Senators warned Russia could interfere again this presidential election year.
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Posted inMaine, News
Collins and King protest firing of intelligence community’s watchdog
Maine’s two U.S. senators say they disagree with President Trumps’s decision to dismiss Inspector General Michael Atkinson, and question the timing.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Sen. Collins won’t say how she voted in presidential primary
The Republican senator, who did not support President Trump in 2016, has cast an absentee ballot but not said whether she voted for Trump this year.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Bipartisan group of 70 former senators urges current class to fix broken Senate
Among those signing the open letter are 2 former senators from Maine, William Cohen and Olympia Snowe.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Senate candidate leaves Green party to lower barrier to Maine ballot
Lisa Savage, who is running for U.S. Senate, says that running as an independent will free her from having to gather signatures from 2,000 Greens by March 15 to qualify for the June 9 primary.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Colby College poll shows Collins, Gideon tied in hypothetical match-up
The survey, conducted Feb. 10-13, is the first public poll of the 2020 U.S. Senate race.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: ERA ratification likely dead on arrival in the Senate
Discrimination persists, despite the Fifth and 14th amendments. But many Republicans in Congress don’t seem to care.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Liberals afflicted by Collins Derangement Syndrome
It’s a fever that strikes whenever an independent-minded senator doesn’t vote their way.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Gideon campaign first to turn in voter signatures in Maine’s 2020 U.S. Senate race
Democrat and Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon is the 1st of 4 would-be challengers to incumbent U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, to turn in her petition for the June primary ballot.
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Follow the money: See who’s contributing to Collins, Gideon in Maine’s Senate race
Click on the arrows to see each candidate’s donations.