Collins has one independent challenger so far: Waterboro resident Phillip Rench, a 37-year-old former engineer at Elon Musk’s SpaceX who now owns Ossipee Hill Farm and Observatory. No Democrats have ...

Political handicappers like the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball are predicting that Democrats have few ...

Correction: The dates of Sens. Warner’s and Shaheen’s last wins have been corrected. Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith’s (D) decision ...

National political insiders and observers are already eyeing Sen. Susan Collins' bid for reelection in 2026 as a potentially ...

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 ...

Sen. Susan Collins is up for reelection in 2026, and there is already someone making moves to challenge her, according to our ...

Trump’s picks have so far succeeded in Senate confirmation votes, including some of his more controversial nominees, like Pete Hegseth for defense secretary. That’s despite an early speed bump in ...

As the longest-serving Senate leader in history, McConnell developed a reputation for keeping his rank-and-file members in line and frustrating Democrats by relentlessly using procedural tactics to ...

And in The Boston Globe, Christopher Muther recalled someone’s awkward attempt to turn his cruise ship into a love boat: “One ...

WASHINGTON – Since President Donald Trump returned to office, GOP Sen. Susan Collins has voted against confirming Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, pushed back on Trump's efforts to withhold ...