The latest news impacting reproductive rights around the country.

The Energy Department announced nearly $50 million for research, development and demonstration work to support floating offshore wind platforms.

The Maine Republican has said she’s ‘always been pro-choice,’ but she’s refusing to act to protect abortion rights in red states.

Former Rep. Bruce Poliquin backed Donald Trump’s bill to strip health insurance from up to 117,000 Mainers.

‘Senator Collins is an independent thinker, who never hesitates to do what she believes is right,’ the chair of the Maine Republican Party wrote, once upon a time.

Her mild concern about the Trump era was still enough to win her a fifth term.

Races in Georgia and Maine could determine who controls the Senate.

The same actors appear in attacks ads placed in Maine, Kansas, and Iowa.

Susan Collins’ vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ensured the Maine Senate race would draw national attention and cash.

Republican candidate Jay Allen, who says he is a ‘Trump conservative,’ made several misinformed, racist remarks during a debate on Tuesday.

Collins’ Democratic challenger outraised her by more than 4 to 1 last quarter.

Donald Trump promised to appoint ‘pro-life’ judges. Susan Collins has voted to confirm nearly all of them.

The Republican senator from Maine complains about ‘a huge mistake,’ but doesn’t say who made it.

Democrat Sara Gideon is now favored to win the seat.

Democratic nominee Sara Gideon is targeting Collins’ record seven weeks before Election Day.

Also: Good news for the 2020 census, and Maine is set to use ranked-choice voting in November.

‘His handling of the coronavirus crisis has been extremely uneven.’

Wayne Parry served four terms as a Republican state representative and is currently a candidate for his old seat.

Collins trails Democrat Sara Gideon by 4 points in the latest Maine Senate poll.

The Republican senator from Maine voted to acquit Trump during his impeachment trial and backed most of his judges.

Paul LePage’s tenure was marked with racist comments, attacks on his critics, and refusals to do his job.

Also: Conservation efforts could save the oceans in a generation, and states across the country are taking steps to help residents during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

‘Doing something like this just makes you feel good.’

Collins was the deciding vote in 2010 against the DISCLOSE Act, which would have required transparency for political ads.

Since Collins voted to acquit Donald Trump, he has retaliated against witnesses and interfered in a Department of Justice case against his former campaign adviser.

The Maine senator falsely claimed she had never taken money from members of the Sackler family, which owns the company that produces OxyContin.

Collins has remained silent in the three days since Trump enthusiastically endorsed her 2020 reelection effort.

‘I’ve begged Susan Collins to stand up to Trump,’ one Maine resident said. ‘I’m still waiting.’

The League of Conservation Voters has endorsed Democrat Sara Gideon, Collins’ likely opponent in 2020.

Safiya Khalid, who was threatened on social media, won a seat on the Lewiston City Council.