The question now is whether the reasonable mind of Sen. Susan Collins will guide her vote.
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Sen. Collins says attorneys for Kavanaugh and his accuser should be allowed to ask questions
Maine’s senior senator is still undecided on whether she will support President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee as sexual assault allegations against him have disrupted the process
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Collins among handful of Republican senators calling for hearing on accusations against Kavanaugh
The hearing is announced just hours after she and several colleagues said the Supreme Court nominee and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, should testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Brett Kavanaugh and woman who accused him of sex assault to testify before Senate panel Monday
Maine Sen. Susan Collins joined other senators, including a handful of Republicans, who have called for a delay in the vote, which is scheduled for Thursday.
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Woman accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct comes forward
While his friend watched, she says, a teenage Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed on her back and groped her over her clothes.
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Maine Voices: Kavanaugh nomination also threatens constitutional right to birth control
The right to privacy, which protects contraception and abortion access, will be at risk if he’s confirmed.
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Sen. Collins blasts vulgar messages, threats, insults over Kavanaugh nomination
The Maine senator, feeling the heat in the intense battle over Brett Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court nomination, calls out callers who resort to obscenity.
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Politico includes Sen. Collins in list of 50 people driving politics
Maine’s Republican senior senator ranked 16th on the annual list for being a crucial vote on a host of policy issues, including the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
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Crowdfunding campaign tied to Sen. Collins’ vote on Kavanaugh passes $1 million
The national effort would help to bankroll a Democratic challenger’s campaign in the 2020 election, a tactic that Collins likens to a ’bribe.‘
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Progressive groups ratchet up pressure on Sen. Collins to vote against Kavanaugh nomination
She finds herself in the crosshairs of social media campaigns, a series of rallies and a fundraising drive to bankroll a 2020 Democratic challenger if she votes to confirm the Supreme Court nominee.