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This week on 'Sunday Morning', Seth Doane explores a candlepin bowling alley in Maine that has been rescued by its owner, Autumn Mowery. The story also looks at the Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant that is native to the Carolinas but is dwindling in population due to lo…
Jay, Maine, is the only town in the state to support a data center, despite 70% of Americans opposing such construction. The town's leaders have lobbied the governor to preserve the project, citing the potential for 125 jobs and the site's existing infrastructure.
NBC News Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki joins Meet the Press to analyze the key issues weighing on Republicans and Democrats 100 days out from the midterm elections.
The Democratic Party in Maine picked its new candidate for a key US Senate race on Saturday, after the original nominee was pressured to drop out over sexual misconduct allegations.
Former state Senate President Troy Jackson is on the cusp of becoming Democrats' Senate nominee in Maine, starting a 101-day sprint to Election Day in a nationally watched, must-win race for his party.
The Maine Senate Democratic primary has narrowed as candidates rally behind Troy Jackson ahead of the party's nominating convention. Jackson's preferred slate of delegates won a majority of the 601 slots that will determine the nominee.
Maine Democrats rally around Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner in crucial Senate race. Jackson, a former state legislator, moved into a strong position to replace Platner as the Democratic candidate in the crucial Maine Senate race after several of his opponents drop…
Trump administration orders ICE to halt traffic stops after Maine shooting, US media reports
The Trump administration has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in little over a week. The order came a day after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian driver in Maine and a week after one shot a…
ICE has been instructed to stop pulling over vehicles until further notice following two recent deadly shootings in Texas and Maine. The deaths of Joan Sebastian Guerrero and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo have prompted calls for independent investigations.
A 26-year-old Colombian man was fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Maine. The incident has sparked renewed attention on ICE's aggressive crackdown on foreign nationals and the growing number of deaths during enforcement operations.
A US immigration officer fatally shot a 26-year-old Colombian man in Biddeford, Maine, the second such killing by federal agents in less than a week. The shooting is likely to fuel criticism of President Donald Trump's deportation drive and its handling by the Immigration…
A person was killed during a shooting in Maine involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday morning, state House Speaker Ryan Fecteau said.
Graham Platner, a candidate in the Maine Senate race, has officially dropped out of the election, paving the way for Democrats to select a new nominee. Platner's decision comes after a new sexual assault allegation against him was made by a former girlfriend.
Maine Democrats are positioning themselves as possible replacements to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November after Graham Platner suspended his Senate campaign due to a sexual assault accusation.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has suspended his campaign for the 2026 US midterm elections after a series of controversies, including an accusation of sexual assault from a former girlfriend.
Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for the Senate in Maine, has suspended his campaign after a woman accused him of sexual assault in 2021. Platner denied the allegation as 'false' but said he was suspending campaign operations.
Actor Patrick Dempsey says he won’t run for Senate in Maine if Graham Platner drops out. Dempsey, a Maine native, wrote in an op-ed that he believes he can contribute more effectively through the life he’s already built.
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is under pressure to drop out of the race amid a sexual assault allegation. If he does, Democrats will need to choose a new nominee, but the process is unclear.
Maine Democratic Party accuses Graham Platner’s team of trying to influence the selection of a new nominee. The party claims Platner’s team has repeatedly tried to ‘put their thumb on the scale’ in the process.
Multiple Democratic lawmakers and groups have withdrawn endorsements of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after a woman accused him of sexual assault. The Maine Democratic Party has called for him to withdraw from the race by July 13.
Maine Democratic Party leaders urged Senate nominee Graham Platner to drop out after Politico reported a woman alleges he sexually assaulted her in 2021. Platner denies the claim.
Maine disables data breach notification portal after fake disclosures were submitted.
New allegations about Graham Platner’s past behavior and tattoo claims are adding pressure days before Maine’s Democratic Senate primary.
New revelations about sexually explicit texts have put Graham Platner’s Maine Senate campaign under fresh pressure ahead of the primary.