The vast majority of Mainers have heard at least a bit about the U.S. Senate candidate’s personal history.
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Graham Platner and Susan Collins are neck and neck, Times/Press Herald/Siena poll shows
Platner holds a slight lead over Collins in Maine’s closely watched U.S. Senate race, but it’s within the margin of error.
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Graham Platner says Susan Collins is corrupt. Here’s what her record says.
Platner rolled out a series of anti-corruption policy measures Thursday.
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Judge halts Trump order for federal voter list
Maine is one of 24 states that challenged the effort.
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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians, Syrians
The ruling allows DHS to end temporary protected status, a program that protects 1.3M people from 17 countries.
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Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive immigration policy
The practice isn’t in place now, but it has been used to block asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Collins votes with Democrats to pass war powers resolution, rebuking Trump over Iran conflict
Maine Sen. Susan Collins is again among 4 Republicans to support the largely symbolic measure.
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Why Democrats are running against the ‘Epstein class’
Candidates are casting their messaging around Epstein’s associates and the unaccountable elite, betting that voter distrust of powerful institutions can help them shape the midterm debate.
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Susan Collins remains ‘very strong supporter of Israel’
Maine’s senior senator defended her support for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, rejected blame for the end of national abortion rights and previewed her general election message against Democrat Graham Platner.
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What Maine’s delegation is saying about Trump’s deal to end the Iran war
Sen. Angus King blasted the agreement as ‘a terrible deal,’ while Sen. Susan Collins said it ‘raises a lot of questions.”