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Bucharest Feline Beauty Contest - Romania

Maine Coon cats are being judged during the Worldshow Romania 2025 feline championship at Romexpo in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 25, 2025. More than 1,000 cats from more than 30 countries participated in the two-day feline beauty contest. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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North America Enjoys Celestial Light Show 3

Minor geomagnetic storm effects on Sunday night, September 14, made the northern lights visible in parts of Canada and the United States.

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Business Markup Meeting for Various Acts in Dirksen

United States Senator Susan Collins (Republican of Maine) speaks at a Senate Committee on Appropriations Business meeting to markup the “Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026”, the “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026”, and the “Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026” in the Dirksen Senate office building, in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Business Markup Meeting for Various Acts in Dirksen

United States Senator Susan Collins (Republican of Maine) speaks at a Senate Committee on Appropriations Business meeting to markup the “Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026”, the “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026”, and the “Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026” in the Dirksen Senate office building, in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Business Markup Meeting for Various Acts in Dirksen

United States Senator Susan Collins (Republican of Maine) speaks at a Senate Committee on Appropriations Business meeting to markup the “Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026”, the “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026”, and the “Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026” in the Dirksen Senate office building, in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Business Markup Meeting for Various Acts in Dirksen

United States Senator Susan Collins (Republican of Maine) speaks at a Senate Committee on Appropriations Business meeting to markup the “Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026”, the “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026”, and the “Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026” in the Dirksen Senate office building, in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Business Markup Meeting for Various Acts in Dirksen

United States Senator Susan Collins (Republican of Maine) speaks at a Senate Committee on Appropriations Business meeting to markup the “Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026”, the “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026”, and the “Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026” in the Dirksen Senate office building, in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Business Markup Meeting for Various Acts in Dirksen

United States Senator Susan Collins (Republican of Maine) speaks at a Senate Committee on Appropriations Business meeting to markup the “Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026”, the “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026”, and the “Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026” in the Dirksen Senate office building, in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : RECEPTION ROOM, DETAIL. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF BRISSAC : THEATER. ABANDONED FOR 50 YEARS, IT WAS BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED IN THE LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE MARQUISE DE BRISSAC, BORN JEANNE SAY, HAD IT ARRANGED BECAUSE IT WAS A GREAT PASSIONATE OPERA AND A TALENTED INTERPRETER BUT ITS TITLE AND RANK FORBADE ANY REPRESENTATION IN PUBLIC. THE 200-SEAT THEATER WAS INAUGURATED IN 1890. ACCOMPANIED BY HER MUSIC LOVERS, SHE PERFORMED WORKS BY WAGNER, GOUNOD, MASSENET, SAINT-SAENS, DONIZETTI AND OFFENBACH. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : THE LIBRARY IS THE JEWEL OF THE CASTLE. IT CONTAINS 12,000 BOOKS, WHICH WERE CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT IN 2001. THE OLD BOOKS ARE CAREFULLY ALIGNED IN THE SHELVES. AMONG THEM, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DIDEROT AND ALEMBERT, THE DESCRIPTIONS OF EGYPT, THE ENGRAVINGS OF PIRANESI OR THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE FABLES DE LA FONTAINE, WITH THEIR MAGNIFICENT ENGRAVINGS EXECUTED BY JEAN-BAPTISTE OUDRY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : DINING ROOM, WITH ITS EMPIRE TABLE, STAMPED JACOB CABINET MAKER, FAVORITE OF NAPOLEON 1ST. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : THE MOAT AND CASTLE SEEN FROM THE NORTH. LOCATED 5 KM FROM THE RIVER, IT IS THE WESTERNMOST OF THE CASTLES OF THE LOIRE. IT HAS AN EXTRA-ORDINARY FURNISHED SET, AMONG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN FRANCE. THE LIBRARY IS THE OTHER WEALTH OF THE CASTLE: 12000 WORKS, CLASSIFIED THEMSELVES AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. MAINE ET LOIRE (49) SAUMUR CASTLE. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE EAST AT SUNRISE. REBUILT BY RENE D'ANJOU (1409 - 1480), IT IS THE ONLY REMAINING PRINCELY PALACE IN FRANCE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. MAINE ET LOIRE (49) SAUMUR CASTLE. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE EAST AT SUNRISE. REBUILT BY RENE D'ANJOU (1409 - 1480), IT IS THE ONLY REMAINING PRINCELY PALACE IN FRANCE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

