The former president was acquitted because the Senate did not reach a two-thirds majority.
Sen. Susan Collins
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All eyes turn to Republican senators as impeachment vote nears
Despite long odds, Democrats say they are holding out hope that former President Donald Trump will be convicted when the Senate votes on whether he incited the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
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Collins calls meeting with Biden on stimulus plan ‘very useful,’ but no agreement reached
Maine’s senior senator heads a group of 10 Republicans that is promoting a $618 billion relief package, less than one-third of what the president has proposed.
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Biden agrees to meet with Republican group led by Sen. Collins to discuss compromise COVID relief package
Ten Republican senators, led by Susan Collins, are proposing a relief package much smaller than $1.9 trillion plan sought by the president.
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Maine employers are approved to receive $221 million so far in new PPP loan round
More than 2,400 small employers have been approved for forgivable loans intended to keep workers on payroll and cover essential business expenses.
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Democrats press ahead on virus aid package, reject Republican pitch to divide it up
The president spoke directly with Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who is leading a bipartisan group with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., that is racing to strike a compromise.
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Sen. Collins promotes censure action against Trump instead of impeachment
Maine’s senior senator says the proposal is gaining traction now that a majority of her Republican colleagues have made it clear they won’t vote to convict the former president for inciting a riot on Capitol Hill.
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Lyme disease cases could be 10 times higher than records show, CDC finds
Maine set a record in 2019 with 2,079 cases of the tick-borne illness, but a federal report suggests the actual number is much higher.
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Collins questions size of Biden’s proposed COVID relief package
Both she and Sen. Angus King agree that the distribution of vaccines needs to be accelerated.
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Sens. Collins and King to join weekend COVID-19 relief negotiations with Biden administration
The two Maine senators are part of a group of bipartisan moderates known as the ‘Gang of 16,’ which led passage of the $900 billion relief package last month.