Trump, Collins and Powers
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President Donald Trump laid into Republican Senator Susan Collins in an expletive-laden phone call after she voted against one of his top priorities. The president reportedly made a “profanity-laced” call to the vulnerable Republican senator on Thursday,
The Maine senator has consistently won reelection in a blue state thanks to support from independents and some Democrats.
President Trump’s call for Sen. Susan Collins (R) to be ousted in November tossed a monkey wrench into the high-stakes Maine Senate race, raising further questions about the GOP’s most vulnerable incumbent and whether she will be able to pull off another high-wire act in the blue-leaning state this year.
Trump wrote on Truth Social that Collins is among the GOP senators he believes "should never be elected to office again.”
The largely symbolic vote follows Collins' opposition in November to a resolution that would have required the president to seek congressional authorization to use military force in Venezuela. The Republican has expressed support for the U.
December 28, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C — Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Mark Warner (D-VA) to strengthen the security of U.S. election infrastructure was included in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and signed into law.
PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- Maine senator Susan Collins and New Hampshire senator Jeanne Shaheen are joining forces on a bill to protect people who have been exposed to dangerous forever chemicals known as PFAS. The "Better Care for PFAS Patients Act" would make sure a federal agency regularly assesses and updates clinical guidance on PFAS exposure.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on Thursday slammed Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) for not casting a vote to check President Trump’s war powers two months ago after she helped advance a bipartisan