick a replacement for Graham Platner.
Jordan Wood ‘paid a price’ for condemning Platner. Now he hopes it pays off.
Auburn resident, Steven Doyle, right, talks with Maine Congressional candidate, Jordan Wood on June 9 outside the polling place at the Auburn Community Senior Center. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) LEWISTON — Jordan Wood wants Maine Democrats to remember that he called for Graham Platner to end his Senate run last year, when early scandals about the rising star emerged.
Nirav Shah opens bid to win over Platner supporters Original
Nirav Shah, the runner-up in the Democratic primary for Maine governor, announces his campaign for the U.S. Senate in Freeport on Thursday. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer) FREEPORT — Nirav Shah, the former public health official and defeated Democratic gubernatorial candidate, opened his new Senate campaign by casting himself as the best person to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the wake of Graham Platner’s decision to exit the race.
A breakdown of what Graham Platner said while ending his Senate campaign
Graham Platner photographed in his hometown of Sullivan in 2025. (Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer) Graham Platner did not go quietly. He announced his Senate campaign’s end in a vertical video, speaking seemingly unscripted and directly to the camera. Throughout the 11-minute video, he stroked his facial hair, at times paused to gather his thoughts and repeated a handful of points that, in their unyielding defiance, may not have surprised close observers of his 11-month campaign.
Maine’s Democratic primary was over. With Platner on the rocks, it’s back on. Original
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner appears in Portland with Hannah Pingree, Troy Jackson and Shenna Bellows on May 26, 2026. (Randy Billings/Staff) Graham Platner often spoke on the campaign trail about engaging in “a politics of power”: Unswerving advocates of the working class had to seize control of American government from the political establishment, Republicans and Democrats alike. Now, Platner is trying to squeeze out likely his last drops of that power.
‘Hugely disappointing:’ Maine Democratic voters react to Platner rape allegation Original
Graham Platner speaks at a news conference announcing the Maine AFL-CIO endorsement of him in Portland on Friday. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer) Maine Democrats are in uncharted territory. On Monday, a woman who dated U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2021. Now, Platner’s supporters are reeling from the revelations as they try to square their support for the man and his ideas with the acts and behaviors he stands accused of.
Accused of sexual assault, Graham Platner says he’s weighing ‘the best path forward’ Original
U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic nomination Tuesday in Blue Hill. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press) Graham Platner is considering “the best path forward” in his campaign to unseat Sen. Susan Collins — the first sign from his campaign that he may drop out of the race. Platner’s statement comes shortly after Politico published a woman’s allegation that he sexually assaulted her in 2021.
Here’s how the Times/Press Herald/Siena poll works, and how to read the full results
Graham Platner speaks at an event in Portland on Monday where he was endorsed by Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. (Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer) Political polling may be best known for indicating who’s ahead and who’s behind, but The New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll released Monday contains much more granular information for anyone who dives into the numbers.
See how ranked-choice ballots moved to Pingree, Charles and Dunlap
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See how ranked-choice ballots moved to Pingree, Charles and Dunlap
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles takes questions after a Lead Maine news conference on June 23, at the Maine State House's Welcome Center in Augusta. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) The top first-choice vote-getters did not prevail in two of this month’s three major Maine primary elections that required automatic ranked-choice runoffs. In a third race, six candidates had to be eliminated before the winner emerged.
What it’s like to wait in person for Maine’s election results
Deputy Secretary Of State Julie Flynn, left watches as Heidi Peckham, director of elections and voter registration, opens the Staceyville ballot box on Wednesday at Maine Public Safety headquarters in Augusta. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer) AUGUSTA — The hum of chatter and ruffling papers filled a nondescript room in a low-slung building on the north end of the capital city.
Maine expects to announce winners in ranked-choice runoffs on Thursday Original
Staffers arrange sealed metal boxes holding paper ballots from Aroostook County that will be run through a tabulating machine during ranked-choice voting tabulation for Republican and Democratic gubernatorial and Democratic 2nd Congressional District primaries at the Department of Public Safety headquarters in Augusta on Friday.
Platner vows not to be like this Senate Democrat. He calls Platner a ‘dirtbag’
At a Portland town hall days before his primary win, Graham Platner went out of his way to distinguish himself from a member of the Senate Democratic caucus he wants to join. “I don’t want to go down there and simply be not functional,” Platner said. “You can’t just go down there and be John Fetterman and just, and just kind of sort of be an asshole.” He stopped himself briefly to add: “He said mean things about me.
Will ranked-choice counting swamp national Democrats’ pick in the 2nd District? Original
Joe Baldacci give his closing statement during a CD-2 Democratic primary debate hosted by Maine Public and the Portland Press Herald in Lewiston on May 28. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer) With the Democratic primary in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District still unsettled, one thing is clear: The voters may not end up heeding the recommendation of national Democrats. State Sen. Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor, holds a slim lead in the first round of the ranked-choice primary.
The Portland Press Herald Original
Nirav Shah, Candidate for Governor speaks during the Maine Democratic Convention in Portland in May 2026.(Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer) BRUNSWICK— Maine’s Democratic primary for governor remained unsettled Tuesday night, but former Senate President Troy Jackson and former health official Nirav Shah seemed the candidates to beat in the five-way race after more than one quarter of the votes were counted.
