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The Latest Breaking News from Susan Collins

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. The cryptocurrency industry began flexing its political muscle in 2022, and crypto spending has only increased since. In advance of…

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Dollar Pressured by a Weak US Payroll Report

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.35%. The dollar was under pressure on Friday from a weaker-than-expected US Feb payroll report. Also, a decline in US Jan retail sales added to negative sentiment toward the dollar. Losses in the dollar were limited on Friday as a slump...

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Vote studies: 2025 sets new mark for partisanship on Capitol Hill

Results point to the changing dynamics of the Senate, where the parties have each become more partisan aligned over the years.

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When is a war in Iran not a ‘war’? When it’s ‘our’ war

ANALYSIS: Republicans know ‘forever wars’ are unpopular, Eric Garcia writes. So they are coming up with tortured definitions of what a war is. Sound familiar?

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Economists are questioning the K-shaped economy narrative

The K-shaped narrative has seeped into how policymakers think about risk.

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Trump learns a bitter truth: Plenty of conservatives don’t like his tariffs

ANALYSIS: Judges Trump nominated to the Supreme Court, Republicans he has supported and Americans who voted for him to lower costs simply don’t like the idea of paying more for their products, Eric Garcia writes

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Kennedy’s push to find cause of autism divides Hill Republicans

One year into his term, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s focus on autism is polarizing Capitol Hill Republicans.

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Earmarks flood spending bills after a year's hiatus

Congressional earmarks returned with a vengeance in fiscal 2026, with familiar faces topping the rankings in each chamber.

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Signs are pointing to a ‘blue wave’ in the midterm elections. Here’s why Democrats shouldn’t get too cocky

ANALYSIS: The map still favors Republicans, Democratic voters see their party leaders as weak and Trump has always found ways to defy political gravity, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Trump admits staffer blamed for racist Obama video hasn’t been fired or disciplined

Donald Trump has tried to distance himself further from the offensive clip posted on his Truth Social account

The Independent UK

Tim Scott endorses Trump antagonist Susan Collins days after he slammed president’s ‘racist’ TruthSocial post

South Carolina Senator posts support for Susan Collins re-election campaign – generating further uproar among Trump loyalists

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Maine Sen. Susan Collins makes reelection bid official

Maine Sen. Susan Collins, New England’s sole Republican in Congress, formally launched her bid for reelection Tuesday.

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Maine Republican senator Susan Collins launches re-election bid for pivotal seat

Collins is expected to face tough re-election battle as Democrats seek to flip seat in this year’s midterm elections

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Maine shaken by ICE raids as backlash threatens Republican Senate control

Workers and unions condemn ICE operation as ‘horrific’ as pressure builds on Susan Collins, facing re-election this year

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Who’s in charge?! Hill Democrats want to know who is leading ICE reform talks – or if White House is

ANALYSIS: ‘We have different people going in different directions,’ Sen. Chuck Schumer tells Eric Garcia

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Democrats continue to outraise Republicans in key Senate races

Democratic Senate candidates continue to outraise their Republican opponents in battleground midterm races, new federal filings show.

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ICE ends surge in Maine as border czar pledges to keep operation in Minnesota

Tom Homan acknowledges immigration enforcement needs ‘certain improvements’, without offering any details

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At the Races: What’s in a bill?

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including immigration and campaign launches.

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Senate talks move in direction of splitting off DHS funding bill

Plan would include removing Homeland Security bill from the package, replacing it with a short-term continuing resolution for that agency

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ICE ends Maine surge, Sen. Collins says

The Trump administration is facing a growing bipartisan backlash over immigration enforcement tactics.

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ICE shootings heighten criticism of Kristi Noem's tenure at DHS

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is in the middle of blowback from Congress about public safety in immigration enforcement.

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Fight over ICE takes center stage in contested Senate primaries

The fallout from the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minnesota is reverberating in Senate races nationwide.

Axios

The dam is breaking on Republicans questioning Trump's DHS

"I disagree with Noem's premature DHS response," one Republican senator said.

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Coast Guard budget boost hangs in limbo amid DHS debate

A proposed 5 percent raise in Coast Guard funding hangs in the balance as Congress fights over Department of Homeland Security spending.

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Senate seeks escape from Homeland Security standoff

Senate leaders are hoping to save a six-bill spending package while easing Democratic concerns about immigration policy.

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