The morning of Hillary Clinton’s testimony before the Benghazi committee was relatively civil. But three hours in, things got heated. It wasn’t former Secretary of State Clinton who lost her cool. She remained calm. Shortly before the lunch break, though, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., confronted committee chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., alleging he lied this past […]

The greatest drama in American politics isn’t unfolding in Iowa and New Hampshire, and it doesn’t involve Donald J. Trump. It isn’t the presidential race, and it isn’t being televised on prime time. It is that rarest of things: a true philosophical collision, a real debate about the purpose of politics. It is about big […]

On Nov. 3, Mainers will be asked to vote on two bond questions as well as a referendum question. The referendum question seeks to increase the amount of money available to political candidates through Maine’s public campaign financing program. In Maine, referenda first have to come before the Legislature. At that point, lawmakers are prohibited […]

Big money is transforming the American political system. It obviously affects the 2016 presidential race. But, this year, what started at the U.S. Supreme Court has reached Maine. The Court blocked the Maine system, which paid matching funds to campaigns so they could compete with spending by candidates not relying on the Clean Elections payments. […]