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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 ...

The president's spending bill came down to the wire with three Republican senators ultimately choosing not to support his ...

Sen. Susan Collins on Tuesday voted against President Donald Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill that would cut $1 trillion in health care and food assistance while strengthening border security and ...

Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as 3 Republican senators voted against the bill. Here's what's in it.

Republican Senator Susan Collins received a warning about the unpopularity of President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" in Maine as she considers whether to support the legislation—and as she ...

Sen. Susan Collins on Tuesday voted against President Donald Trump's marquis budget bill that would cut $1 trillion in health care and food assistance while strengthening border security and extending ...

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

Senator Susan Collins of Maine may now be approaching her toughest re-election battle yet. The moderate Republican cast a ...

Collins, a key vote in advancing the proposal over the weekend, was one of three GOP holdouts on Tuesday that forced Vice ...

The Senate passed President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” July 1, giving the president his most significant legislative ...