Sen. Collins, key vote on Supreme Court, praises Jackson
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins had words of praise for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson after meeting with her for more than an hour and a half at the Capitol on Tuesday, raising Democrats' hopes that she could be a GOP vote in favor of her confirmation. Collins, a moderate from Maine, said afterward that her discussion with the judge