Jun 18 WATCH: Trump defends family separation, falsely blames Democrats for policy By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Facing rising outrage from some Republicans as well as Democrats over the forced separation of migrant children and parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Donald Trump dug in Monday, again falsely blaming Democrats and declaring he would keep the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 28 2 GOP senators say party should consider returning Wynn money By Associated Press Two Republican senators say their party should immediately consider returning contributions from casino mogul Steve Wynn in light of sexual harassment allegations against him. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 6:52 Collins confident Senate can reach compromise on immigration By PBS News Hour Sen. Susan Collins, one of the lawmakers who helped strike a deal to end the shutdown, says the challenge of overcoming differences doesn’t mean it’s not worth trying to reach an immigration bill. Collins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss those… Continue watching
Nov 30 Susan Collins on taxes, health care and Trump's mental health By Lisa Desjardins Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, touched on everything from taxes to health care to the possibility of a government shutdown to the president’s mental health at the Christian Science Monitor’s regular breakfast with newsmakers Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 20 White House says it's open to scrapping health care provision from tax bill By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The White House says it’s willing to strike a health care provision from Senate legislation to cut taxes and overhaul the tax code if the provision becomes an impediment to passing one of President Donald Trump’s top legislative priorities. Continue reading
Oct 15 Collins urges Trump to back effort to restore health subsidy By Hope Yen, Associated Press A key moderate Republican urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to back a bipartisan Senate effort to shield consumers from rising premiums. Continue reading
Oct 13 GOP's Susan Collins to stay in Senate and ditch governor run By David Sharp, Associated Press Senator Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, introduces Senator Jeff Sessions, a Republican from Alabama, not pictured, at the start of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Sessions will warn at… Continue reading
Sep 25 Collins opposes latest GOP health care plan, jeopardizing chances for reform By Alan Fram, Associated Press The collapse of the legislation marks a replay of the embarrassing loss Trump and party leaders suffered in July, when the Senate rejected three attempts to pass legislation erasing the 2010 statute. The GOP has made promises to scrap the… Continue reading
Sep 25 WATCH: Senate committee holds hearing on Graham-Cassidy health care bill By Alan Fram, Associated Press Top Republicans are adding money to their staggering effort to repeal the Obama health care law. Yet their path to succeeding in their last-gasp effort has grown narrower, perhaps impossible. Continue reading
Sep 24 Opposition from GOP senators grows, jeopardizes health bill By Associated Press Republican opposition to the GOP health care bill swelled to near-fatal numbers Sunday. Continue reading