Senate Republicans vigorously defend Susan Collins amid new scandal"It's a bunch of BS," Sen. John Cornyn, who has worked alongside Collins for more than two decades, told USA TODAY.USA TODAY13d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeJohn Cornynsusan collins scandal
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