{
  "id": 9792052,
  "title": "Full List of Times Susan Collins Broke With Trump in His Second Term",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/full-list-of-times-susan-collins-broke-with-trump-in-his-second-term",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T16:28:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-of-times-susan-collins-broke-with-trump-in-his-second-term-12489308"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Susan Collins, a Republican senator from Maine, has a long history of occasionally voting against her party's president, Donald Trump, during his second term in office. This independent streak is being exploited by her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, in their ongoing race for the Senate seat. With less than six weeks until the midterms, Jackson and his supporters are highlighting Collins' votes that went against Trump.\n\nAccording to Jackson's spokesperson, Maggie Amjad, Maine voters are not fooled by Collins' attempts to appear as an independent voice. Amjad asserts that 96% of Collins' votes have aligned with Trump, often supporting major initiatives such as the confirmation of justices who overturned Roe v. Wade and tax cuts for the wealthy. Jackson criticizes Collins for voting with Trump 96% of the time, stating that she should not claim to care about working-class families while voting against their interests.\n\nWhile Collins has faced criticism from both sides, her record shows that she has occasionally voted against Trump. In one notable instance, she opposed the Iran war, declining to support a War Powers Resolution that would have limited Trump's ability to wage war on Iran. Collins also voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill, a significant piece of legislation for the Trump administration, due to concerns about its impact on Medicaid.\n\nDespite her occasional dissent, Collins remains one of the least pro-Trump senators. She even voted against his re-election in the 2024 election and supported convicting him during his impeachment trial following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. However, her voting record is far from apolitical, and Democrats continue to use her history of voting against Trump to undermine her moderate image.",
  "summary": "Collins' independence from Trump has become a key question in her reelection bid against Democrat Troy Jackson in Maine.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}