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Susan Collins

Arcs in the news about Susan Collins from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 207 stories · 686 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 6, 2023

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The 2026 Maine Senate race: Troy Jackson vs. Susan Collins

22 of 23 stories this year

Susan Collins announces reelection bid in pivotal Maine Senate race · 15 articles, Feb 10Republican Sen. Susan Collins discloses her longtime tremor after scrutiny in Maine’s Senate race · 14 articles, May 7Susan Collins Faces Backlash After Deadly Maine ICE Shooting · 8 articles, Jul 13Maine ICE shooting puts Sen. Susan Collins in a political bind · 17 articles, Jul 14Jackson leading Collins in Maine Senate race survey · 15 articles, Jul 19Kamala Harris endorses Democrat Troy Jackson, in Maine's US Senate race after last-minute nomination · 14 articles, Jul 27Maine Dem Senate candidate Troy Jackson fathered two kids with his second cousin: report · 8 articles, Jul 30How Troy Jackson went from Maine logger to the Democratic nominee for Senate against Susan Collins · 9 articles, Aug 8Maine Democrat Jackson acknowledges punching man in 1988; he and partner dismiss pushing allegation · 8 articles, Aug 12Maine voters say Susan Collins votes with Trump too often in Fox News poll · 4 articles, Aug 12JD Vance casts 2026 midterms as fight against socialism during Maine visit · 5 articles, Aug 24Abortion rights group endorses Democrat Troy Jackson in critical Maine Senate race · 9 articles, Aug 26Troy Jackson leans into town halls as an attack on Susan Collins · 2 articles, Sep 1Troy Jackson tries to tap town hall magic that propelled Graham Platner’s Senate bid · 2 articles, Sep 2Joe Manchin says he supports Republican candidates in battleground Senate races in Maine and Michigan · 16 articles, Sep 14Susan Collins Warns Trump on NIH Grant Plan as Polls Show Tight Maine Race · 2 articles, Sep 21ProPublica debunks Susan Collins’ claims about FBI anti-corruption probe · 28 articles, Sep 22Maine Democrats criticize Susan Collins over reported allegations of pay-to-play scheme · 20 articles, Sep 22Discredited Activists At ProPublica Cite Other Discredited Activists To Concoct Susan Collins Hit Piece · 2 articles, Sep 23FBI Accused Of Shutting Down Investigation Into Alleged Wrongdoing By Susan Collins’ Campaign Staff · 2 articles, Sep 23Collins leads Maine Senate race by 3 points: Survey · 15 articles, Sep 24Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first race after abortion rights decision · 14 articles, Sep 27
The 2026 Maine Senate race: Graham Platner's Democratic primary win

7 of 13 stories this year · gone quiet

Ruben Gallego backs Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner · 7 articles, Mar 2Maine Gov. Janet Mills drops out of Senate race · 31 articles, Apr 30Platner’s wife calls news coverage of Senate hopeful’s sexually explicit texts with women ‘shameful’ · 25 articles, May 30Democrats navigate a new Graham Platner controversy in Maine’s battleground Senate race · 11 articles, Jun 1Graham Platner accuser Lyndsey Fifield slams NY Times for watering down bombshell story as ‘gift’ to Democrat’s campaign · 6 articles, Jun 5Graham Platner accuser hits NYT for allegedly softening allegations, says coverage was 'gift' to Democrat · 5 articles, Jun 5Graham Platner wins the Democratic primary for US Senate in Maine, will face GOP Sen. Susan Collins · 51 articles, Jun 9
The fight over ICE agents' masks, body cameras and shock gloves

15 of 16 stories this year · 2 about Susan Collins · gone quiet

Homeland Security officers in Minneapolis will be issued body cameras, Noem says · 41 articles, Feb 2‘No Masks’ For ICE Agents Working Airports, Trump Says · 5 articles, Mar 23Federal judge temporarily blocks Virginia from making ICE agents, other federal officers unmask · 8 articles, Jul 1ICE should keep making traffic stops despite recent shootings, Trump says · 376 articles, Jul 14ICE will require its officers to record vehicle stops · 17 articles, Jul 14Senators demand ICE answers and body cameras after 2 fatal shootings in Maine and Houston · 22 articles, Jul 20Body cameras will start being shipped to ICE offices next week, Maine Sen. Susan Collins says · 11 articles, Jul 30US federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE officers wearing masks · 32 articles, Aug 3ICE says it expects to equip every field officer with body cameras by the end of August · 165 articles, Aug 7ICE’s plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse · 228 articles, Aug 11All ICE agents in Maine now have body cameras, Susan Collins says · 4 articles, Aug 13ICE awards $16.7M contract for electric-shock gloves · 34 articles, Aug 27California Democrats Race to Ban Electric Shock Gloves Before ICE Buys Them · 5 articles, Aug 27California legislature passes ban on shock gloves for law enforcement · 5 articles, Sep 1All ICE agents in the field expected to have body cameras by the end of September, Mullin says · 10 articles, Sep 1
The 2026 Maine Senate race: Platner's exit and Troy Jackson's nomination · Jul 6 – Sep 3, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else25 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Susan Collins that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 28Susan Collins ‘will not be intimidated’ after vandalism at Biddeford office3 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 26Susan Collins breaks with Trump on ‘illegal’ last-minute spending cuts2 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  3. Sep 22Boston Fed president backed rate hike because inflation wasn't improving fast enough2 articles · 2 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 20– 23Collins urges White House not to move forward with NIH grant proposal14 articles · 11 independent sources
    5 left, 2 center, 1 right
  5. Aug 18Planned Parenthood makes big ad buy in Maine Senate race1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  6. Aug 14Susan Collins says Troy Jackson ‘struggles to control his temper’ after resurfaced police report1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  7. Aug 3– 5Susan Collins opposes Todd Blanche for attorney general15 articles · 14 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 4 right
  8. May 27Graham Platner leads Susan Collins by 9 points in Maine Senate race1 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  9. Jan 29ICE ends ‘enhanced operations’ in Maine amid uproar over Minneapolis shootings17 articles · 16 independent sources
    6 left, 4 center, 4 right

Stories that name Susan Collins

  1. Sep 25– 27Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress25 articles · 22 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 5 right
  2. Sep 24– 26Senate rejects resolution to halt the Iran war as gas prices upend midterms44 articles · 40 independent sources
    11 left, 10 center, 5 right
  3. Sep 22– 25Trump’s nominee to lead FDA expected to face questions on vaccines, abortion in Senate hearing48 articles · 34 independent sources
    8 left, 13 center, 2 right
  4. Sep 21– 25Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims86 articles · 71 independent sources
    16 left, 16 center, 17 right
  5. Sep 21Federal Reserve official says Iran war pushed her toward supporting rate hike4 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  6. Sep 18– 24CNN and MS NOW reporters back at White House, hours after judge ordered Trump to lift ban1115 articles · 164 independent sources
    52 left, 106 center, 50 right
  7. Sep 8– 14Trump says $5K dividend checks to Americans will 'happen 100 percent'415 articles · 116 independent sources
    31 left, 42 center, 32 right
  8. Aug 7– 13Trump administration profile: Todd Blanche336 articles · 109 independent sources
    21 left, 35 center, 19 right
  9. Aug 7– 8Murkowski to oppose Todd Blanche nomination, narrowing his path to confirmation37 articles · 24 independent sources
    8 left, 3 center, 3 right
  10. Aug 3– 9Fauci contempt vote presents DOJ with 'incredibly messy' choices331 articles · 114 independent sources
    18 left, 24 center, 34 right
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