Sen. Susan Collins vowed on Thursday to fight cutbacks to National Institutes of Health research grants, saying she will personally lobby the Trump administration and is helping to form a broad coalition in an attempt to reverse the funding caps.

The first group of challengers to Susan Collins’ Senate seat in 2026 have been announced. The first is Natasha Alcala, a Democrat from Madawaska. According to the Sun Journal, Alcala is running to help Maine get more infrastructure funding from the government,

The field in the race for Sen. Susan Collins' seat in the U.S. Senate continues to grow in what is expected to be a closely watched race across the country.