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Senator Susan Collins of Maine may now be approaching her toughest re-election battle yet. The moderate Republican cast a ...

Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as 3 Republican senators voted against the bill. Here's what's in it.

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) spoke about the rules of debate over ...

In a Senate Appropriations Committee business meeting on Thursday, senators discussed the impacts of the fiscal year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related ...

Yet this was not enough to stop the "big, beautiful bill," and it was eventually passed by both chambers and signed into law ...

They voiced their criticism of Senator Susan Collins, arguing that she is to blame for the passage of Trump’s spending bill ...

Maine Voters Turn on Collins After Key Vote Against Trump’s Bill ...

The Republican senator from Maine has expressed vocal opposition to a package that would cancel approved funding for foreign ...

The Maine Republican has cited concerns over the legislation's proposed cuts to Medicaid and the impact on rural hospitals.

Senator Collins is well accustomed to the high-wire act of being a Republican moderate in a blue state. Her vote on the GOP ...

Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins voted against an amendment that would have barred illegal immigrants from receiving ...