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‘The status quo sucks’: affordability and Trump loom over final stretch of Maine’s tight Senate race

Key contest between incumbent Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson will gauge how voters feel about Trump 2.0 and rising costs

The Guardian - US · Oct 30

US Midterm Elections 2026: The races that will decide control of the US Senate

Control of the US Senate will hinge on a small group of closely watched races, with Democrats defending seats in Georgia, Michigan and New Hampshire while targeting Republican-held contests in Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Iowa, Texas and Kansas. Democrats need a net gain of four seats for a 51-49…

The Economic Times · Oct 12

Is Susan Collins a "Teflon" candidate?

They’re hoping abortion rights will persuade Democratic women to stick with their party and back Troy Jackson

Salon · Oct 12

The one GOP incumbent who’s poised to defy the odds in midterms bloodbath

ELECTIONS 2026: Susan Collins might be the one Republican who survives a GOP electoral bloodbath, Eric Garcia writes, defying the old saw, 'As goes Maine, so goes the nation'

The Independent UK · Oct 5

The most vulnerable senators of 2026, about a month out from Election Day

The once unlikely prospect of Democrats scoring a net gain of four seats to win the Senate majority now looks more plausible less than five weeks out from the midterm elections. Still, that would require the party to win in red states that haven’t elected a Democrat to the Senate…

Roll Call · Sep 30

Susan Collins no longer Maine's Houdini

The senator cannot make her role as Donald Trump's enabler disappear

Salon · Sep 29

Hecklers shout ‘He should be shot’ as Ted Cruz calls out El-Sayed and Talarico at Trump convention

Republicans increasingly seek to tie Democrats to left-wing members of the caucus and personalities like Hasan Piker

The Independent UK · Sep 10

Women turning away from Susan Collins

Many women who backed the Republican incumbent for years now point to her role in confirming Brett Kavanaugh

Salon · Sep 7

Florida Republicans did what Mike Johnson is too partisan to do — they showed disgraced Rep. Cory Mills the door

ANALYSIS: Cory Mills faced numerous allegations, but Johnson refused to tell him to go. Eric Garcia breaks down how Florida voters weighted ethics more heavily than the House Speaker has

The Independent UK · Aug 19

Maricopa County Superior Court judges rule two education-related ballot measures unconstitutional in Arizona

Welcome to the Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, Brew.

Ballotpedia · Aug 7