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Dem Senate nominee admits 'I take responsibility' after police report alleges he broke down door, punched man

Fox News contributor Bill McGurn and host Brian Kilmeade analyze new polling data revealing a dead-heat Maine Senate race between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson. Registered voters surveyed in August rank inflation and high prices as their top issue at 32%, followed by border security. Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson acknowledged to Fox News Digital that he got into a fight with another man nearly four decades ago, and Senate Republicans reacted to a newly surfaced police report detailing the violent confrontation. "Nearly 40 years ago, when I was 19 years old, I got into a fight with another man. I took responsibility for it then, and I take responsibility for it now," Jackson told Fox News Digital. "But let me be clear: I have never been violent with my partner Lana, or any other woman," Jackson added. "This happened nearly four decades

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Abortion rights group endorses Democrat Troy Jackson in critical Maine Senate race

Reproductive Freedom for All – one of the country’s oldest pro-choice groups – backs Jackson in his fight against Republican Susan Collins One of the oldest abortion rights groups in the US is endorsing Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee…

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Abortion rights group endorses Democrat Troy Jackson in critical Maine Senate race

Reproductive Freedom for All – one of the country’s oldest pro-choice groups – backs Jackson in his fight against Republican Susan Collins One of the oldest abortion rights groups in the US is endorsing Troy Jackson,…

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Resurfaced assault report puts Dem Senate nominee in GOP crosshairs: 'Graham Platner 2.0'

Multiple Democrats who were questioned by Fox News Digital about Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson denied knowing anything about a report that the Democrat, who recently replaced scandal-plagued Graham Platner as the…

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Dem Senate nominee admits 'I take responsibility' after police report alleges he broke down door, punched man

Fox News contributor Bill McGurn and host Brian Kilmeade analyze new polling data revealing a dead-heat Maine Senate race between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson. Registered voters surveyed in August rank inflation and…

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Reproductive Freedom for All – one of the country’s oldest pro-choice groups – backs Jackson in his fight against Republican Susan Collins One of the oldest abortion rights groups in the US is endorsing Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee…

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsAug 13, 2026

Multiple Democrats who were questioned by Fox News Digital about Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson denied knowing anything about a report that the Democrat, who

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsAug 13, 2026

Fox News contributor Bill McGurn and host Brian Kilmeade analyze new polling data revealing a dead-heat Maine Senate race between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson.

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