Surely, moderate Republicans like Sen. Susan Collins—who is up for reelection next year in the reliably blue state of Maine—would consider Kennedy and Gabbard too treacherous to swallow? Nope. Collins voted to confirm both nominees,

In a statement, Collins criticized Kash Patel for what she described as his aggressive political activity and for statements that she said discredited the work of the agency.

Despite “concerns” about both, Murkowski said the cabinet nominees had made key commitments about how they would lead their agencies.

Susan Collins was one of two Republicans to vote ... The Senate voted 51-49 to confirm Patel after Collins and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, joined all of the Senate's Democrats and independents ...

Susan Collins believes the White House and DOGE ... and not surprisingly, the Alaska Republican was confronted by some suddenly unemployed constituents who’d been laid off from their federal ...

WASHINGTON – Since President Donald Trump returned to office, GOP Sen. Susan Collins has voted against confirming Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, pushed back on Trump's efforts to withhold Congressionally-directed spending, and has been openly critical ...