Susan Collins

And the endorsement comes as both Maine candidates struggle to mount a solid lead, with Jackson holding narrow edges in most polls but many voters not yet set on their choice

Of all the dynamics threatening the GOP this year, the most menacing may be the unusually direct connection voters are drawing between their economic frustrations and the policies that President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have implemented

The question came one day after the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre and referenced criticism he has faced from some members of Atlanta's Jewish community after voting to block an arms shipment to Israel

The financial disclosure filed this week—after a nearly two-month extension—shows that Jackson's primary source of income this year and last was consulting work, and that he holds with his spouse up to $430,000 worth of assets

The American public, however, sees it differently — and some key economic indicators provide ample evidence for their discontent

Jon Stewart shreds 'criminally naive' GOP senator Susan Collins

President Donald Trump has never had worse poll numbers with his base than he does ahead of the 2026 midterm elections

AOC on Susan Collins touting the money she got for body cameras and ICE training in the DHS bill

The Supreme Court launched its new term Monday with a blockbuster oral argument over whether federal or state laws and courts should handle civil lawsuits against energy companies for alleged climate change harms

Stocks edged up on Thursday as bond yields eased after reaching decades-long highs

Troy Jackson, the Democratic candidate in the Maine Senate race, apologized for recent remarks about how Jewish people view the term “genocide” amid the war in Gaza

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger who has touted his working-class bonafides on the campaign trail, is facing backlash from both sides of the aisle over a viral ad that critics are labeling as tone-deaf pandering

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger who has touted his working-class bonafides on the campaign trail, is facing backlash from both sides of the aisle over a viral ad that critics are labeling as tone-deaf pandering

Senators have demanded a response within the next 48 hours detailing ’how this president is literally stealing their tax dollars to air campaign ads celebrating himself’

Senator Susan Collins is facing a new economic headwind in her reelection bid as home heating oil prices surge to a record high ahead of the 2026 midterm elections

The vast majority of the cuts, some $567 million, were aimed at Health and Human Services programs that provided funding to non-government organizations supporting refugees, asylees and other non-citizens

Yet even as the county’s wood had grown to an ideal size to harvest, the machines Molly London typically uses sat idle

He leads his Republican opponent, former Representative Mike Rogers, by five percentage points

The administration had struggled to find a candidate for surgeon general whom Congress would support

Four Republican senators sided with nearly all Democratic members on a resolution calling for President Donald Trump to end the war with Iran or seek congressional authorization

President Donald Trump’s dismal approval ratings were dragging her down in the polls, and she was falling behind her likely 2020 Democratic challenger in fundraising

The proposed directive would have established a commission with the power to block government research grants if the money supported work in areas that did not align with President Trump’s political agenda

Stocks fell on Wednesday as Treasury yields continued to climb, reaching a 19-year high

The Fed delivered the widely expected rate hike last week in a unanimous decision

Senator Susan Collins is warning the Trump administration against what she describes as an effort to politicize federal health research funding, escalating a dispute over control of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants as she faces a reelection race that recent polling suggests could be one of the most competitive of her career

Raju speaks with Collins and Democratic candidate Troy Jackson, who is facing an onslaught of GOP attack ads in the final weeks of the race

While no single move proves the party expects defeat in November, seven recent developments show the GOP devoting money, presidential attention and increasingly urgent appeals to defending its control of Washington

Even some Republicans have poured cold water on Trump’s plan to offer $5,000 payments to voters next year — if they win

The poll was published this weekend, just before the 50-day mark ahead of the November 3 midterms

Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Sunday joined multiple Republican lawmakers in questioning the fiscal sense of President Trump’s proposal to send $5,000 to every American adult

A new poll found Democratic Senate nominees Troy Jackson and Abdul El-Sayed holding slight leads in their respective races, with less than two months before Election Day

President Trump plunged the United States even deeper into a series of costly global conflicts this week, creating new economic hazards that have rattled financial markets, risked another rise in prices and unnerved some Republicans ahead of the 2026 election

President Trump plunged the United States even deeper into a series of costly global conflicts this week, creating new economic hazards that have rattled financial markets, risked another rise in prices and unnerved some Republicans ahead of the 2026 election

Democrat Senate nominee Troy Jackson released an ad Friday attacking Collins for supporting Kavanaugh and Justice Neil Gorsuch, both of whom later joined the Supreme Court majority that overturned Roe v. Wade in the 2022 Dobbs decision

Nationally, Trump stands at 34 percent approval and 60 percent disapproval, giving him a net approval rating of minus 26

Democrat Senate nominee Troy Jackson released an ad Friday attacking Collins for supporting Kavanaugh and Justice Neil Gorsuch, both of whom later joined the Supreme Court majority that overturned Roe v. Wade in the 2022 Dobbs decision

Platner was expected to speak about labor history and the importance of unions in the U.S. Event organizers were urged not to let him speak by the former girlfriend and another woman who has accused him of domestic abuse

A newly introduced House bill could let some Americans receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) access benefits months earlier than current law allows

President Donald Trump has promised some tariff relief for U.S. ag producers

When Trump started the war on 28 February, it quickly strained the military’s existing budgets — particularly that of the navy, which not only helped launch the initial wave of attacks but was later responsible for an extensive naval blockade

The US is considering further trade measures against Canada after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced retaliatory tariffs matching the value of new American duties, escalating an already tense relationship between the two countries

Donald Trump is facing growing criticism from within his own party over his decision to temporarily pause US tariffs on foreign beef in a bid to bring down grocery prices

Ottawa's retaliation will take effect September 8, a timeframe earlier outlined by Prime Minister Mark Carney after US President Donald Trump's 50-percent duties came into place Saturday

Abortion rights group endorses Democrat Troy Jackson in critical Maine Senate race

Trump doubles Canadian car tariffs after talks collapse

Collins, who at times has opposed President Donald Trump's legislative priorities, is a top target for Democrats this year as she runs in a midterm race that's among roughly a dozen that will determine if the GOP holds onto its slim Senate majority

Republicans race to defend their majority while Democrats face a fight over how far left to go

Trump doubles Canadian car tariffs after talks collapse

Attorney General Todd Blanche will join two network shows on Sunday following his narrow Senate confirmation last week

Jackson, a one-time logger and a former state Senate president, was chosen a couple of weeks ago by Maine Democrats to replace embattled oysterman Graham Platner, who won the June Democratic Senate nomination in a landslide before imploding and dropping out of the race last month amid rape allegations that he denied

Collins has represented Maine in the Senate since 1997, winning her fifth term in 2020 by nearly 9 percentage points

The vote came after hours of negotiations stretching into early Saturday and shortly before senators left Washington for their summer recess

Reproductive health advocates fear newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche will usher in a new wave of restrictions on abortion — even in states where it is legal

During a Wednesday appearance on comedian Jon Stewart's podcast, Fetterman was pressed on Democrats' failure to use the Senate filibuster to block President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees

The road to confirmation just got bumpier for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche

Only thing is, President Trump and some conservatives pushing for approval of the SAVE America Act don’t want the Senate to beg off

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In fewer than 100 days, the new Democratic nominee has to convince Maine voters to send him to the US Senate — and he’s trying to do it without dwelling on Graham Platner, who dropped out of the race after accusations of rape, which he denies