King, a fierce ally of Ukraine, criticized President Donald Trump's tone and defended the Ukrainian president's "heartfelt thanks" for U.S. support.

In 2002, then state senator Chellie Pingree lost the race to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate to incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and thought her career was nearly over. “There was that moment of not having any money,

Maine's Republican senator cited Patel's 'aggressive political activity' as one reason for her opposition and Democrats warned that Patel had vowed to seek revenge against anti-Trump conspirators.

Senator Susan Collins and Senator Angus King reacted to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs dismissal of more than fourteen-hundred employees across the country.

Senator Susan Collins of Maine raised concerns about how DOGE-driven firings of federal employees may impact her home state.

The Senate narrowly confirmed Kash Patel to be the next FBI director. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine were the only Republicans to vote against the longtime Trump loyalist.

The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as the FBI’s ninth director, installing a close ally of President Donald Trump and a staunch critic of the bureau to lead the country’s premier law enforcement agency.

Kash Patel has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the FBI on Thursday in a vote of 51-49. The vote to confirm Patel was mostly along party lines, with all 47 Democrats voting against it and Republican senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine also voting no.

The only Republicans to break ranks and vote against Patel were Alaska's Lisa Murkowski and Maine's Susan Collins. Every Democrat voted against the confirmation.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kash Patel to take over the FBI. Patel escaped crashing out of the confirmation votes by a narrow margin. Two Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins (ME) and Lisa Murkowski (AK),

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she would vote against the nomination of Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, citing a string of political comments that call into question his ability to