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Carveouts for Alaska and tax breaks for whalers: How Lisa Murkowski got to yes on Trump’s agenda bill
The fate of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda was in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s hands — and she used that leverage ...
Did Sen. Murkowski freeze Anthony D'Esposito's Labor Department nomination?
While D'Esposito is expected to get back on the federal payroll as a Department of Labor official, he may want his House seat ...
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Lisa Murkowski Admits Trump’s Budget Is Terrible After Voting for It
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska on Tuesday supplied the deciding vote for Senate Republicans to pass Trump’s ...
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RFK Jr. Gets Terrible News in Court on Plan to Upend Health Department
The Trump administration has just suffered a major setback in its extreme plans for the Department of Health and Human ...
Five takeaways as Senate ships Trump’s megabill to House
Senate Republicans endured a 26-hour slog before finally passing President Trump’s ambitious tax and spending package early Tuesday afternoon, putting it one giant step closer to reaching the ...
GOP Sen. Murkowski cast crucial vote for Trump's megabill after getting key carveout
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s vote for Trump’s megabill gave Republicans the 50 votes they needed for Vice President JD Vance ...