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Susan Collins is in a familiar place: the Trump hot seat

"There's jokes on Capitol Hill that today is another day that Susan Collins is 'concerned.'" said Casey Burgat, a professor of legislative affairs at George Washington University.

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Susan Collins Was Never Going to Be a Check on Trump

Surely, moderate Republicans like Sen. Susan Collins—who is up for reelection next year in the reliably blue state of Maine—would consider Kennedy and Gabbard too treacherous to swallow? Nope. Collins voted to confirm both nominees,

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Maddow Blog | Susan Collins has power to leverage on Trump's NIH cuts. But will she use it?

Susan Collins could leverage her position to push back against NIH cuts she opposes. At least for now, the Republican senator is choosing not to.

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Susan Collins Slams 'Poorly Conceived' Trump NIH Directive

The National Institutes of Health directive to cap "indirect costs" for medical research grants drew swift criticism.

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Another Republican senator goes against Trump's 'poorly conceived' NIH funding cuts

Collins said Kennedy “promised” that as soon as he was confirmed he would “re-examine this initiative” that he says was “implemented prior to his confirmation.”

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Former Elon Musk worker challenges Susan Collins for US Senate

Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins has her first challenger for the 2026 election cycle — Phillip Rench, a former senior ...

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GOP Sen. Susan Collins rails against ‘poorly conceived’ cap on NIH grant costs meant to save $4B

Sen. Susan Collins blasted the Trump administration’s recent cap on indirect costs for grants issued by the National ...

Susan Collins heads to Mar-a-Lago with Republican senators to meet with Trump

Maine's senior senator has been more critical of the Trump administration than most of her Republican colleagues, and will ...

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Sen. Collins to vote for RFK Jr., Trump's pick to lead health agency

The Republican said she received several assurances from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines, although many public health ...

GOP Sen. Susan Collins backs RFK Jr. ahead of critical Senate vote on HHS secretary nominee

He told me he believed in the efficacy of the polio vaccine, and said he would help restore Americans’ confidence in vaccines ...

Collins warns Trump administration against crackdown on FBI agents in Jan. 6 investigation

In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the Republican senator from Maine called for information on personnel moves.

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Former Elon Musk worker files to challenge Sen. Susan Collins

Phillip Rench, of Waterboro, has filed as an independent. He formerly worked for Space X, the space exploration company owned by billionaire and President Trump ally Elon Musk ...

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Susan Collins says Trump’s research cuts violate the law, as judge temporarily blocks them

The move by 22 state attorneys general comes after the National Institutes of Health announced on Friday that it would slash billions in university funding.

Letter: Susan Collins capitulates

I received assurances.” That is what Sen. Susan Collins said she received from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding development of vaccines. That is what she said Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh gave ...

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