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Graham Platner shrugs off scandals to win Maine Democratic Senate primary

2026 midterm elections. Platner will face the [senator Susan Collins](https://www.collins.senate.gov/), a Republican

Have the Democrats found a new strategy to scare Trump?

Susan Collins, and elect their first Democrat senator in decades. But it also tells a bigger story, about how the Democratic party is looking to take on Donald Trump more widely, beyond this November

Susan Collins brings federal dollars to Maine. She's hoping that's worth it to voters

Susan Collins](https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2026-05-03/susan-collins-says-she-will-not-alter-her-strategy-after-janet-mills-departure-from-senate-race)' clout and ability to secure federal dollars over Democratic insurgent Graham Platner's call to upend a political system he says is rigged against working-class Americans. Platner's [call

This Republican voted to convict Trump. Now he's up for reelection. Can he survive?

Susan Collins of Maine, is facing reelection this year, though she did not draw a primary challenge and is running in a state Vice President Kamala Harris carried in 2024. The other remaining senator from

2026 Senate races to watch: From most likely to flip to Democratic long shots

Susan Collins has survived many challenges through the years. In this midterm season, in a blue-leaning state and with an unpopular president, Democrats think this is the year they finally unseat the nearly

As voters prioritize cost of living, focus on abortion evolves in midterm elections

elections this fall, as voters consistently [rank cost-of-living concerns as their top issue](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/09/nx-s1-5813787/tracking-the-hot-button-issues-driving-this-years-midterms-politics), raising questions about what an evolving Democratic message on reproductive rights looks like in 2026. Abortion rights

Senate Republicans pass immigration funding after overnight vote

2026 in Washington, D.C. Thune was joined by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK), U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito

4 states head to the polls. And, global conflicts are on the rise, new report says

Susan Collins, who has held the seat for 30 years. Platner faces allegations published by *The New York Times* alleging that he was physically threatening in a past relationship, along with previous revelations that