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Maine Has Changed. Susan Collins Hasn’t.

October 19, 2026

Senator Susan Collins of Maine smiles with a hamburger.

Photos: Fall Is in the Air

October 13, 2026

A bull moose walks through shrubs, some showing fall colors.

The Year Great White Sharks Took Over Maine

Tyler Austin Harper

September 12, 2026

photo of a boy holding a boogie board on a Maine beach

The One Town That Wants a Data Center

August 3, 2026

A view of an abandonded paper mill

One Morning of Controlled Chaos in Maine

July 22, 2026

People standing in a crowded auditorium

The Shooter in Maine Was a New ICE Recruit

July 14, 2026

A memorial for a Colombian man killed in Maine during an ICE vehicle stop includes flowers, a photo of him, and cardboard signs including one that says, "Immigrants Make America Great!"

Washington Week With The Atlantic

Can Democrats Salvage Their Chances in Maine?

July 11, 2026

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic

Platner Just Made Things Harder for Democrats

Elaine Godfrey and Russell Berman

July 8, 2026

A Very Calm, Not-Panicked Message From the Graham Platner Campaign

Alexandra Petri

June 4, 2026

Maine Has a Graham Platner Problem

Shannon A. Mullen

June 4, 2026

Photograph of the back of Graham Platner's head in front of a crowd of supporters in a school gym.

The Wonder Reader

The Thrill of Childhood Rituals

April 11, 2026

Illustration of the "cool S"—a blocky, graffiti-style letter "S"—in multiple colors, overlapping

A 79-Year-Old Freshman Senator?

March 16, 2026

Black and white photograph of Janet Mills set against a blue backdrop with photos and maps of Maine.

Minneapolis Is a Second Amendment Wake-Up Call

Tyler Austin Harper

January 24, 2026

two people walk on snowy ground, one holding an American flag on his shoulder

Photos of the Week: London Fog, Scooter Blankets, Giant Snowman

December 19, 2025

A person takes a photo in New York City's Central Park, where bare trees all covered in fresh snow, and people are walking over a stone arch bridge.

The Most Impractical Tool in My Kitchen

Tyler Austin Harper

December 10, 2025

Photo illustration of stainless-steel knives next to carbon-steel knives

What Progressives Keep Getting Wrong

October 25, 2025

Photograph of Graham Platner speaking into a microphone against a blue-green backdrop

How ‘Big Tent’ Are Democrats Willing to Go?

Tyler Austin Harper

October 24, 2025

Photo of Graham Platner speaking at a microphone

The Democrats’ Heterodoxy Problem

October 14, 2025

The Democrats’ Biggest Senate Recruits Have One Thing in Common

August 16, 2025

A photo of Roy Cooper speaking at a podium, cropped so that anything above his nose is not visible

Democracy Upside Down

July 22, 2025

An illustration of the U.S. map, with all of the states turning from grey to red one at a time.

The Dumbest Phone Is Parenting Genius

June 17, 2025

Graphic illustration of a child walking on top of a rotary phone.

Foreign Tourists Are Taking Trump at His Word

Juliette Kayyem

April 5, 2025

Illustration of a bald eagle chasing a man with luggage

The Governor Who Stood Up to Trump

February 21, 2025

Don’t Let Terror Shut America Down

Juliette Kayyem

January 1, 2025

Police vehicles in New Orleans

Maine Is a Warning for America’s PFAS Future

April 11, 2024

A close-up photo of droplets of water

Local Cops Aren’t Prepared for This Kind of Bloodshed

Juliette Kayyem

November 5, 2023

A vigil in Lewiston, Maine

Has Trumpism Run Out of Steam?

September 18, 2022

Kelp Is Weirdly Great at Sucking Carbon Out of the Sky

May 25, 2022

A man in a kelp hatchery

Maine Has a Dangerous, Small, and Very Itchy Problem

Kendra Pierre-Louis

July 7, 2021

A bunch of fuzzy browntail moth caterpillars with distinctive orange spots

Flying Down East

Deborah Fallows

August 15, 2019

The view from our plane this week, headed to Maine