{"id":2569863,"date":"2026-02-13T19:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-takes-center-stage-in-susan-collins-reelection-fight\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T19:08:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:08:58","slug":"trump-takes-center-stage-in-susan-collins-reelection-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-takes-center-stage-in-susan-collins-reelection-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump takes center stage in Susan Collins reelection fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-takes-center-stage-in-susan-collins-reelection-fight%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2569863&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump\u2019s return to the White House is shaping Sen. Susan Collins\u2019s Maine reelection bid in a high-stakes way. Democrats are tying Collins to Trump\u2019s agenda on tariffs,Medicaid,and abortion,arguing she enabled his policies and failed to challenge abuses of his management; Collins counters that she is an autonomous,state-focused legislator who can work with Trump when needed but isn\u2019t his loyal ally. The piece describes Collins\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-backs-iranian-protesters-as-biden-admin-emboldens-hardline-regime\/\" title=\"... Department Backs Iranian Protesters as Biden ...min Emboldens Hardline Regime\">delicate balancing act<\/a>: she relies on her seniority to deliver Maine benefits, while avoiding the perception of being too closely aligned with a president whose popularity in Maine is mixed. Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >volatile influence adds<\/a> both risk and leverage for Collins, who must distance herself sufficiently to appeal to independents while not triggering a backlash from Trump supporters. The race also looms over the broader Republican majority, with Democrats eyeing Maine as a potential path to the Senate, and Republicans signaling they will defer to Trump\u2019s prerogative on endorsements. The Democratic contest in Maine centers on gov. Janet Mills and progressive challenger Graham Platner, with Mills viewed as the stronger statewide opponent, though Platner is challenging Collins\u2019s grip on the issue-focused, swing-voter dynamics that define the race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Liability or useful foil? Trump takes center stage in Susan Collins reelection fight<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2502578\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s return to the White House is proving to be a double-edged sword for Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-ME), whose fight for a sixth term in the Senate will hinge on how well she manages her reputation of independence in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\">Maine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have spent months tying Collins, who <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4452255\/susan-collins-announces-maine-senate-reelection-campaign\/\">announced her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">reelection campaign<\/a><\/a> this week, to the White House, accusing her of enabling Trump&rsquo;s agenda and not forcefully confronting the perceived abuses of his administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4457705\/trump-pushes-michael-whatley-north-carolina-senate-fort-bragg\/\">Trump pushes Michael Whatley&#8217;s North Carolina Senate bid during Fort Bragg troop visit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4454297\/democrats-affordability-fundraising-gop-midterms\/\">Democrats bet kitchen-table issues can blunt GOP money advantage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4456840\/exclusive-dccc-ad-buy-asian-americans-lunar-new-year-2026\/\">Democrats launch Lunar New Year ad blitz to counter Trump inroads with Asian Americans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Collins, meanwhile, has faced withering criticism from Trump for breaking with him on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114266599439835683\">tariffs<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114951042178223048\">Medicaid<\/a>, and more. Most recently, he called her a &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/fox23maine.com\/news\/local\/trump-criticizes-several-republicans-calls-sen-collins-a-disaster\">disaster<\/a>&rdquo; who should be <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4411547\/five-senate-republicans-broke-with-trump-venezuela-war-powers\/\">thrown out of office<\/a> after she voted to rebuke his war powers in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Such is the fate of Collins, a perennial swing vote who has built her career rankling Republican presidents and frustrating Democrats who have tried, and failed, to oust her since the turn of the century. But Trump is supercharging that dynamic with his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4413601\/trump-unloads-war-powers-senate-vote-phone-calls-gop-senators\/\">short fuse<\/a> and demand for unwavering loyalty, presenting Collins with both a bigger foil and liability in her reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The two played nice in the Oval Office earlier this month, when Collins awkwardly stood away from the president as he signed a government funding bill she helped usher through Congress as the Senate&rsquo;s top appropriator.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I heard you&rsquo;re doing good,&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/clip\/white-house-event\/user-clip-trump-shouts-out-susan-collins\/5191811\">told<\/a> Collins, who clasped a MAGA-style hat emblazoned with &ldquo;America is back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But their marriage of convenience remains the single most fraught aspect of her reelection campaign and could very well determine the trajectory of both their political careers, with Democrats&rsquo; path to the Senate majority running through Maine.