Maine Democrats largely stand by Graham Platner amid D.C. worries
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, right, introduces Graham Platner during a May rally at Thompson’s Point in Portland. (Daryn Slover/Staff Photographer) BAR HARBOR —When Graham Platner took the stage on Friday, you wouldn’t know from the response that he was capping off a week filled with personal embarrassment and political turmoil. The crowd of 600 at the Criterion Theatre roared when they saw their Senate candidate. In a 25-minute speech, he gave the love right back.
The Portland Press Herald
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, right, introduces Graham Platner during a May rally at Thompson’s Point in Portland. (Daryn Slover/Staff Photographer) BAR HARBOR —When Graham Platner took the stage on Friday, you wouldn’t know from the response that he was capping off a week filled with personal embarrassment and political turmoil. The crowd of 600 at the Criterion Theatre roared when they saw their Senate candidate. In a 25-minute speech, he gave the love right back.
Maine Democrats largely stand by Graham Platner amid D.C. worries
Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, right, introduces Graham Platner during a May rally at Thompson’s Point in Portland. (Daryn Slover/Staff Photographer) BAR HARBOR —When Graham Platner took the stage on Friday, you wouldn’t know from the response that he was capping off a week filled with personal embarrassment and political turmoil. The crowd of 600 at the Criterion Theatre roared when they saw their Senate candidate. In a 25-minute speech, he gave the love right back.
The Portland Press Herald
Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a campaign event in Bar Harbor on Friday. “Since the beginning, Maine, you had my back,” Platner told the crowd of hundreds. “Now, as every single piece of that past and journey gets dug up, litigated and weaponized, you have my back.” (Robert F.
‘You have my back’: Graham Platner stays the course at Bar Harbor rally
Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a campaign event in Bar Harbor on Friday. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photographer) BAR HARBOR — Graham Platner struck a defiant tone Friday night before a theater full of energized supporters, folding new unflattering disclosures about his past into his story of personal redemption and his populist economic message.
‘You have my back’: Graham Platner stays the course at Bar Harbor rally
Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at a campaign event in Bar Harbor on Friday. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photographer) BAR HARBOR — Graham Platner struck a defiant tone Friday night before a theater full of energized supporters, folding new unflattering disclosures about his past into his story of personal redemption and his populist economic message.
Susan Collins casts 10,000th straight Senate vote
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The Portland Press Herald Original
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, seen at a groundbreaking in Sanford in March, has made every roll call vote since she arrived in the Senate in 1997. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer) Is Susan Collins present on the Senate floor? “Aye” has now been the answer during 10,000 consecutive roll-call votes, however she cast hers each time.
California man attempts to board plane with explosive, 5 phones and a very ominous text
Travelers pass through the Terminal B security checkpoint at Sacramento International Airport on July 8, 2025. (Ethan Wolin/The Sacramento Bee/TNS) Wearing a scarf around his face and blue latex gloves on his hands, a 49-year-old man already had a suspicious look about him as he approached TSA agents at Sacramento International Airport on Saturday night. But it was the contents of his carry-on bag that proved truly unnerving.
The Portland Press Herald Original
Brian McNiff of Portland puts his ballot in a ballot box after in-person absentee voting in the State of Maine room at City Hall in Portland Tuesday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer) On Tuesday, three days after Graham Platner’s history of extramarital sexting came to light, Stephanie Weaver was at City Hall in Portland to cast her absentee ballot in the Democratic Senate primary. In the ranked-choice election, she selected Gov.
Yolo County judge swapped out over civil Esparto fireworks lawsuit
A Yolo County judge removed himself from presiding over a civil lawsuit related to the deadly series of explosions last month at a fireworks facility in Esparto. The decision came after an attorney for a farm company suing the fireworks companies — and people associated with the Esparto property where the blasts occurred — requested to replace Yolo Superior Judge Samuel T. McAdam from his client’s lawsuit.
Person detained after bus in south Sacramento hit by apparent BB gun bullet
An RT bus in south Sacramento was damaged by what was believed to be a BB gun bullet on Friday. Sacramento County Sheriff's Office A Sacramento Regional Transit bus in south Sacramento was hit Friday by a bullet believed to have come from a BB gun, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office reported. A bus near Stockton Boulevard and Gerber Road was shot at around noon, Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Amar Gandhi said.
6 Tahoe capsizing victims had alcohol in their system, toxicology reports find
Six of the eight people who died in a boat capsizing incident on Lake Tahoe in June had alcohol in their systems, according to toxicology reports reviewed by The Sacramento Bee included with the victims’ autopsies. The reports, obtained from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office and first reported by the San Jose Mercury News, provide little new information about the passengers on a Chris-Craft vessel that flipped amid a sudden storm on June 21.
Mandatory evacuations ordered as wildfire spreads to 50 acres in Amador County Original
A wildfire that sparked Friday afternoon and has burned through about 50 acres in Amador County has prompted mandatory evacuation orders, Cal Fire said. The blaze, dubbed the Tiger Fire, sparked at 12:43 p.m. Friday on Tiger Creek Road in Pioneer, according to the fire agency’s website. The fire near the North Folk of the Mokelumne River was spreading at a moderate rate, Cal Fire’s Amador-El Dorado Unit said in a social media post. The blaze is about 50 miles east of Sacramento.
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