Collins and Jackson spar over Trump and abortion in first Maine Senate debate

Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson clashed over President Donald Trump and abortion rights in their first Maine Senate debate Tuesday in Portland.

• The debate was the first of four the candidates are scheduled to hold over ten days, with control of the Senate at stake.
• Jackson pressed Collins to answer for her 2018 vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who later voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.
• Collins said she is "not exactly his favorite senator," citing her votes against Trump's war with Iran and tariffs on Canada.
• Collins called ProPublica allegations of a pay-to-play scheme involving her office "completely false."