VAL DE LOIRE - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CHATEAU DE SAUMUR : VUE DE LA FACADE NORD-OUEST ET DE LA COUR INTERIEURE. RECONSTRUIT PAR RENE D'ANJOU (1409 - 1480) ET SEUL PALAIS PRINCIER SUBSISTANT EN FRANCE, IL FIGURE DANS LES CELEBRES "TRES RICHES HEURES DU DUC DE BERRY" (FOLIO DU MOIS DE SEPTEMBRE Y REPRESENTANT LES VENDANGES). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF BRISSAC : HOUSE OF HUNTS. IT HOUSES A SERIES OF TAPESTRIES OF GERMAN ORIGIN INSPIRED BY THE "HUNTS OF MAXIMILIAN". THESE TAPESTRIES BELONGED TO TWO KINGS OF FRANCE, LOUIS XIV AND LOUIS PHILIPPE, BEFORE BEING ACQUIRED BY THE BRISSAC DURING THE SECOND EMPIRE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. MAINE ET LOIRE (49) CHATEAU DE BRISSAC. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH-EAST, IN THE RISING SUN. AT 48 METRES HIGH, WITH 7 STOREYS AND 204 ROOMS, IT IS THE TALLEST CASTLE IN FRANCE AND WELL DESERVES ITS NICKNAME OF THE ?GIANT OF THE LOIRE VALLEY?. ACQUIRED IN 1502 BY RENE DE COSSE, 1ST LORD OF BRISSAC, IT IS NOW THE RESIDENCE OF THE 13TH DUKE OF BRISSAC. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

VAL DE LOIRE - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CHATEAU DE SAUMUR : LOGO DU PATRIMOINE MONDIAL DE L'UNESCO, DANS LESQUELS LES CHATEAUX DE LA LOIRE SONT INSCRITS DEPUIS L'AN 2000. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE. MAINE ET LOIRE (49) BRISSAC CASTLE. AERIAL VIEW OF THE HIGHEST CHATEAU IN FRANCE, SURNAMED AS THE ?GIANT OF THE VAL DE LOIRE?, WITH ITS 48 M HEIGHT, 7 FLOORS AND 204 ROOMS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : GRAND STAIRCASE. RENAISSANCE STYLE, ITS SCULPTED CEILINGS ARE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE ITALIAN INFLUENCE IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : RECEPTION ROOM. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF BRISSAC : GOLDEN SALON. MANY WORKS SURMOUNT ITS MAGNIFICENT 17TH CENTURY CEILING WITH CARVED BEAMS AND PEDESTALS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : THE LIBRARY IS THE JEWEL OF THE CASTLE. IT CONTAINS 12,000 BOOKS, WHICH WERE CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORIC MONUMENT IN 2001. THE OLD BOOKS ARE CAREFULLY ALIGNED IN THE SHELVES. AMONG THEM, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DIDEROT AND ALEMBERT, THE DESCRIPTIONS OF EGYPT, THE ENGRAVINGS OF PIRANESI OR THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE FABLES DE LA FONTAINE, WITH THEIR MAGNIFICENT ENGRAVINGS EXECUTED BY JEAN-BAPTISTE OUDRY (IN THE FOREGROUND, ON THE BILLIARD TABLE). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Summer Activities

FRANCE. MAINE-ET-LOIRE (49) PARNAY. LE GITE DU TROGLO A PLUMES (GITES DE FRANCE) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Summer Activities

