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

Despite being firmly ensconced as chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is reportedly unhappy that the GOP leadership is blowing off her concerns about the ...

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

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

Both candidates criticized the bill's cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Collins said her decision to vote against the bill came down to the Medicaid cuts, and she had ...

GOP Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina earlier voted no but the surprise was Susan Collins of Maine also opposed it.

The Republican senator's maneuvering on Trump's tax and spending cuts bill shows she's walking a tightrope ahead of her 2026 ...

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

At some 940 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, ...

Three Republican senators voted against President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill Tuesday morning, citing concerns with reforms to Medicaid and the deficit impact of the bill. Republican Sens.

The Senate approved President Donald Trump’s landmark bill largely along party lines Tuesday morning after senators took ...