Senate Democrats have a chance to beat Sen. Susan Collins in Maine. She’s the last Republican senator from New England and the only Republican who represents a traditionally Democratic state.

Democrats want to retake the Senate. Why are they afraid to run against the Maine Senator who upsets both sides? Susan Collins is the only blue-state Republican senator and Democrats think they ...

How Holdout Alaska Senator Shaped Trump’s Megabill Republican Lisa Murkowski helped secure aid for her home state, as Democrats see ‘polar payoff’ By Natalie Andrews , Liz Essley Whyte and ...

President Trump said he’s not sure how to get Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s vote on the GOP Senate megabill, saying he's been the best president for Alaska, "but it doesn’t mean people appreciate it." ...

John Thune told reporters Tuesday morning that he thinks he has a deal with Lisa Murkowski to pass President Donald Trump’s tax and spending megabill, but that he's a "realist" who will wait and ...

Jul. 1—Maine's congressional delegation and Gov. Janet Mills were united in opposing the Senate's vote Tuesday to pass President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy bill that extends his ...

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Attention then shifted to Maine’s Susan Collins and Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, the closest things the Senate still has to moderate Republicans, and the two senators who with John McCain deep ...

For Susan Collins of Maine, Trump’s sweeping bill required a familiar balancing act By Sam Brodey, Tal Kopan and Jim Puzzanghera Globe Staff, Updated July 1, 2025, 7:58 p.m.