FRANCE. MAINE-ET-LOIRE (49) PARNAY. LE GITE DU TROGLO A PLUMES (GITES DE FRANCE) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. MAINE ET LOIRE (49) CHATEAU DE BRISSAC. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH-EAST, IN THE RISING SUN. AT 48 METRES HIGH, WITH 7 STOREYS AND 204 ROOMS, IT IS THE TALLEST CASTLE IN FRANCE AND WELL DESERVES ITS NICKNAME OF THE ?GIANT OF THE LOIRE VALLEY?. ACQUIRED IN 1502 BY RENE DE COSSE, 1ST LORD OF BRISSAC, IT IS NOW THE RESIDENCE OF THE 13TH DUKE OF BRISSAC. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SAUMUR : THE MONUMENT HOUSES A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF RELIGIOUS SCULPTURES. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SAUMUR : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE EAST AT RISING SUN. ALL AROUND, THE CITY OF SAUMUR. ON LEFT, THE VINEYARDS. ON FIRST BACKGROUND CENTER, THE CHURCH OF ST. PETER. ON SECOND BACKGROUND CENTER, THE CHURCH OF SAINT NICOLAS. ON RIGHT, THE LOIRE RIVER AND THE CESSARD BRIDGE. REBUILT BY RENE D'ANJOU (1409 - 1480) AND THE ONLY PRINCELY PALACE REMAINING IN FRANCE, IT APPEARS IN THE FAMOUS "VERY RICH HOURS OF THE DUKE OF BERRY" (FOLIO OF THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER THERE REPRESENTING THE HARVEST). Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. MAINE ET LOIRE (49) CHATEAU DE BRISSAC. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH-EAST, IN THE RISING SUN. AT 48 METRES HIGH, WITH 7 STOREYS AND 204 ROOMS, IT IS THE TALLEST CASTLE IN FRANCE AND WELL DESERVES ITS NICKNAME OF THE ?GIANT OF THE LOIRE VALLEY?. ACQUIRED IN 1502 BY RENE DE COSSE, 1ST LORD OF BRISSAC, IT IS NOW THE RESIDENCE OF THE 13TH DUKE OF BRISSAC. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - MAINE ET LOIRE (49) - CASTLE OF SERRANT : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE WEST, AT SUNSET. ON THE RIGHT, THE DOVECOTE AND THE ORANGERY. ON BACKGROUND, THE PARK, WITH AN AREA OF 32 HECTARES. LOCATED 5 KM FROM THE RIVER, IT IS THE WESTERNMOST OF THE CASTLES OF THE LOIRE. IT HAS AN EXTRA-ORDINARY FURNISHED SET, AMONG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN FRANCE. THE LIBRARY IS THE OTHER WEALTH OF THE CASTLE: 12000 WORKS, CLASSIFIED THEMSELVES AS A HISTORICAL MONUMENT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. MAINE ET LOIRE (49) CHATEAU DE BRISSAC. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH-EAST, IN THE RISING SUN. AT 48 METRES HIGH, WITH 7 STOREYS AND 204 ROOMS, IT IS THE TALLEST CASTLE IN FRANCE AND WELL DESERVES ITS NICKNAME OF THE ?GIANT OF THE LOIRE VALLEY?. ACQUIRED IN 1502 BY RENE DE COSSE, 1ST LORD OF BRISSAC, IT IS NOW THE RESIDENCE OF THE 13TH DUKE OF BRISSAC. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. MAINE ET LOIRE (49) CHATEAU DE BRISSAC. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH-EAST, IN THE RISING SUN. AT 48 METRES HIGH, WITH 7 STOREYS AND 204 ROOMS, IT IS THE TALLEST CASTLE IN FRANCE AND WELL DESERVES ITS NICKNAME OF THE ?GIANT OF THE LOIRE VALLEY?. ACQUIRED IN 1502 BY RENE DE COSSE, 1ST LORD OF BRISSAC, IT IS NOW THE RESIDENCE OF THE 13TH DUKE OF BRISSAC. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. MAINE ET LOIRE (49) SAUMUR CASTLE. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE EAST AT SUNRISE. REBUILT BY RENE D'ANJOU (1409 - 1480), IT IS THE ONLY REMAINING PRINCELY PALACE IN FRANCE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. MAINE ET LOIRE (49) SAUMUR CASTLE. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE EAST AT SUNRISE. REBUILT BY RENE D'ANJOU (1409 - 1480), IT IS THE ONLY REMAINING PRINCELY PALACE IN FRANCE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. MAINE ET LOIRE (49) SAUMUR CASTLE. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE EAST AT SUNRISE. REBUILT BY RENE D'ANJOU (1409 - 1480), IT IS THE ONLY REMAINING PRINCELY PALACE IN FRANCE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. LOIRE VALLEY. MAINE ET LOIRE (49) SAUMUR CASTLE. AERIAL VIEW FROM THE EAST AT SUNRISE. REBUILT BY RENE D'ANJOU (1409 - 1480), IT IS THE ONLY REMAINING PRINCELY PALACE IN FRANCE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE, MAINE ET LOIRE - 49 - ORIENTAL PARK OF MAULEVRIER. THESE RED BRIDGE AND PORTAL EVOKE A JAPANESE GARDEN (AERIAL VIEW) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

