Sen. Susan Collins

The Armed Forces Crisis intervention Notification Act would require U.S. military services to use state crisis intervention programs - like Maine's 'yellow flag law' - and to fully participate in judicial proceedings by sharing information and relevant evidence.

The failure to advance the bill after four months of negotiations ensures that immigration will remain a key campaign issue in the 2024 presidential and congressional election with possible implications for down ballot contests in state legislatures.

Demi Kouzounas says Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins urged her to challenge independent U.S. Sen. Angus King, who is seeking a third term.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King both oppose an assault weapons ban pending in the Senate, yet both say they favor some type of restriction on high-capacity magazines. And on the same day of the Lewiston shooting, both voted to protect military veterans' access to guns if they're unable to manage their personal finances.

At a press conference at Lewiston City Hall on Thursday, Golden said that though he had previously opposed similar bans, he had a "false confidence" that his community was above deadly incidents.

Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Thursday that she plans to visit Israel with other lawmakers in the coming days as the White House and Congress discuss sending additional military aid to the country.

Maine Sen. Susan Collins says she is working with several colleagues on a new compromise to avoid a government shutdown starting this weekend by adding border security provisions to the bill.

Immigrant advocates in Maine quickly pushed back on that idea. But a spokesperson for the city of Portland said the city is supportive of the Senator's efforts.

Maine Republican Susan Collins said she believes the Senate will vote next week on a bill she co-authored to protect same-sex marriages under federal law.

Collins and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia unveiled the bipartisan bill in July after leading months of negotiations with their colleagues. Their goal is to modernize a 135-year-old law whose vagaries and ambiguities have concerned constitutional scholars for generations — and that former President Trump exploited in the lead-up to the deadly January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol.