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In a September 2026 NYT/Siena poll of Maine voters, 51% viewed Republican Senate candidate Susan Collins positively, including nearly half of independent voters.

A September 2026 NYT/Siena poll found that a majority of Maine voters viewed Republican Senate candidate Susan Collins as more likely than her opponent, Mr. Jackson, to be an effective senator and as having better character.

A September 2026 NYT/Siena poll found that Maine voters, by a wide margin, were more likely to see Republican Senate candidate Susan Collins as better at bringing money and resources to the state than her opponent, Mr. Jackson.

A September 2026 New York Times/Siena poll found that while a majority of voters in Maine, Michigan, and New Hampshire view the Republican Party as too far to the right, most do not see their respective states' G.O.P. Senate candidates as too extreme.

In a September 2026 New York Times/Siena poll across Maine, Michigan, and New Hampshire, 54 percent of voters said they would prefer Democrats to control the Senate.

The September 2026 New York Times/Siena polls were based on samples of 619 voters in Maine, 605 voters in Michigan, and 613 voters in New Hampshire.

In a September 2026 New York Times/Siena poll for the New Hampshire Senate race, independent voters favored Democratic candidate Chris Pappas by 10 points.

Scott Grady, an independent voter from Hillsborough, N.H., who supports Democratic candidate Chris Pappas, said in September 2026 that he feels 'there are no Republicans that are willing to stand up to Trump.'

According to a September 2026 New York Times/Siena poll in Maine, Michigan, and New Hampshire, a majority of voters disapproved of President Trump's handling of issues including immigration, tariffs, the war with Iran, the cost of living, and gas prices.

In the September 2026 New York Times/Siena polls for Maine, Michigan, and New Hampshire, the Republican Senate nominees in all three states outperformed President Trump’s 35 percent approval rating.

In a September 2026 New York Times/Siena poll across Maine, Michigan, and New Hampshire, nearly two-thirds of voters said President Trump was generally focused on the wrong issues.

On September 22, 2026, ProPublica published a report detailing how the F.B.I. in 2025 shut down an inquiry into allegations that a top ally of Senator Susan Collins participated in a scheme to funnel illegal campaign contributions from a defense contractor.

In response to a September 2026 ProPublica report, a spokeswoman for Senator Susan Collins vigorously denied allegations that a top ally of Collins had participated in an illegal campaign contribution scheme.

For the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats needed to flip four Republican-held seats and defend all of their own to win control of the U.S. Senate.

In a September 2026 New York Times/Siena poll, independent voters in both Michigan and Maine were nearly evenly split between the Democratic and Republican Senate candidates.

A September 2026 New York Times/Siena poll found Democratic Senate nominee Chris Pappas leading Republican rival John E. Sununu by five percentage points in New Hampshire.

In a September 2026 New York Times/Siena poll for the Michigan Senate race, Democratic nominee Dr. Abdul El-Sayed led Republican opponent Mike Rogers by five percentage points.

According to a filing note by Treasury ethics official Mark Vetter, the Office of the Inspector General reviewed Scott Bessent's financial disclosure error and determined there was no 'knowing violation' of the Ethics in Government Act.

Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, criticized Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for 'secretly' owning JPMorgan stock.

In a statement regarding Scott Bessent's financial disclosures, Senator Ron Wyden said, 'Scott Bessent lies at the heart of the most corrupt presidential administration in history.'