If Trump wins the Republican nomination next year, it will be partly because Republicans are once again drawn to what they consider his distinctive and unmatched sense of personal power.

When we speak of a legacy, we talk about the long-lasting impact of people and events that took place in the past. Despite her reputation for thin-skinned, petty and vindictive feuding, Lightfoot showed how to get some good things done — and how, with a bit more patience and prudence, she might have accomplished a lot more.

Marine insurance corporations may eventually demand their ships provide escort for commercial vessels — and stop the pirates from boarding.

We all know that there are many wealthier communities in Maine that can and should do more to take on the burden of supporting the state’s most vulnerable and needy people. “Maine problems” shouldn’t become “Lewiston problems” just because the problems are within city lines.

It’s going to take more than one senator to make the case that our system of elections and government are broken. Returning to the guardrails provided in the Constitution would solve a lot of problems, but barring that unlikely occurrence, it is up to “We the people” to make changes by voting for candidates who are committed to actually addressing and solving the growing number of problems that confront us.

The popular Netflix series “The Diplomat” has Keri Russell playing a woman who’s really sore that she’s been made American ambassador to the United Kingdom.

The heretofore fringe idea that Section 4 of the 14th Amendment empowers the president to keep borrowing and spending as usual even if the debt limit isn’t extended is getting a respectful hearing.