{
  "id": 12520783,
  "title": "‘Not exactly his favorite senator’: Susan Collins distances herself from Trump in Maine debate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/not-exactly-his-favorite-senator-susan-collins-distances-herself-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T01:43:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/06/susan-collins-maine-debate-senate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Susan Collins, the Republican senator from Maine, has distanced herself from former President Donald Trump in a televised debate with her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson. In the debate, Collins explicitly distanced herself from Trump, proclaiming herself as not his \"favorite senator.\" This highly unusual boast for a Republican is indicative of Collins' efforts to present an image of independence in the state, which has consistently voted against Trump in recent elections. Collins also highlighted her differences with her fellow Republicans, stating that she voted against her own party more than any other senator, and emphasized her opposition to the Iran war and Canada tariffs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}