Despite being firmly ensconced as chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is ...

The Senate Appropriations chair insists she's running for a sixth term as the bipartisanship she treasures crumbles around her.

The U.S. Senate is expected to begin voting Tuesday afternoon on President Trump's formal request to cut $9.4 billion in ...

So, Mr. Boyle, are you proud of Senator Tillis now?” This was right after Tillis, a Republican U.S. senator who’s represented ...

As the top Senate appropriator, Sen. Susan Collins was expected to be a key player in negotiations this summer over the sweeping tax and spending bill proposed by President Donald Trump. But as the ...

President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” returns to the House of Representatives on Wednesday after a drastically revised version was narrowly voted through the Senate on Tuesday.Republicans in ...

The political fallout from President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation bill may create openings for Democrats as the party ...

The three Republicans opposing the bill were Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine and Sen. Rand Paul ...

In today’s edition … Democrats grapple with policing headed into 2026 … All eyes on Susan Collins … You give us your views on ...

In a rare act of defiance, three Republican senators broke ranks with their party to vote against US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The ...

President Donald Trump's bill, focusing on tax breaks and border security, narrowly passed the Senate and now faces hurdles in the House due to changes in Medicaid and increased federal deficit ...

Senator Collins is well accustomed to the high-wire act of being a Republican moderate in a blue state. Her vote on the GOP ...