President Donald Trump phoned Sen. Susan Collins and laid into the senator for voting in favor of a war powers measure this week.

President Trump on Thursday laid into Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) with a “profanity-laced” phone call after she supported a Democratic-led war powers resolution over his actions in

President Donald Trump reportedly called Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine after she voted to curb the president's war powers this week and expressed his frustrations in a "profanity-laced rant," The Hill reports. When reached for comment on Friday, Collins' office told Newsweek via email that the call did occur but offered no details.

After the surprise U.S. military raid that led to the capture and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins called him a ruthless dictator and illegitimate ruler.

Vulnerable Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) clapped back at President Trump on Thursday over his irate social media post blasting the “stupidity” of GOP senators who voted for a war powers resolution

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.

This is a significant switch for Collins; she opposed a similar resolution in November, which failed to pass 51-49.

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.

The Senate today issued a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump, pushing forward a war powers resolution that would hem Trump in on any future military action “within or against” Venezuela without Congress’ OK.