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Susan Collins
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ICE vetting review after Maine shooting puts Trump hiring surge under scrutiny
A deadly Maine shooting is testing whether ICE’s rapid hiring surge weakened officer vetting, training, body-camera use and accountability.
July 28, 2026
Troy Jackson wins Maine Senate nomination as Susan Collins race enters a volatile new phase
Troy Jackson will challenge Susan Collins in a pivotal Maine Senate race. Explore the money, policies and national stakes shaping the contest
July 25, 2026
US House votes to curb Trump’s Iran war powers as Senate blocks parallel measure
The House voted to curb Trump’s Iran war, but the Senate blocked action. Congress is challenging the conflict while still preparing to finance it.
July 24, 2026
Iran war funding explained: What is inside Donald Trump’s $87.6bn request?
The Iran war has cost the US $37.5bn, yet the Pentagon wants $67.1bn more. Congress must decide whether funding can substitute for a credible endgame.
July 22, 2026
US Congress votes to halt Iran war as Senate delivers historic war powers rebuke to Donald Trump
Congress voted to halt the Iran war, but Donald Trump says the resolution has no force. A historic war powers showdown is moving towards the courts.
June 24, 2026
Hostilities have terminated: Donald Trump tells Congress Iran war ended on April 7 ceasefire as War Powers Resolution deadline passes
Donald Trump says Iran hostilities have terminated. The naval blockade continues, fifty thousand troops remain, and the Constitution still asks who authorises this war.
May 2, 2026
Iran War Powers vote fails 47 to 50 one day before May 1 statutory deadline expires
Senate rejected the sixth Iran War Powers Resolution 47 to 50 on April 30. The 60-day statutory deadline arrives Friday, with Trump's legal authority unresolved.
May 1, 2026
DHS shutdown set to drag on as House sends Senate a bill Democrats vow to block
The US House passed a 60-day DHS funding bill on 28 March 2026, but Senate Democrats declared it dead on arrival as Congress left for a two-week recess with no deal in sight.
March 29, 2026
Trump orders DHS to pay TSA workers as partial government shutdown sets new record
Trump announced an executive order directing DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately pay TSA officers as the partial shutdown passed 40 days with no deal in sight.
March 27, 2026