United States Senator Angus King, Jr. (Independent of Maine) speaks to United States Senator Ron Wyden (Democrat of Oregon) before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearings to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate office building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

United States Senator Angus King, Jr. (Independent of Maine) speaks to United States Senator Ron Wyden (Democrat of Oregon) before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearings to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate office building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

United States Senator Angus King, Jr. (Independent of Maine) questions witnesses during the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

United States Senator Angus King, Jr. (Independent of Maine) questions witnesses during the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing Examining Worldwide Threats

United States Senator Angus King, Jr. (Independent of Maine) questions witnesses during the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Clinton Signs First Presidential Orders

United States President Bill Clinton signs his first presidential orders in the President's Room of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Inauguration Day, Wednesday, January 20, 1993. Joining the President from left to right: US Senator Wendell Ford (Democrat of Kentucky), US Senate Minority Whip Alan Simpson (Republican of Wyoming), US Vice President Al Gore, US House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt (Democrat of Missouri), Speaker of the US House Tom Foley (Democrat of Washington), US Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell (Democrat of Maine) and US House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel (Republican of Illinois). Photo by Reuters via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Hearing on Federal Mineral Mining Regulations - Washington

United States Senator Angus King, Jr. (Independent of Maine) is seen during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on federal mineral mining rules, in Washington DC, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Hearing on Federal Mineral Mining Regulations - Washington

United States Senator Angus King, Jr. (Independent of Maine) is seen during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on federal mineral mining rules, in Washington DC, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senators Speak to Reporters in the US Capitol

United States Senator Susan Collins (Republican of Maine) speaks with reporters as she walks to the US Senate Chamber in the US Capitol for the first of many US Senate votes, in the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Earlier, she announced she would vote against the nomination of Kashyap “Kash” Patel for Director of the FBI. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senators Speak to Reporters in the US Capitol

United States Senator Susan Collins (Republican of Maine) speaks with reporters as she walks to the US Senate Chamber in the US Capitol for the first of many US Senate votes, in the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Earlier, she announced she would vote against the nomination of Kashyap “Kash” Patel for Director of the FBI. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senators Speak to Reporters in the US Capitol

United States Senator Susan Collins (Republican of Maine) speaks with reporters as she walks to the US Senate Chamber in the US Capitol for the first of many US Senate votes, in the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Earlier, she announced she would vote against the nomination of Kashyap “Kash” Patel for Director of the FBI. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Senators Speak to Reporters in the US Capitol

United States Senator Susan Collins (Republican of Maine) speaks with reporters as she walks to the US Senate Chamber in the US Capitol for the first of many US Senate votes, in the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Earlier, she announced she would vote against the nomination of Kashyap “Kash” Patel for Director of the FBI. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM