Portland chief and other officials meet with protest organizers to hear grievances

Protest organizers Hamdia Ahmed and Abdul Ali held a virtual meeting Tuesday with the chiefs of Westbrook and Portland police and state and local officials to discuss the mistreatment of people of color that had led to their demonstrations.

Members of Maine’s congressional delegation criticize Trump’s response to protests

Rep. Pingree says the president abused his power, while Sen. King lists 'many things wrong' and Sen. Collins says Trump's use of force against D.C. protesters wasn't justified. Rep. Jared Golden cautioned the president about deploying U.S. troops on American soil.

Police arrest 23 during overnight confrontations with anti-racism demonstrators

Portland police say 22 people were charged with failure to disperse, and one man, a tractor-trailer driver, was charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon for driving into the protest area. All have since been bailed out.

Gallery: Protesters in Waterville rally against racism

Over 1,000 protesters demonstrate in Portland, some clash with police as tensions flare later in the night

The crowd gathered at the police station Monday to protest the death of a black man detained by police in Minneapolis, chanting ‘I can't breathe’ as they staged a die-in. Police arrested 23 people after several tense standoffs and some vandalism.

Listen to the exchange between President Trump and Gov. Mills

President Trump’s exchange with Maine Gov. Janet Mills begins at minute 29:00 of his June 1 telephone call with governors in which he calls them “weak,” and urged them to use force against unruly protests. 

Mills raises security concerns about Trump’s plan to visit maker of test swabs in Maine

The governor raised issues during a conference call in which Trump berated governors, telling them to ‘dominate’ protests of racial injustice. Mills added more pointed criticism at a news conference in which she said the country needs leadership, ‘not more hatred and more division.’

Trump slams governors as ‘weak,’ tells them to crack down on protesters

The days of protests were triggered by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after he was pinned at the neck by a white Minneapolis police officer.

Protesters block traffic, demand to meet with Portland police chief

About 300 demonstrators insisted on meeting with Police Chief Frank Clark to discuss their concerns about racial bias after a black man’s death in Minneapolis, but they dispersed Sunday evening without having done so.

Protesters in Skowhegan respond to man’s death in Minneapolis

"We're out here demonstrating against this ongoing police brutality," said Aliza Jones, one of the protest's organizers. "This group has a lot of teachers, retired teachers, health care workers."