Politics & Government

Susan Collins Tests Positive For COVID-19: Reports

The U.S. senator from Maine tested positive Thursday just minutes after voting to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, leaves the chamber as the Senate votes to advance Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination for the Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, leaves the chamber as the Senate votes to advance Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination for the Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has tested positive for COVID-19, according to multiple reports, citing the Maine Republican's office.

Collins tested positive just hours after voting to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, Business Insider reported.

Collins was one of only a few lawmakers wearing a mask during the vote.

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"Senator Collins has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently experiencing mild symptoms," her Senate office announced in a release. "The Senator will isolate and work remotely in accordance with CDC guidelines."

Collins is one of several lawmakers and federal officials that have tested positive for COVID-19 recently. Among them was Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi, 82, was asymptomatic Thursday morning, her spokesman Drew Hammill tweeted Thursday. She tested negative earlier this week.

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Others who have tested positive recently include Attorney General Merrick Garland, Commerce Treasury Gina Raimondo and Jamal Simmons, the communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Other House Democrats have announced positive diagnoses, including Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of California and Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, according to U.S. News and World Report.

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