January 12, 2021 4:47PM (UTC)Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)--This article originally appeared on .In a new piece for the local paper Bangor Daily News detailing her experience in the Jan. 6 attack on Congress,  made a revealing admission on Monday about her first thoughts during the siege.The lawmaker from Maine, who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said:My first thought was that the Iranians had followed through on their threat to strike the Capitol, but a police officer took over the podium and explained that violent demonstrators had breached the entire perimeter of the...…January 12, 2021 4:47PM (UTC)Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)--This article originally appeared on .In a new piece for the local paper Bangor Daily News detailing her experience in the Jan. 6 attack on Congress,  made a revealing admission on Monday about her first thoughts during the siege.The lawmaker from Maine, who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said:My first thought was that the Iranians had followed through on their threat to strike the Capitol, but a police officer took over the podium and explained that violent demonstrators had breached the entire perimeter of the...WW…

RED BARBLUE BARNorth Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis — viewed as one of the most vulnerable GOP senators in 2020 — has found himself in an uncomfortable situation after a staffer’s excessively honest comments to a constituent were caught on tape.As first reported by WRAL, Bev Veals of Carolina Beach, a three-time cancer survivor, called her senator out of fear that her health insurance was at risk. She has previously faced medical bankruptcy and difficulty accessing care, WRAL said, and her husband was furloughed because of the pandemic. She wanted assurance that she’d have coverage if...…RED BARBLUE BARNorth Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis — viewed as one of the most vulnerable GOP senators in 2020 — has found himself in an uncomfortable situation after a staffer’s excessively honest comments to a constituent were caught on tape.As first reported by WRAL, Bev Veals of Carolina Beach, a three-time cancer survivor, called her senator out of fear that her health insurance was at risk. She has previously faced medical bankruptcy and difficulty accessing care, WRAL said, and her husband was furloughed because of the pandemic. She wanted assurance that she’d have coverage if...WW…