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4454376\/mike-lee-john-curtis-talking-filibuster-save-act\/\"><strong>MAGA VS MODERATE FIGHT OVER SAVE ACT DIVIDES UTAH SENATORS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a spending bill that ends a partial shutdown of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy ...ded 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-washington-odd-couple\">Washington odd couple<\/h2>\n<p>Trump can single-handedly keep the 45% of Maine voters who supported him in 2024 home if he is too aggressive in voicing his displeasure with her votes. But that daylight is still necessary for Collins to win given he lost the state. <\/p>\n<p>Legislatively, Collins needs cooperation from Trump to burnish one of her biggest selling points as a senator &ndash; that her seniority gives Maine outsize sway in Washington. But she can&rsquo;t work with him too closely, or else she will be seen as the partner of an increasingly unpopular president.<\/p>\n<p>Collins threaded that needle last year, voting against Trump&rsquo;s signature tax law while simultaneously helping broker a rural hospital fund meant to blunt the impact of its Medicaid reforms. Nearly $200 million will go to Maine in year one of the law, a fact outside GOP group One Nation is highlighting in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=wcNl7ZzHDOw&amp;feature=youtu.be\">new ad this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s immigration crackdown later became another test case, as she convinced Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last month to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4438715\/collins-says-noem-agreed-to-cease-ice-operation-in-maine\/\">end the surge of immigration agents into Maine<\/a> amid a ballooning uproar over enforcement tactics.<\/p>\n<p>Collins <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4430732\/trump-ice-susan-collins-maine\/\">registered concern about their presence<\/a> in her state but did not join other centrist Republicans in calling for Noem to resign after the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-democrats-pounce\">Democrats pounce<\/h2>\n<p>The middle ground Collins has staked out with Trump could be her undoing this fall, when Democrats blast the airwaves with commercials emphasizing the times that she&rsquo;s sided with him. In particular, Democrats are quick to highlight her confirmation vote for Noem &ndash; whom <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4438379\/house-democrats-push-noem-impeachment-aversion-oust-trump\/\">Democrats want to impeach<\/a> after the death of Pretti and another U.S. citizen in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>Even her votes from Trump&rsquo;s first term are being freshly litigated now that the Supreme Court has overturned <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>. Collins cast a pivotal vote for Justice Brett Kavanaugh, one of the Trump appointees who voted to roll back federal abortion protections.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Susan Collins enters her 2026 re-election campaign with some of the lowest approval ratings of her career after she greenlit Medicaid cuts, voted to gut affordable health care for thousands of Mainers, and confirmed the justices who overturned Roe v. Wade,&rdquo; Maeve Coyle, a spokeswoman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said earlier this week. &ldquo;Mainers have had enough of Collins&rsquo; three-decade career in the Senate, and in 2026, they will vote her out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4449656\/massie-trump-litmus-test-kentucky-senate\/\"><strong>MASSIE OPPOSITION BECOMES TRUMP LITMUS TEST IN KENTUCKY SENATE RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Collins has been here before, and Republicans trust that she knows how to navigate the electoral politics of her home state. She cruised to a comfortable, 9-point victory in 2020 despite the political baggage associated with Trump and polls showing her behind.<\/p>\n<p>But Republicans are also painfully aware of how much Trump&rsquo;s influence matters to the fate of their three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-outraise-democrats-across-the-board-in-january\/\" title=\"... Outraise ... Across the Board in January\">-seat majority<\/a>. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3927050\/thune-trump-endorsement-power-protect-senate-majority\/\">personally asked the president to endorse his incumbents<\/a> or stay neutral, depending on the politics of the state, but is publicly deferring to Collins on whether Trump should get involved in Maine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think she knows how to run in Maine, she&rsquo;s been incredibly successful there, she is a veteran campaigner who knows her state well, knows what works,&ldquo; Thune told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-natural-tension\">&lsquo;Natural tension&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>Trump has shown less regard for Republicans&rsquo; fragile control of Washington, preferring to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4455101\/house-votes-repeal-trump-canada-tariffs\/\">threaten primary challenges<\/a> against any GOP lawmaker who opposes him and describing Collins and other defectors as weak for the times they vote against him.