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Susan Collins heckled at Maine ribbon-cutting to delight of leftist challenger as pivotal Senate race heats up

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Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, faced repeated heckling from protesters on Tuesday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of a $9.2 million federally-funded Route 1 reconstruction project.
Collins’ remarks on securing federal money for the project were repeatedly drowned out, showing both her challenges on the home front and the broader fight for Senate control.
Senator Collins, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, has cast the Route 1 project as a major win for Maine communities.
Protesters, however, shouted her down with chants of «Shame! Shame! Shame!» while raising grievances over Medicare, Israel policy and her voting history for Trump-supported bills.
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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, center, cuts a ribbon with local officials during a ceremony in Searsport, Maine, Tuesday, celebrating completion of the Route 1 reconstruction project. (Office of Senator Susan Collins)
Her Democrat challenger, Graham Platner, quickly seized on the moment, sharing a close-up video of the heckling on X that has nearly 4k likes.
With the Senate hanging by a razor-thin margin, Maine’s race has emerged as one of the most closely watched in the country. Democrats see Collins’ seat as a potential pathway back to control, while Republicans, led by President Trump, are fighting to defend their fragile majority.
«I’m so disgusted with the cuts the Republican Party has made to this Big Ugly Bill…. Get outta here!,» shouted one protester, referencing the «One, Big Beautiful Bill.»
At one point during the ceremony, Collins attempted to reason with the demonstrators. «Could you please just listen, for just one—» she began, before being cut off by a protester shouting, «We’d like you to listen!»
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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, holds a blanket as she walks off the Senate floor after the Senate stayed in session throughout the night at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik)
«I have a suggestion. Would you listen to the suggestion?» asked Collins before another protester responded, «Vote Graham Platner!»
Graham Platner is a Democrat candidate seeking to challenge the longtime incumbent moderate Republican, who is facing a spirited reelection battle in an increasingly blue state.
Platner, a Marine and Army veteran turned oyster farmer, frames his candidacy as a fight against what he calls the «billionaire economy.» While his biography as a working-class veteran could resonate in a state with many independents, his policy platform leans hard to the left. He has called for banning billionaires from financing elections, raising the federal minimum wage, establishing postal banking and defending abortion.

U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) addresses the press at Washington Crossing Inn on November 6, 2022 in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)
He supports aggressive climate regulations, breaking up corporations he labels monopolies and ending what he terms «the mass deportation machine.» Platner has also demanded cuts to Pentagon spending, vowed to «stop pointless wars,» and backs expanding union powers. Those stances put him squarely in the progressive camp and open him to criticism that he is out of step with Maine’s moderates despite his veteran credentials.
Maine Republicans, meanwhile, were quick to paint Platner as out of step with the state. «Graham is a far-left progressive backed by national progressive operatives and environmental extremists. His views would be perfectly suited for a Portland City Council race – not for representing all of Maine,» Jason Savage, the executive director of the Maine Republican Party, told Fox News Digital. A Collins spokesperson likewise dismissed him as «just another progressive entering the race.»
Platner has also brought on Joe Cavello, a former senior aide to Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., as part of his campaign team, and tapped Democratic strategist Morris Katz, an adviser to New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, to produce his launch video.
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With Republicans clinging to their slim Senate majority, Collins’ reelection fight could help determine whether Trump’s influence continues to shape the legislative agenda or whether Democrats reclaim the upper hand.
Maine’s Senate primary is scheduled for June 9, 2026, with the general election set for Nov. 3, 2026. Senator Susan Collins and Graham Platner did not immediately return Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Pilar Arias contributed to this report.
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Trump says Dems who told military to defy illegal orders committed ‘sedition at the highest level’

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President Donald Trump on Saturday purported that Democrats who urged the military to defy illegal orders engaged in «sedition at the highest level» and «should be in jail right now.»
This comes after one of the lawmakers who appeared in the video calling on troops to ignore unlawful orders, Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, was targeted with a bomb threat just days after the clip and Trump’s subsequent statements suggesting the Democrats be executed.
In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump argued that the «traitors» who appeared in the video «should be in jail right now, not roaming the fake news networks trying to explain what they said was OK.»
«It wasn’t, and never will be!» he claimed. «It was sedition at the highest level, and sedition is a major crime. There can be no other interpretation of what they said!»
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President Donald Trump purported that Democrats who urged the military to defy illegal orders engaged in «sedition at the highest level» and «should be in jail right now.» (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump initially responded to the video message by saying, «SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!» He also shared a post from another account that said, «Hang them George Washington would.»
The White House and the president himself later attempted to walk back his comments, saying he did not wish to execute the Democrat lawmakers.
In another post on Saturday, Trump alleged that «many great legal scholars» agree with his position that «the Democrat traitors that told the military to disobey my orders, as president, have committed a crime of serious proportion!»
Slotkin, who previously worked at the CIA and Defense Department, shared the video on Tuesday of herself and other Democrat lawmakers who formerly served in the military and intelligence community encouraging troops and members of the intelligence community to ignore illegal orders from officials.
«This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens,» the lawmakers said. «Like us, you all swore an oath to protect and defend this Constitution. Right now, the threats coming to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad but from right here at home. Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution.»
SEN. JOHN FETTERMAN ACCUSES TRUMP OF ‘DANGEROUS RHETORIC’

Sen. Elissa Slotkin was targeted with a bomb threat just days after the video and President Donald Trump’s subsequent statements suggesting the lawmakers be executed. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Other lawmakers in the video included Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Reps. Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, as well as Reps. Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire and Jason Crow of Colorado.
Trump administration officials and other Republicans criticized the video, which affirms that refusing unlawful orders is a standard part of military protocol.
Slotkin’s office said on Friday that police responded to her Michigan home following a bomb threat, but that she was not home at the time.
U.S. Capitol Police told her that she would have security at all hours of the day.
«We’ve got law enforcement out in front of my house,» she told MS Now. «It changes things immediately. And leadership climate is set from the top. And if the president is saying you should be hanged, then we shouldn’t be surprised when folks on the ground are going to follow suit and say even worse.»

The lawmakers in the video have vowed not to back down despite the threats. (Paul Sancya – Pool/Getty Images)
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The lawmakers in the video have vowed not to back down despite the threats.
«What’s most telling is that the President considers it punishable by death for us to restate the law. Our servicemembers should know that we have their backs as they fulfill their oath to the Constitution and obligation to follow only lawful orders. It is not only the right thing to do, but also our duty,» they said in a joint statement on Thursday.
«In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage. We will continue to lead and will not be intimidated,» the statement added.
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¿Es malo hacer ejercicio antes de dormir?: esto responden los expertos

