BANGOR, Maine — The Maine Republican Party State Committee decided Saturday against censuring GOP U.S. Sen. Susan Collins over her vote to convict former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial. “Today’s decision is a testament to the Republican Party’s ‘big tent’ philosophy that respects different views but unites around core principles,” Collins said in a statement. About three dozen …
PORTLAND, Maine — Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine won the hardest-fought race of her career, turning back a challenge by Democrat Sara Gideon and winning a narrow majority in the costliest political race in state history. Speaking as Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing” played, Collins thanked Gideon, the 48-year-old speaker of the Maine House, for a “gracious” concession. …
