This past week saw multiple stories suggesting trouble afoot with the Senate intelligence committee’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, including its ties to the Trump campaign and… Read more »
Article Topic: Donald Trump
Trump’s tariffs on Canadian softwood please Maine sawmill owners
In today’s Portland Press Herald, I report on how President Trump’s imposition of punitive tariffs against imported Canadian softwood lumber are being seen in Maine, a state where two-fifths of… Read more »
Talking media in the Trump Age, Colby College, April 25
On Tuesday, April 25, I’ll be joining Ali Watkins of BuzzFeed News and CNN’s Steve Collinson at Colby College to talk about the press in the Trump age, with special reference… Read more »
Deeper EPA cuts threaten Maine’s economy, environment
Late last month it became public that President Trump has proposed even deeper cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency than those initially reporter. In this past Sunday’s Maine Sunday Telegram, I… Read more »
Why did Evangelicals support Trump?
One of the great mysteries of the 2016 presidential election is how it was that 80 percent of Evangelicals voted for Donald Trump, perhaps the most un-family values candidate ever… Read more »
Trump plan to nix programs protecting kids from lead paint gets chilly Maine reception
In this week’s Maine Sunday Telegram, I have a story on how President Trump’s proposed elimination of Environmental Protection Agency programs to reduce lead paint exposure in children will likely… Read more »
Sen. King says Gorsuch would return US jurisprudence to the early 1930s
In yesterday’s Portland Press Herald, I reported on Sen. Angus King’s announcement that he will oppose Neil Gorsuch‘s elevation to the Supreme Court. The senator’s statement was a long, detailed,… Read more »
As Russia probe pressures intensify, Sens. King and Collins remain confident in their committee
As the U.S House’s investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election collapsed this week — and new revelations shook those following closely — Maine’s senators Angus King (I) and… Read more »
Rep. Poliquin tries to help Trump reach out to Democrats
Since being elected to represent Maine’s second Congressional district, Rep. Bruce Poliquin has had a pretty low profile in the media, largely because he avoids taking public positions on most… Read more »
How will Trump’s budget affect Maine? Let us count the ways.
In today’s Portland Press Herald, seven reporters and I put together a mammoth breaking news story on the effects of President Trump’s proposed budget in Maine. With the president proposing… Read more »
COLIN WOODARD is a New York Times bestselling author, historian and award-winning journalist. He is the author of seven books that have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and inspired an NBC television drama. He is currently Director of Nationhood Lab at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Affairs at Salve Regina University. As State and National Affairs Writer at Maine's Portland Press Herald, he won a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for a 2016 Pulitzer Prize. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, The Economist, Smithsonian and dozens of other major publications.