In her first public remarks since a confrontation at the White House with President Trump over transgender athletes, Maine’s Governor Janet Mills said she had never before heard a president state that “he is the law,” and drew a comparison to the French monarchy, according to published reports.

"Governor Janet Mills to Trump: 'See you in court,'" wrote Stephen King on X, "Makes me proud to be a Maine man. Thank you, Governor, for standing up to the bully." Mills attended a meeting of governors at the White House Friday that followed 24 hours of ...

During a recent meeting of governors at the White House, Maine Gov. Janet Mills and President Donald Trump clashed over Trump’s executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports. Still, Mills did not say Maine would stop paying federal taxes if Trump stopped federal funding.

President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills clashed over Trump's order banning transgender athletes from playing in girl and women sports.

President Donald Trump and Maine Governor Janet Mills sparred over Trump’s executive order banning biological males from participating in women’s sports during Friday’s meeting with a bipartisan group of governors at the White House.

At a White House event with a bipartisan group of governors Friday, President Donald Trump briefly sparred with Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills after threatening to withhold federal funds from her state over the issue of transgender athletes. The back ...

Maine's governor, who has a long history of facing tough guys in the courtroom and in politics, finds herself in an unprecedented moment with the nation watching.

The Mills administration is denying allegations that the governor's chief of staff swore at a White House official.

President Donald Trump called out Maine Gov. Janet Mills for refusing to comply with his executive order banning male-at-birth transgender athletes from participating in women and girls' sports during a "working session" with the nation's governors Friday at the White House.

Gov. Janet Mills was ready for Donald Trump with "see you in court" moment. Will she take on Sen. Susan Collins in 2026 election?

Hours later, the state was notified of the first of two investigations launched over violations of Trump's ban on trans student-athletes.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump clashed with Maine’s Governor Janet Mills during a meeting of governors at the ...