Operative at center of ProPublica report is still a top outside money man for Susan Collins bangordailynews.com/2026/09/… via @bangordailynews

Cheated & added a comedy list. Honorable mentions including a few I need to revisit/catch up: The Bear; Barry; Ozark; The Handmaid’s Tale; Severance; Better Call Saul; The Shield; Stranger Things; Downton Abbey; Mare of Easttown; True Detective S1; Atlanta

Collins defiant on recent attacks from Dems. Hasn’t specifically referenced ProPublica’s report alleging pay-for-play schemes involving her & other lawmakers, but mentioned ad linking her w/Epstein. Said Dems are throwing “kitchen sink” at her & asked for help “debunking lies.”

Sen. Susan Collins in an interview with Howie Carr before a fundraiser in Gorham reiterates that she does not regret voting to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, saying “he’s qualified” & noting she also voted for liberal justices. Roe being overturned didn’t come up.

Everyone on phones or laptops pulling for former @bangordailynews reporter Emily Burnham on @Jeopardy

A lesbian bar in Greenfield eased its stringent mask mandate, a decision that has splintered the queer community in the city and beyond. trib.al/FyZjBWs

Per a note to Boston Globe staff today, the lesbian bar story generated 1,000 subscriptions to the paper yesterday. The Globe’s managing editor said it was “by far our best performing story of the year,” and appears to be “on pace to shatter all sorts of Globe records.”

Read the story everyone is talking about. trib.al/hYjKwLp

Seeing a lot of warranted praise (and bewilderment) for this viral @BostonGlobe story. But not enough credit for its author, @Annalisa_Quinn, who has such a knack for delving into quirky, contentious worlds.

Congrats Emily! Everyone at Barliman’s was watching & rooting for you! Former BDN reporter wins Jeopardy! bangordailynews.com/2026/09/… via @bangordailynews

Asked Durbin, a senior member of the Approps committee, about ProPublica’s story on Susan Collins. He says he gave to charity a donation he received from Navatek, the company at center of the story: “It was a relatively small contribution, but we returned it years ago when this story first broke.”

New: Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins vehemently denies any knowledge of or involvement in allegations that a Republican consultant asked a defense contractor for big donation in return for defense contracts Collins sees the story as a plant by Democrats in the midst of tight campaign

How a ‘bombshell’ report on Susan Collins washed over Maine politics bangordailynews.com/2026/09/… via @bangordailynews

Susan Collins calls ProPublica story “outrageous” and “completely false”: “The Biden Justice Department concluded that, as did the current Justice Department” She also blamed Schumer: “There was a very similar story involving the same person while he was awaiting sentencing six years ago, and it's very frustrating and unfair to have it brought up this close to the election.”

Exclusive: In late 2024, FBI agents were looking at Sen. Susan Collins’ role in a massive illegal bribery scheme alleged by a former federal contractor. Then Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, leaving no one to carry on the investigation – it’s dead. 🧵

pro publica is on an absolute heater right now. respect. jealous

New: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes. propub.li/4yLLwaF

The FBI anti-corruption squad was circling Susan Collins — until Trump got in the way bangordailynews.com/2026/09/… @propublica

For more than two decades, truck driver Joe Macken spent his free time building a massive scale model of his native New York City out of balsa wood and foam board. When he finished, his daughter convinced him to show the sprawling basement creation off on TikTok. The video clips went viral almost immediately.

My son was in kindergarten when I filed this #FOIA request that the State Department just responded to. Today, I am driving him to college.