Randy Billings

Political newcomer Graham Platner clinched the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, setting up a showdown with five-term Republican incumbent Susan Collins.

The attacks signal a bruising, scorched-Earth general election campaign for Maine's Senate seat, which is key for both party's plans to control the upper chamber.

With nearly 90% of the ballots counted, Democrats cast 67,000 more votes than 2018, with independents joining them by a 3-to-1 margin.

Graham Platner and Susan Collins are spending millions going after one another 5 months before one of the most critical elections in the country.

Maine's senior senator said she disagrees with his Dobbs decisions and pointed to her support of three left-leaning justices who opposed ending national reproductive rights.

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Sen. Angus King on Thursday blasted President Donald Trump's agreement to end hostilities with Iran, calling it a “terrible deal” that will not benefit the United States.

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Maine's senior senator defended AIPAC, sought to avoid blame for the end of national abortion rights and previewed her general election message against political newcomer Graham Platner.