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Republican Sen. Susan Collins speaks to workers at Reed and Reed, a contracting company, while campaigning Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in Woolwich, Maine. Collins is seeking re-election against Democratic challenger Sara Gideon, the speaker of the Maine House. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Republican Sen. Susan Collins speaks to workers at Reed and Reed, a contracting company, while campaigning Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in Woolwich, Maine. Collins is seeking re-election against Democratic challenger Sara Gideon, the speaker of the Maine House. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Collins Avoids Censure From Maine GOP After Trump Conviction Vote
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Senate Committee Postpones Tanden Confirmation Hearing
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By Cristina Cabrera
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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 21: Chairwoman Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks during a Senate Special Committee of Aging hearing on “The COVID-19 Pandemic and Seniors: A Look at Racial Health Disparities” at the US Capitol on July 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. The committee is looking into the data that has been showing that communities of color have been disproportionately negatively affected by the spread of the coronavirus when compared to the caucasian population in the United States. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Susan Collins WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 21: Chairwoman Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks during a Senate Special Committee of Aging hearing on “The COVID-19 Pandemic and Seniors: A Look at Racial Health Disparities” at the US Capitol on July 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. The committee is looking into the data that has been showing that communities of color have been disproportionately negatively affected by the spread of the coronavirus when compared to the caucasian population in the United States. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Susan Collins
Maine GOP Condemns Collins’ Impeachment Vote In Weird Letter Brimming With Praise
By Cristina Cabrera
02.17.21 | 12:50 pm
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Republican Senators about the American Rescue Plan, in the Oval Office, Monday, Feb.1, 2021. (Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times) President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Republican Senators about the American Rescue Plan, in the Oval Office, Monday, Feb.1, 2021. (Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times)
White House: Biden ‘Will Not Settle’ For Slim COVID Relief Package After Meeting With GOP Senators
By Zoe Richards
02.02.21 | 8:28 am
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, before a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on new coronavirus tests on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, before a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on new coronavirus tests on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Kaine, Collins Privately Pitch Censure Resolution As Plan B To Officially Condemn Trump
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What Happened In Maine? Collins Surprisingly Held Her Own This Election. Here’s Why. 
Collins benefited from a tendency among Mainers to split tickets in 2008, when 58 percent backed Barack Obama, and 61 backed her. The same tendency helped her in 2020.
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