Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has counted on split-ticket voters to help her win office in a blue state. Some of those supporters are more reluctant to vote for her again.

Troy Jackson stood alongside a small group of loggers deep in the northern Maine woods and stared down State Police troopers who threatened to arrest them. The lumberjacks had used their trucks to block access to the Quebec border in protest of Canadian loggers who were stealing their jobs by working for less.

A new poll commissioned by the Democratic leadership-tied Senate Majority PAC suggests Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins faces a tougher environment for reelection than she did in 2020.

The small event was held outside of the Peck Building on Thursday morning. Photos by Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Video by Russ Dillingham

Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski became the second GOP senator to oppose Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general Friday, citing what she called the politicization of the Department of Justice.

Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine at a party convention on Saturday.

Republicans on a Senate committee voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment to not answer questions about the COVID-19 pandemic and its origins.

Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson has all but locked down the Democratic nomination for Senate in Maine after building an overwhelming lead in delegates for next weekend’s convention, prompting several of his competitors to drop out.

A Hart Research poll published Thursday found that incumbent Sen. Susan Collins trails Democratic challenger Troy Jackson by 4 points among likely Maine voters. Roughly 49% of respondents said they would vote for Jackson compared to 45% for Collins.