Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine
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A Fox News poll taken Oct. 16-20 shows Republican Sen. Susan Collins even with Democrat Troy Jackson, who led in an earlier poll. Senate control could turn on Maine's race on Nov. 3.
Sen. Susan Collins, in a tight Maine re-election race, says the administration is exempting products such as packaging, refrigeration equipment and seaweed from Canada tariffs. Her Democratic opponent says the relief falls short.
Heating oil costs about 70% more than a year ago, and the households that depend on it are mostly in the Northeast. That includes Maine and New Hampshire, where both parties are fighting over Senate seats on Nov. 3.
Elon Musk has committed about $366 million across at least 40 races, making him the midterms' top individual donor. His companies depend on federal contracts and regulators that Congress funds and oversees.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins ate breakfast with independent Joe Manchin and criticized Trump's Russia policy at a Maine stop. It shows how she is handling a toss-up race against Democrat Troy Jackson 12 days before the election.
With the Nov. 3 midterm less than two weeks away, Democrats in at least six Senate races are attacking Republicans over the Medicaid cuts in the GOP's 2025 budget law and promising to restore the money. Republicans are mostly pointing to a $50 billion rural health fund, which ends in four years. The cuts are permanent.
