By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“I said before I'm not going to be a rubber stamp for President Trump, but I really kind of agree with the things that we are doing and in getting our nation back on board.” - Ron Russell, Republican nominee for Maine’s 1st Congressional District.
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree won nearly 59% of the vote in 2024 against independent Ethan Alcorn and Republican Ron Russell, who is challenging her again to represent Maine’s 1st Congressional District. (Pingree photo by Jim Neuger/ Maine Morning Star; Russell photo courtesy of campaign)
ELECTION 2026
By Kaitlyn Budion
The election in Maine’s 1st Congressional District may have fallen to the wayside amid more contentious statewide races, but the names on the ballot are still familiar — it’s the same two candidates who ran for the seat two years ago.
ENVIRONMENT
By Kaitlyn Budion
The First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a group of Maine lobstermen, who sued the Monterey Bay Aquarium for defamation after the aquarium added American lobster to its list of unsustainable seafood.
ENERGY
By Jacob Fischler
The Trump administration’s order to allow import of Russian diesel violates a 2022 law banning Russian energy imports while the country’s war with Ukraine is ongoing, according to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators.
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