En los últimos años, varios estudios de gran escala han concluido que el ejercicio nocturno probablemente no interfiere con el sueño, mientras que otros siguen encontrando una relación negativa en ciertos contextos.
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Consultamos a expertos en sueño y ejercicio para que explicaran qué dice la evidencia sobre entrenar por la noche y cómo eso puede afectar el descanso, y para que compartieran las mejores prácticas para que una rutina antes de dormir funcione a tu favor.
Un ejercicio de intensidad moderada suele ser adecuado
Las investigaciones han demostrado de forma consistente que las rutinas de intensidad baja o moderada antes de dormir no perjudican el sueño, e incluso pueden favorecer un sueño más profundo.
Salir por la noche a caminar, un trote ligero o un paseo tranquilo en bicicleta –o realizar cualquier actividad que no eleve demasiado la frecuencia cardíaca– puede ayudar a reducir el estrés y liberar hormonas que generen bienestar, explicó Christopher Tanayan, cardiólogo deportivo de Northwell Health, en Nueva York. Agregó que el yoga y los estiramientos también pueden fomentar la atención plena, lo que prepara al cuerpo para el descanso.
Sin embargo, incluso algo bueno puede ser demasiado: algunas evidencias sugieren que realizar un entrenamiento de intensidad moderada extremadamente largo –por ejemplo, una carrera de tres horas– por la noche puede dificultar conciliar el sueño y afectar negativamente su calidad, dijo Josh Leota, investigador del sueño y autor principal de un estudio de 2025 que exploró la relación entre la actividad intensa en la noche y los hábitos de sueño.
Para el ejercicio de alta intensidad, la hora sí importa
Para los entrenamientos extenuantes, la evidencia es más contradictoria. Algunos estudios han encontrado que realizar una rutina de alta intensidad poco antes de acostarse tiene pocos efectos negativos sobre el sueño, pero otros sugieren que puede dificultar conciliarlo y mantenerlo.
Muchos expertos creen que los posibles efectos negativos se deben a los cambios fisiológicos que ocurren durante y después del esfuerzo prolongado. En particular, el ejercicio vigoroso eleva la temperatura corporal central, a menudo durante varias horas después de terminar la sesión. Además, el estrés físico activa el sistema nervioso simpático –conocido como la respuesta de “lucha o huida”–, que libera hormonas del estrés, explicó Tanayan.
El ejercicio nocturno intenso a veces dificulta el descanso (Foto: Ilustrativa/Adobe Stock)
Ambas respuestas pueden interferir con el ciclo del sueño. “Si tu temperatura corporal central permanece elevada, eso de hecho le dice a tu cuerpo que aún no es hora de dormir”, agregó. Aunque esto es especialmente cierto en los entrenamientos aeróbicos intensos, también puede pasar con el levantamiento de pesas o con cualquier rutina que someta al cuerpo a un esfuerzo continuo.
“Si el ejercicio es demasiado extenuante, aunque produzca beneficios psicológicos realmente positivos”, puede dejar tu cuerpo en un estado de exaltación que no favorece el sueño, dijo Leota, y agregó: “Es un equilibrio delicado”.
Pero la hora en que se realizan los entrenamientos nocturnos de alta intensidad puede marcar una gran diferencia. Si te gusta ejercitarte con intensidad por la noche y tienes cierta flexibilidad de horarios, procura ir al gimnasio al menos tres horas antes de acostarte, dijo Leota. Ese margen le dará al cuerpo el tiempo necesario para volver a su estado de reposo, señalaron los expertos.
Tal vez tengas que experimentar para encontrar la rutina nocturna que mejor te funcione
Si solo puedes hacer ejercicio por la noche, es mejor entrenar a esa hora que no hacerlo en absoluto, señalaron los expertos. También recordaron que la fisiología y la respuesta al ejercicio nocturno varían ligeramente en cada persona.
Averiguar qué es lo mejor para ti puede requerir algo de ensayo y error, dijo Michael Gradisar, psicólogo clínico y coautor de un estudio de 2021 sobre la actividad física nocturna y el sueño. No te limites a probar una sola vez un determinado régimen de ejercicio nocturno antes de decidir si te funciona, añadió, sino que “repítela una y otra vez”, prestando atención a cómo te sientes durante el día y a lo largo de la semana siguiente.
Si prefieres realizar entrenamientos intensos por la noche, la rutina adecuada podría implicar incluso elegir una o dos noches a la semana en las que duermas un poco menos para poder incluir ese ejercicio de alta intensidad, señaló Matthew Badgett, especialista en medicina del estilo de vida e integral en la Clínica Cleveland.
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En algunas personas, las decisiones que toman en torno a sus entrenamientos –como el lugar donde hacen ejercicio o la forma en que se alimentan antes y después– son las que interfieren con su descanso, explicó Jingyi Qian, investigadora del sueño en Mass General Brigham.
Sea cual sea el tipo o la intensidad del ejercicio que elijas, evita entrenar en un espacio muy iluminado cerca de la hora de dormir, ya que esto puede retrasar tu reloj interno del sueño, explicó Qian. También recomendó evitar las bebidas deportivas con cafeína y las comidas tardías, ya que ambas pueden afectar negativamente el sueño.
“Lo más importante es que no te desanimes a hacer ejercicio si solo puedes hacerlo por la noche”, dijo Qian. “Con un poco de autodiagnóstico y buenos hábitos de sueño, puedes encontrar una rutina que favorezca tanto la forma física como el sueño”.
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