The year’s most divisive fights in Congress are set to converge in a bitter partisan clash in December that could result in a U.S. government shutdown. The unresolved battles — over a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, immigration, health-care subsidies, Planned Parenthood and storm relief — are hanging over talks on must-pass spending legislation to […]
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Susan Collins to stay in the U.S. Senate, not run for governor
Susan Collins announced Friday that she will not run for governor, instead remaining in the U.S. Senate for the duration of her term. ROCKPORT — Sen. Susan Collins ended more than two years of speculation Friday and announced she would not run for governor in 2018, a decision that opens up the race for the […]
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If Susan Collins becomes governor, backers feel U.S. Senate would suffer
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, center, leaves a meeting with Senate Republicans on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. PORTLAND (AP) — Backers of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins say they wish they could clone the moderate Republican powerbroker from Maine who has been a crucial swing vote in Congress as Republicans struggle to […]
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Northern Maine voters back Susan Collins despite spats with LePage and Trump
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine is surrounded by reporters in July 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says she is poised to announce by next week whether she will run for governor in 2018. Her extended “to run or not to run” drama continues to draw breathless scrutiny in Maine and national […]
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Supporters want Susan Collins to stay in Senate, not run for governor
Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. listens at left as Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine introduces him on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at Sessions confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearing. As Sen. Susan Collins of Maine prepares to announce next week whether she will run for governor in 2018, […]
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U.S. cuts embassy staff in Cuba, warns tourists could be vulnerable
In this Aug. 14, 2015, file photo, a U.S. flag flies at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba. Senior U.S. officials say the United States is pulling roughly 60 percent of its staff out of Cuba and warning American travelers not to visit due to “specific attacks” that have harmed U.S. diplomats. WASHINGTON (AP) — […]
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John McCain again says no to GOP on Obamacare repeal
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., leaves meeting of Senate Republicans,on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announced Friday that he does not support the latest Republican effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, dealing a major and potentially decisive blow to the last-ditch attempt to fulfill a seven-year GOP […]
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Angus King backs bill that would move Election Day to weekend
Senate Intelligence Committee members Sen. Angus King, D-Maine, center, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., left, join other senators for final votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says he wants to make it easier for more people to vote by moving Election Day to the […]
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Susan Collins pushes bipartisan bill to lower health care premium costs
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, center, leaves a meeting with Senate Republicans Tuesday, Sept. 19, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a last-minute bid for a bipartisan fix to the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is pushing a measure in the U.S. Senate that she said would help lower the cost of […]
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Susan Collins has concerns with GOP's latest ACA repeal effort
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, walks towards the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. AUGUSTA — Republicans’ latest plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act looked to be in danger Monday, when a spokeswoman for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said the Maine Republican has “concerns” about the proposal. Collins hasn’t taken […]