A group of lobster fishermen has sued fishing regulators in federal court, claiming that new electronic monitoring requirements designed to protect rare whales are unconstitutional. The new rules went into effect on Dec. 15 and require fishermen with federal lobster fishing permits to install 24-hour electronic tracking devices on their …
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A moderate Democratic congressman who Republicans consider one of the most vulnerable House Democrats running for re-election next year is now facing a primary challenge from the left. Maine state auditor Matt Dunlap on Monday launched a 2026 bid for the U.S. House in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District against four-term …
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is standing firm behind Maine Democrat Graham Platner, a first-time Senate hopeful facing outrage over a Nazi-style tattoo and resurfaced Reddit posts. Sanders, in an interview with Axios, blamed the media for the fury about the tattoo and Platner’s deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he …
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Old online posts that appear to promote violence to achieve political change have triggered new scrutiny of a rising star on the progressive left who’s running for the Senate in Maine. Graham Platner, a U.S. Marine and Army veteran and oyster farmer who is gaining momentum in the race to …
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All the ladies of ABC’s “The View” harshly criticized Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner on Thursday after he revealed his Nazi-style tattoo earlier this week. “I mean, doesn’t anybody recognize that if you’re going to run for office, your stuff’s going to come up?” co-host Whoopi Goldberg asked. “So, …
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