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Trump Backlash Puts Susan Collins Under Pressure

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Trump Backlash Puts Susan Collins Under Pressure

Republican Senator Susan Collins is confronting a particularly difficult fight to retain her Senate seat. Public frustration with Donald Trump, the rising cost of living and increasing calls for new political leadership are putting pressure on Collins and challenging her image as an independent-minded lawmaker in Washington. Collins, who has represented Maine in the Senate for nearly three decades, is seeking a sixth term against Democratic challenger Troy Jackson. Her campaign is becoming a test of whether a Republican senator can maintain support in a state where many voters are increasingly critical of Trump's leadership, and it leaves Collins under…

Susan Collins: How to Back Trump’s War on Iran and Campaign Against It !

I am Scott Ritter. Having served as a Marine intelligence officer in the Gulf War and having spent seven years as a UN weapons inspector in Iraq, I resigned from UNSCOM when Washington refused to enforce the mandates it had written. Consequently, I know the architecture of a lie dressed as intelligence. Accordingly, Trump’s war on Iran is an illegal war of aggression: it has no domestic authorization and no international legitimacy. Notably, Susan Collins supported it when it began. At that time, she did not call it illegal; likewise, she did not call it unconstitutional. Instead, she supported it.…

From 53% to 40%: Trump’s Immigration Approval Hits a Record Low

A new poll indicates that Trump's immigration approval hits a record low, putting the Republican president's political standing in jeopardy. The irony is that immigration has long ranked as one of Trump's strongest political issues. From his first presidency, which began in 2016, through his current second term in the White House, Trump has consistently tried to project himself as a leader who can best strengthen border security and reduce illegal immigration to the United States. According to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. A majority of Americans now express little confidence in Trump's approach to immigration. A…