The poll from the Morning Consult finds a 52% disapproval rate for Collins among Maine voters surveyed.
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Michelle Malkin will speak tonight at Sabattus town hall
Organizers pick venue after three others refused to host presentation by conservative blogger.
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Follow the Money: Vaccination vote donations
This searchable database includes all donations through Feb. 21, 2020 to three Maine political action committees that are raising money for their campaigns on Question 1 on the March 3 ballot. A “yes” vote on the question would be a vote to repeal a new law that ends religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccinations, […]
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Trump assembles a made-for-TV impeachment defense team
The president adds two new attorneys – Ken Starr and Alan Dershowitz – who are known for their involvement in consequential legal dramas of recent American history, and for their regular appearances on Fox News.
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Senators sign long-used oath book for impeachment trial
Signing the book is a way of conveying the gravity of presidential and judicial impeachment trials, which are rare.
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Opponents of Maine vaccine law have big lead in fundraising race
New finance reports for PACs involved in the campaigns over Question 1 show that opponents of the new vaccine law have outraised supporters 5 to 1.
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Trump’s impeachment trial begins as senators swear an oath of ‘impartial justice’
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff reads the formal charges from the well of the U.S. Senate and Chief Justice John Roberts later administers the jurors’ oath to senators.
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‘You called me a liar,’ Warren told Sanders after Iowa debate
Elizabeth Warren accused Bernie Sanders of calling her a liar before a national television audience during a tense exchange in which she refused to shake his outstretched hand.
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Democratic impeachment managers will need some Republicans’ help
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has negotiated with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to ensure there will be a vote after opening arguments on whether to call witnesses.
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Group fighting to retain vaccination law tops $58,000 in donations
The group opposes Question 1, which would overturn Maine’s new law eliminating certain exemptions to childhood vaccination requirements.