{
  "id": 15461149,
  "title": "Jackson doesn't regret telling Collins to 'shut up' after protester interrupted Maine Senate debate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/jackson-doesnt-regret-telling-collins-to-shut-up-after-protester-15461149",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T18:01:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/jackson-doesnt-regret-telling-collins-to-shut-up-after-protester-interrupted-maine-senate-debate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Maine Democrat Troy Jackson has no regrets about reprimanding Sen. Susan Collins, telling her to \"shut up\" after the Republican alleged the protester interrupting their recent debate was a supporter of Jackson's campaign. Collins suggested that the protester was a Troy Jackson supporter, which infuriated Jackson, a former state Senate president vying for a sixth term against Collins. During a CNN interview, Jackson said he had no knowledge of the protester's identity and expressed frustration at being talked down to by Collins. Collins responded by saying that the senator's reaction was telling and that she had heard of Jackson's reputation, particularly when it comes to disagreements with women. Jackson maintained that he wore his emotions on his sleeve and apologized to others he had conflicts with in the past.",
  "summary": "\"She said that it was a Troy supporter. She accused me of setting that up. I had no idea who it was,\" Jackson said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Jackson doesn’t regret telling Collins to ‘shut up’ after protester interrupted Maine Senate debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/jackson-doesnt-regret-telling-collins-to-shut-up-after-protester",
        "published": "2026-10-18T17:25:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}