AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Collins is the longtime incumbent in the Senate race that Jackson's nomination sets up.
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Maine Democrats selected Troy Jackson as their U.S. Senate nominee to face incumbent Susan Collins in November, after Graham Platner withdrew. The AP roundup also covered lawsuits challenging President Trump's tariffs and several international and domestic events.
Maine Democrats chose Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner, who had won the primary but withdrew earlier in the month after an allegation of sexual assault that he denied. Jackson will face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November in a race the article says could determine control of the Senate. Democrats see Maine as an opportunity to flip a seat, while Collins has a fundraising advantage and Jackson has less than four months to introduce himself to voters.
Other briefs reported that small businesses filed lawsuits challenging new tariffs announced by President Trump, and that health workers at an Ebola treatment center in Congo stopped work while seeking unpaid bonuses. The roundup also covered wildfires in France and Spain, attacks in the Middle East and Ukraine, and other events.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Collins in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Collins’s record.
People in this story
SWIPE →Republican incumbent Jackson will challenge for Maine's U.S. Senate seat
President whose administration announced tariffs challenged by small businesses
Former Democratic Senate nominee who withdrew from the race
Part of a bigger story
11 OUTLETSMaine Democrats selected Troy Jackson as their Senate nominee to face Susan Collins in November. Center outlets frame the contest as potentially affecting Senate control and include claims from both campaigns. Right-leaning outlets foreground Collins’ campaign criticism of Jackson and contrast their records, without a response from Jackson or his campaign.
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