Maine’s Republican senator confirms that she won’t vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, and says she expects the Republican Party to swing back toward the political center.
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LePage says U.S. needs Trump to wield ‘authoritarian power’
The governor says that he’s worried about the Constitution, and that Trump is needed because the nation is ‘slipping into anarchy’ under President Obama.
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Susan Collins cites 5-year-old who lived in Portland woods in Senate speech on anti-poverty bill
In introducing the Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act, she recounts the Maine Sunday Telegram’s ‘heart-wrenching’ story about Arianna and her family’s ordeal.
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Collins, King push for VA outpatient clinics
The pair joined with other senators to introduce a bill that would authorize leases on 24 Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, including a proposed expanded outpatient clinic in Portland.
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BIW’s lost bid for $10.5 billion Coast Guard contract puts up to 1,000 jobs at risk
Company officials and Maine’s senators will scrutinize the decision to award patrol cutter work to a Florida shipyard, as the community and state brace for the impact.
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Clinton campaign uses statement from Sen. Collins in anti-Trump ad
The campaign says the ad is playing on television in key battleground states and on national cable networks.
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National monument designation triggers clashing political reactions
Maine’s congressional delegation offers a mix of praise, objections and hopes for economic benefits in the Katahdin region.
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Bill Nemitz: Collins eclipses colleagues with courageous disavowal of Trump
Breaking ranks with her beloved Republican Party was a complicated decision for Maine’s popular U.S. senator.
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Social media reactions to Susan Collins’ rejection of Trump
On social media this morning, liberals praised Sen. Collins’ decision, while conservatives generally avoided the subject.
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On the record: Sen. Susan Collins’ evolving views on Donald Trump
In May, Sen. Susan Collins said she had always supported the Republican party’s nominee; by August, she’d concluded that Trump was ‘unworthy’ of the presidency.