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Collins, Jackson Clash in Maine Senate Debate Over Iran Profits

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC · How we work

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Collins Votes With Trump

Senator Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson debated Thursday night in Maine’s second U.S. Senate debate.
The debate featured accusations Collins profits from Iran-war contracts and backs policies straining low-income Mainers, like ICE funding and costly health care.
Collins said she votes with President Donald Trump 72% of time, refuting Jackson’s 96% claim.
Polls show the race is a tight toss-up, with Maine’s outcome potentially deciding Senate control.

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Calls for On-Camera Apology

Senator Susan Collins and challenger Troy Jackson debated Thursday, October 8, in Maine’s second U.S. Senate debate.
Collins demanded Jackson publicly retract his claim she profited from the Iran war and apologize on camera.
Those nine votes aimed to end the Iran war under the War Powers Act, citing a 60-day window.
She opposed President Donald Trump’s Canada tariffs and helped drop road salt from the list.

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Troy Jackson accused Senator Susan Collins and her husband of profiting from the Iran war through stock holdings in aerospace firms that have Pentagon contracts.
Within this story's sources, this accusation appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

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Historical Context

Adopted on 7 November 1973 after Congress overrode President Nixon’s veto, the War Powers Resolution caps U.S. hostilities at 60 days and mandates a 48-hour congressional report; by July 2026 the reporting project logged 135 reports, and in the 2024 Maine Senate race Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson invoke that 60-day limit to criticize each other’s Iran-war stock gains, reviving the oversight debate.

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Collins Votes With Trump

Senator Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson debated Thursday night in Maine’s second U.S. Senate debate.
The debate featured accusations Collins profits from Iran-war contracts and backs policies straining low-income Mainers, like ICE funding and costly health care.
Collins said she votes with President Donald Trump 72% of time, refuting Jackson’s 96% claim.
Polls show the race is a tight toss-up, with Maine’s outcome potentially deciding Senate control.

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