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Trump does have a pragmatic streak, and Republicans believe that behind his fits of anger, he is willing to support the most electable Republicans in competitive states. Earlier this month, he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4442386\/trump-endorse-john-sununu-new-hampshire-senate\/\">endorsed ex-Sen. John Sununu<\/a>, a onetime Trump critic who is giving the GOP a shot at flipping a Senate seat in New Hampshire. He has also buried the hatchet with Republicans who opposed his comeback bid for president in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That natural tension between her and President Trump is exactly why she&rsquo;s a senator from Maine,&rdquo; said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND). &ldquo;And so I&rsquo;d be concerned if he was all in on her, and I&rsquo;d be concerned if she had a worse voting record with him than Rand Paul does, but she doesn&rsquo;t.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4422411\/thom-tillis-trump-legacy-growing-white-house-criticism\/\"><strong>THOM TILLIS APPEALS TO TRUMP &lsquo;LEGACY&rsquo; WITH GROWING WHITE HOUSE CRITICISM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other vulnerable Republicans have thrown in the towel out of exasperation with Trump&rsquo;s fickleness, most notably Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who has increasingly flexed his newfound independence since announcing his retirement last year.<\/p>\n<p>But Collins is wearing Trump&rsquo;s criticisms as a badge of honor and predicting that Maine voters will reward her for not being reflexively for or against Trump in November.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I think the president&rsquo;s criticism demonstrates is that I&rsquo;m independent in the way I approach issues,&rdquo; she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/susan-collins-shrugs-off-attacks-democrats-trump-says-maine-voters-dont-vote-party-line\">told<\/a> Fox News earlier this week. &ldquo;I look at what the impact is on the state of Maine and what the impact is on the country, and Mainers appreciate that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-first-term-problems\">First term problems<\/h2>\n<p>Trump has an uneven history with Collins dating back to his first term. He <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1209259291217141760\">blessed her 2020 run<\/a> for Senate after she voted to confirm Kavanaugh, but then called her &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1317081982166323200\">not worth the work<\/a>&rdquo; as she opposed another Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. After he left office, the president called Collins &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/trump-calls-sen-susan-collins-173540778.html\">absolutely atrocious<\/a>&rdquo; amid reporting that she was helping to recruit anti-Trump candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Collins, for her part, voted against Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/susan-collins-donald-trump-election-3d0a39ef4ba0742575f9221922bfa3c0\">all three times<\/a> he&rsquo;s run for president, most recently writing in primary opponent Nikki Haley, and was one of seven Republicans to support his conviction on impeachment charges after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Democrats are sorting out who will challenge Collins in the fall, with Gov. Janet Mills competing against progressive oyster farmer Graham Platner in the June primary. Both of their campaigns already have their attention fixed on Collins, however, accusing her of feigning concern with Trump&rsquo;s agenda but not opposing him in ways that count.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4424759\/where-2028-democrats-stand-abolishing-ice\/\"><strong>WHERE 2028 DEMOCRATS STAND ON ABOLISHING ICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thirty years of concern. Never enough courage,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/janetmillsforme\/videos\/thirty-years-of-concern-never-enough-courage\/776792968800307\/\">reads the tag line<\/a> of a new ad from the Mills campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Polls <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/elections\/senate\/2026\/maine\">currently show<\/a> Platner as the stronger match against Collins, but Mills is generally considered the more formidable opponent given her success statewide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a concise paraphrase:<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s return to the White House adds a tricky dynamic to Senator Susan Collins\u2019 Maine reelection bid. Known as a swing vote who emphasizes independence, Collins must balance appearing allied with the president and wielding her seniority to influence Washington. Democrats portray her as too close to Trump, pointing to votes on tariffs, Medicaid, and foreign policy, and Trump has publicly attacked her when she opposed him. Collins has shown pragmatism, backing targeted funding and pressuring immigration enforcement, without fully embracing Trump, in hopes of preserving Maine\u2019s clout. With Senate control at stake, her relationship with Trump could help or hurt her, depending on how voters react to her independence and effectiveness. The Maine primary features Gov. Janet Mills and challenger Graham Platner, and both campaigns are scrutinizing Collins\u2019 record, including her stance on Kavanaugh and the Roe v. Wade reversal.<\/p>\n<p>55-character headline option:<br \/>\nTrump tests Collins in Maine race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2569864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-0mihlsr4o-1771022177629-e1771026825764.jpg?1771008828&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[9148,34870,3634],"class_list":["post-2569863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-maine","tag-susan-collins","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-0mihlsr4o-1771022177629-e1771026825764.jpg?1771008828&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569863"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569867,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569863\/revisions\/2569867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}