Maine Senate race set between Democrat Graham Platner and longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins

Washington — Democrat Graham Platner and GOP Sen. Susan Collins will face off in a November contest that could determine which party controls the Senate next year. The race was shaken up in recent weeks by a spate of allegations against Platner. Platner won the Democratic primary on Tuesday night after facing minimal opposition, CBS … Read more

Maine voters set up a Senate showdown: Graham Platner versus Susan Collins

It’s official: Republican Sen. Susan Collins will face Democrat Graham Platner this fall, NBC News projects, in what will be a marquee election in the fight for control of the Senate. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Collins and Platner both won their primaries on Tuesday, … Read more

Sen Collins slams Bernie-backed Graham Platner as too far-left for Maine voters

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! BANGOR, Maine — Republican Sen. Susan Collins believes that Graham Platner, her likely Democratic challenger in November’s midterm elections, is too extreme for voters in her New England state. But Platner, pushing an economically populist agenda as he takes aim at corporate influences and advocates for the … Read more

Susan Collins refuses to weigh in on Platner’s sexting scandal as Maine voters head to polls

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, repeatedly declined to weigh in on Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s sexting controversy last week, opting to keep her distance from the escalating scandal as Maine voters head to the polls Tuesday. “I really have nothing to add to it,” Collins told Fox … Read more

Despite inflammatory comments, Platner holds 9-point lead over Collins in new poll

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The intense media scrutiny and Republican attacks facing Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine over his controversial and inflammatory past online comments and his now-removed but well-publicized tattoo on his chest that resembled a Nazi symbol don’t appear to be slowing him down. A new public opinion … Read more

WATCH: Collins rips Maine challenger Platner over resurfaced Reddit post mocking wounded US soldier

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, ripped Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner over his recently exposed Reddit posts mocking a wounded U.S. soldier.  Platner is the presumptive Democratic nominee challenging Collins in November’s midterm election. “It’s never appropriate to mock a downed American soldier,” Collins told Fox News Digital. … Read more

Mike Collins advances to runoff in Georgia GOP Senate primary, CBS News projects

Washington — Rep. Mike Collins has advanced to a runoff in the Georgia GOP primary for Senate, CBS News projects, as Republicans vie for an opportunity to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.  In Georgia, the top two vote-getters in the primary advance to a runoff if no candidate clears 50% of the vote. It’s … Read more

Rep. Mike Collins advances to Georgia GOP Senate runoff, as two rivals battle for the other spot

The Republican Senate primary in Georgia is heading to a runoff, NBC News projects, with Rep. Mike Collins advancing to the June 16 contest. But it’s not clear yet who Collins will face. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Former football coach Derek Dooley, who is … Read more

Watch: Sen. Collins presses Blanche about Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund

Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, pressed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about the newly created $1.7+ billion “anti-weaponization fund” as part of President Trump and the Justice Department’s settlement in a lawsuit against the IRS. Blanche defended the fund, saying it’s unusual but not unprecedented. Source link

Vance calls Sen. Susan Collins ‘a good fit for Maine’ despite his frustrations with her

Vice President JD Vance offered a vote of confidence Thursday for Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican who voted to convict President Donald Trump at his 2021 impeachment trial and faces a tough re-election fight this year in Maine. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Sometimes I … Read more