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ReportingAug 7, 2026Read →

Murkowski to Vote Against Blanche; Confirmation in Jeopardy

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announced Friday she will vote against acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to assume the position full time. Murkowski is the second Republican senator to say her vote is no…

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ReportingJun 13, 2026Read →

Fetterman: Platner’s ‘Not Even a Democrat’

Graham Platner may have won the Democratic primary for Maine Senate, but one fellow Democrat does not view him as from the same political party. “He’s not even a Democrat,” Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) said to Fox News’s…

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ReportingJun 8, 2026Read →

Susan Collins Hailed by Schumer for ‘Remarkable Milestone’

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) was lauded last week after she cast her 10,000th consecutive vote in the Senate. The milestone vote came on President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation package. The package provides $69.5…

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ReportingMay 7, 2026Read →

Susan Collins Announces She Has ‘Benign Essential Tremor’

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is fighting two battles. One is her reelection bid, the other is a benign tremor. The lawmaker said the tumor sometimes causes trembling in her hands, head or voice. She is taking…

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ReportingFeb 10, 2026Read →

Collins Announces Reelection Bid for Senate

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is running for reelection. Collins announced her reelection bid in a video showing her unpacking New Balance running shoes, per The Hill . “This is perfect for 2026, because I’m running,”…

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ReportingJun 3, 2024Read →

Trump GOP Critics Flock to His Side After Verdict

Former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in his hush money trial has enticed his critics along with moderate Republicans to stand by the convicted felon. This includes Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and…

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ReportingAug 2, 2022Read →

Bipartisan Group of Senators Attempt to Codify Roe to Protect Abortion Access

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation that would codify federal abortion protections, prohibiting states from banning abortions before fetal viability. The legislation, called the Reproductive Freedom…

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ReportingJun 22, 2022Read →

Here Are 14 GOP Senators Being Called Out for Voting With Dems on Bipartisan Gun Bill

Republican senators are receiving backlash after they voted with Democrats on a gun deal. The 80-page bipartisan gun safety bill advanced in a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, and it could be approved this…

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ReportingMay 11, 2022Read →

Susan Collins Calls the Police Over Message in Chalk in Front of Her Home

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) called the police over a chalk message left in front of her home urging her to vote to codify abortion rights into law. Bangor Daily News reported , “Sen. Susan Collins called police over…

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ReportingMar 30, 2022Read →

GOP Senator Announces They Will Vote for Biden’s SCOTUS Nominee

President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court will receive at least one Republican vote for her confirmation. On Wednesday morning, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) revealed that she will support Judge Ketanji Brown…

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ReportingJan 31, 2022Read →

Sen. Susan Collins Knocks Biden for ‘Clumsy’ SCOTUS Announcement

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is criticizing President Joe Biden for his decision to announce that he will nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. Collins told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Sunday that she…

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ReportingSep 3, 2021Read →

Susan Collins Calls Texas Abortion Law ‘Extreme and Harmful’

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is adding her name to the list of lawmakers who believe the Texas abortion law is doing more harm than good. She said in a Thursday statement, “The Texas law is extreme and harmful. The…

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StoryMay 11, 2021Read →

Susan Collins Presses CDC Director on Why It Is ‘Exaggerating’ Risk of Outdoor Transmission

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is pressing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on why the agency is “exaggerating” the risk of outdoor transmission of COVID-19. During a Senate…

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StoryMay 2, 2021Read →

US Senator Collins Defends Romney, Cheney From Republican Attacks

Senator Susan Collins, a leading moderate Republican in the U.S. Congress, warned on Sunday against intolerance of differences within her party and pushed back at intraparty attacks from the right against Senator Mitt…

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StoryMay 2, 2021Read →

Collins Does Not Reveal Who She Voted for in 2020 Election

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is not sharing which presidential candidate she voted for in the last election. During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, host Jake Tapper pressed the Maine senator about…

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StoryApr 8, 2021Read →

GOP Group, Led By Susan Collins, Blasts Biden For His ‘Go-It-Alone Strategy’ on COVID Relief

President Joe Biden is receiving pushback after he claimed Republicans did not “move an inch” on coronavirus relief. A Republican group of 10 senators, led by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), wrote a statement in response…

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StoryMar 25, 2021Read →

Durbin Wants To ‘Prove’ There Is ‘Possibility of 10 Republicans’ Who Would Join Immigration Reform

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is optimistic that there is a “possibility” that 10 Senate Republicans would be willing to work with Democrats to pass “meaningful immigration reform.” Durbin met with a…

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StoryMar 10, 2021Read →

Chuck Schumer Takes Whack at Susan Collins — She Swipes Back

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took aim at Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) — and she is not staying silent. Schumer was asked during Tuesday night’s interview on “Anderson Cooper 360” if “more could have been done”…

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StoryMar 3, 2021Read →

Neera Tanden Withdraws Nomination To Lead White House Budget Office

Neera Tanden , President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), has withdrawn her nomination as it appears Democrats do not have the votes to confirm her in the Senate. In a letter to the…

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StoryFeb 24, 2021Read →

Psaki on Tanden’s Apparent Nomination Troubles: ‘We Are Continuing To Fight’ for Her Confirmation

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the administration will continue to fight for Neera Tanden’s nomination to be the head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as it appears Democrats may come up short of…

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