Maine U.S. Sen. Susan Collins nailed it in her assessment of President Donald Trump. Readers weigh in on many issues in today's letters.

Key moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins announced she is voting against Kash Patel to be director of the FBI under President Donald Trump.

Senator Susan Collins of Maine raised concerns about how DOGE-driven firings of federal employees may impact her home state.

Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

More members of Congress are pushing back, with billions of tax dollars, thousands of federal jobs, and a wider impact on the economy at stake.

The hours-long “vote-a-rama” rambled along in a dreaded but crucial part of the budget process, as senators considered one amendment after another, largely from Democrats trying to halt it.

The vote comes as President Donald Trump is attempting to dismantle the federal Department of Education. If McMahon is confirmed by the full Senate, Trump is expected to sign an executive order directing McMahon to submit a proposal for diminishing the department and then the president said she should "put herself out of a job."