Republican Sen. Susan Collins announced on Friday afternoon that she would vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, defying a well-funded, months-long campaign to sway her the other way.

Collins gave an impassioned 45-minute speech on Senate floor Friday as she announced she would be voting to confirm Kavanaugh. She said the reaction has been "overwhelming on both sides." ...

Politics aside, Senator Susan Collins' 45-minute speech announcing her support of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, delivered lessons that everyone, regardless of political ideology, can learn from her ...

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins speaks to reporters after a floor speech to announce that she will vote for the nomination of Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh on October 5, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) delivered brief victory remarks to her supporters at a press conference following Election Day. She took a moment to thank her Democratic challenger, Sara Gideon, and ...

The chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee is clinging to bipartisanship on Capitol Hill. No one at the White ...

Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), upon whose shoulders many had agreed Brett Kavanaugh's nomination largely rested, gave a nearly 40-minute long speech on the Senate floor Friday afternoon.

These are the key moments of Sen. Susan Collins's (R-Maine) Senate floor speech, before she vowed to vote for Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Oct. 5. (Video: Joyce Koh/The Washington Post) ...