Competing Wabanaki endorsements in Senate race

By Lauren McCauley| Editor

“I think we should be prepared to see suits like this anywhere where there’s a close election, especially in an election that could determine control of the House or Senate.” - Shelby Wayment, with the Safeguarding Democracy Project at the University of California, Los Angeles, on the Trump administration’s preemptive election lawsuits.

Maliseet Tribal Chief Clarissa Sabattis and Mi’kmaq Nation Chief Sheila McCormack at the Wabanaki Alliance’s annual celebration on Oct. 1, 2026, in Freeport. (Photo By Emma Davis /Maine Morning Star)

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Competing US Senate endorsements highlight tension between tribal sovereignty and investment

By Emma Davis

Citizens of Wabanaki Nations are divided in their pick for who should represent Maine in the U.S. Senate, highlighting the tension the tribes face between the need for investment and their ultimate goal of full sovereignty.

Maine students back Pingree for governor, Jackson for US Senate in mock election

By Lauren McCauley

Maine students, if able to vote, would send Democrat Hannah Pingree to the Blaine House, and would elect Troy Jackson, Chellie Pingree and Paul LePage to Congress, according to results from the mock election organized by the Secretary of State’s Office.

Courts to decide fate of Trump’s latest push to control voting as Election Day nears

By Jonathan Shorman, States Newsroom

Less than a week before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s unprecedented drive for power over elections has set the stage for a series of courtroom fights that could quickly lead to a high-stakes showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court over the limits of federal authority.

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