Sen. Susan Collins is no longer a reliable advocate for the thousands of Mainers in need of affordable, high-quality sexual and reproductive care.
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How surviving a rape at age 15 helped spur Bre Kidman to run for US Senate
A terrible night in Finland in 2003 left the Saco lawyer determined to fight for justice after seeing Brett Kavanaugh win a U.S. Supreme Court seat.
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The Maine Millennial: Kavanaugh’s anniversary good reason to march
The Supreme Court justice’s confirmation was a breaking point between some Maine voters and Sen. Susan Collins.
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Commentary: Can liberals unseat Sen. Collins? It’s a test of something bigger.
Activists hope to make the Supreme Court a major voting issue for progressives.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Supreme Court will consider high-profile cases in new term
The focus will be especially intense in June, just a few months before the 2020 election.
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Abortion, immigrants, LGBT rights top Supreme Court’s new term
The court also could be front and center in the presidential campaign itself, especially with health concerns surrounding 86-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Collins’ vote to confirm Kavanaugh represented best hope to preserve Roe
With the GOP poised to increase its Senate majority around the time of the vote, Kavanaugh’s rejection would have paved the way for a nominee more hostile to the right to choose.
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Commentary: This is the Kavanaugh debacle that we predicted and feared
A sham investigation, accepted by a compliant Sen. Susan Collins, meant that a cloud would follow the Supreme Court justice.
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Marc A. Thiessen: Democrats want to impeach Kavanaugh? Go for it!
When Democrats make threats like these, they are not hurting the Supreme Court justice or the president – they are hurting themselves.
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Outside group spends big on media blitz to support Sen. Collins’ campaign
The campaign by 1820 PAC is the latest effort by independent groups – many funded by secretive ‘dark money’ – to flood Maine with ads in the 2020 U.S. Senate race.