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Ahead of Tight Race, Trump Swaps Tariffs on Some Canadian Goods

The move was announced by Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who faces a tough re-election fight amid rising prices.

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The loss of Susan Collins’s seat could tip the Senate in favor of Democrats, upending President Trump’s legislative agenda for the rest of his term.
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What Maine voters are saying about the Collins-Jackson Senate race

One of the most closely watched Senate races in the country is unfolding in Maine, where five-term Republican Susan Collins faces a tough challenge from Democrat Troy Jackson, a former logger and state legislator. The race is rated a toss-up, with both parties fighting for a seat that could determine control of the Senate. Lisa Desjardins reports from Maine.

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Collins calls for ad calling Jackson a ‘creep’ to be pulled

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said a new radio ad calling her opponent, Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson, a “creep” should be taken down. The ad, airing on Maine radio, features a country song with the lyrics, “If he’ll screw his own family, he’ll screw yours too,” The Associated Press reported. The ad is from the…

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