Republican Sen. Susan Collins open to calling witnesses at Trump impeachment trial
GOP Sen. Susan Collins said she's open to calling additional witnesses for the Senate trial of President Donald Trump's impeachment, but stopped short of backing demands from Democrats for testimony to be set before the process begins. The Maine Republican is considered a possible swing ...
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine downplayed the threat of a re-election challenge in 2020, as lawmakers' votes both for and against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in his contentious confirmation battle generate political backlash. Collins, who voted for Kavanaugh in what she termed ...
U.S. trade row spills beyond metals as Canada looks to slap tariff on maple syrup
Canada's retaliation against U.S. President Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs includes proposed duties on maple syrup, a nod to a national symbol and a powerful industry in the French-speaking province of Quebec that could hurt producers in Maine. While small in dollar value, the ...
GOP senators urge Congress to revisit bill to protect Robert Mueller from Trump ax
The U.S. Congress should revisit proposed legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller after President Donald Trump tried to fire him last year while he investigated the Trump campaign's ties with Russia, two Republican senators said on Sunday. In separate television interviews, Sens. Susan Collins ...
U.S. President Donald Trump will hurt low-income Americans by doing away with Obamacare subsidies and make it harder for him to engage in bipartisan talks with Democrats as Congress edges toward a possible government shutdown, lawmakers said on Sunday. The White House has announced that ...
Senate GOP bill to kill Obamacare dies quick death, prompts Trump to slam 'so-called Republicans'
A Republican attempt to dismantle Obamacare fell apart in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday for the second time in two months in a serious defeat for President Donald Trump's domestic agenda. The party was unable to win enough support from its own senators for a ...
Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal Obamacare is on life support as Republican senators waver
The latest Republican attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare appeared headed for defeat after Sen. Susan Collins said she doesn't see herself backing the current plan and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said he's currently "not a yes." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can afford to ...
Eight to 10 Republican U.S. senators have serious concerns about Republican health care legislation to roll back Obamacare, moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who opposes the bill, said on Sunday. The Senate, which is delaying its consideration of the bill while Arizona Republican Sen. John ...
Moderate Maine Republican Collins urges Senate hearings on Obama top court pick
A moderate Republican senator heaped praise on Tuesday on President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, bucking Senate Republican leaders in calling for confirmation hearings but saying she was not optimistic enough others in her party would agree. Susan Collins of Maine became only the second ...
