President Donald Trump this week rolled back select tariffs on Canada, marking a strategic decision that could boost incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in a tight midterm election race just days before Maine’s voters head to the polls.

Collins, embroiled in a fiercely competitive battle against Democrat Troy Jackson, has long pressed Trump for release from the tariffs, as her opponent seeks to tie her to what he has described as disastrous economic policies for Maine.

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