Susan Collins

In one of their first joint in-person appearances in Maine during the COVID-19 pandemic, three of Maine’s four members of Congress toured the Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard facilities on Tuesday. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins, along with U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, were hosting the acting secretary of the U.S. Navy, Thomas Harker. While their tour...

Three of Maine’s four members of Congress toured a shipbuilding facility with the acting U.S. Navy secretary and gave their thoughts on President Joe Biden’s plan to fund infrastructure.

The Maine GOP chair has met via Zoom with county leaders to discuss whether to call a meeting to rebuke U.S. Sen. Susan Collins for her vote to convict former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial. GOP Chair Demi Kouzounas told members of the state committee in a weekend email to be prepared for an emergency meeting “in...

President Joe Biden met with Democratic senators to talk COVID relief a day after a meeting with 10 Republicans. Will he choose bipartisanship or his party’s plan?

Sen. Susan Collins is part of an effort to censure former President Donald Trump over his involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. The Maine Republican explained in a Thursday interview with NECN and NBC10 Boston that she and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, had begun discussing whether to bring a measure to censure Trump forward...

Maine Sen. Susan Collins says she supports moving forward with the impeachment trial for former Pres. Trump but says she is looking for other ways to condemn him for inciting the riot at the Capitol.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, explained why she’s discussing a measure to censure former President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. She also told NECN that she’s got a closer relationship with President Joe Biden than either Trump or former President Barack Obama.

Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins says the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief package needs to be refined before she can sign on to it. Collins and Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, led a conference call for lawmakers with National Economics Director Brian Deese. Collins said late Sunday that she has concerns about the $1.9 trillion plan. “While I support…

A proposal to prevent surprise medical bills that was promoted by Maine’s Republican senator has been signed into law. Sen. Susan Collins said the proposal was crafted because “the last thing patients should have to worry about while they are sick or recovering is receiving an unexpected bill because they were unaware they were receiving out-of-network care.” The proposal...

It’s the time of year when politicians on both sides of the aisle come together in harmony for a holiday song with Alison King, a tradition 2020 couldn’t interrupt — for the most part.

A bipartisan, bicameral group of Senators and Congresspeople discussed the framework of a proposed COVID-19 relief bill. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, says not assurances have been made by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., or Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., that this bill could be brought to the Senate or House floor.

A Maine woman has been charged with making interstate threats against newly re-elected Sen. Susan Collins, after leaving voicemails saying she would kill or even decapitate her. Paperwork filed by a special agent with the FBI in federal court says the Bangor and Washington, D.C., offices for the Republican senator received the graphic voice messages beginning on Nov. 6. According…

A Maine woman has been charged with threatening to kill newly re-elected Sen. Susan Collins by way of voicemails left in the days following this year’s election, according to an affidavit.

If Republicans are able to hold onto their majority in the U.S. Senate, the remarkable staying power of Susan Collins will be a big reason why. Collins defied prognostications of doom from Washington’s consultant class to score perhaps the most unexpected victory of the 2020 cycle, hanging a lopsided loss on a Democratic challenger despite a pile of outside...

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine offered her congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden on his “apparent victory,” saying Monday that he and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris “should be given every opportunity to ensure that they are ready to govern on January 20th.” Collins, who won her own close race last week, is one of a handful Republicans who have congratulated Biden…

Sen. Susan Collins is set for reelection to the U.S. Senate after her opponent in Maine’s most expensive political campaign, Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon, conceded the race. Collins’ victory comes after more than $100 million were spent in the race, and it helps Republicans’ chances of controlling the Senate for at least the next two years. Gideon’s concession...

Sen. Susan Collins successfully fended off a challenge from Democrat Sara Gideon and will return to the Senate for a fifth term.

Maine saw two very different reactions as results slowly came in for the Senate race Tuesday night – Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins was handing out Yeti’s while Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon was a no show at her own watch party.

It’s a tight Senate race in Maine, one that could last a while. Susan Collins’ supporters are waiting to see is she can hold on to her seat, while her challenger’s supporters are hoping to see Sara Gideon unseat her.