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Posted by Ben Smith on August 29, 2025 16 Comments
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, long a thorn in the side of President Trump and his America First agenda, could finally be facing the kind of primary challenge conservatives have been waiting for. According to FOX News, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is preparing to take her on in 2028.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 23, 2020 41 Comments
The Senate's squishy middle contingent is shrinking. Rapidly. Cocaine Mitch got to Sen. Romney who committed to considering a SCOTUS nominee and now Sen. Murkowski, who said last week that she wanted to stick to the "2016 precedent" has changed her tune, saying she "won't rule out" voting to confirm a Trump nominee to the SCOTUS before November's election.

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 31, 2020 36 Comments
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) decided not to vote for additional witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial. She lashed out at the House Democrats over the articles of impeachment and even took a swipe at sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-MA) question to Chief Justice John Roberts.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 28, 2018 213 Comments
Jeff Flake is getting the blame for the further delay in the Senate confirmation floor vote for Brett Kavanaugh. After announcing he would vote in favor of Kavanaugh at the Judiciary Committee, without any conditions, Flake was pulled aside in the Senate hearing anteroom and aggressively lobbied by Democrats. It was an unusual scene, with Chuck Grassley and other Republican Senators waiting for Flake to emerge so that a vote could be taken.

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 25, 2017 16 Comments
Sens. Billy Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) hope to pass their Obamacare "repeal and replace" bill by the end of the month, but have encountered opposition from a few in their own party. Sens. John McCain (AZ) and Rand Paul (KY) have already said no while Sens. Susan Collins (ME) and Lisa Murkowski (AK) remain on the fence. Even Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has said "that he's not yet on board with the legislation." This has led to a few changes to the bill, which includes boosts for Arizona, Alaska, Kentucky, and Maine as a way to entice these senators to vote yes.

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 14, 2017 7 Comments
I came across this CNN article that Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder faced many hurdles before his Thursday confirmation hearing because four GOP senators decided to withhold their support. The fast food executive will face the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Thursday. These anonymous sources pointed their fingers at Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK), Sen. Susan Collins (ME), Sem Johnny Isakson (GA), and Sen. Tim Scott (SC). Reading through the article, I saw that CNN only cited Sen. Collins. So I decided to actually do some journalism and reach out to the offices for confirmation on the material provided by the sources.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2010 13 Comments

She's "going rogue."  She's broken Mitch McConnell's "iron grip" on his caucus.  In the lame duck, she was Obama's best friend.She was permitted to keep her committee assignments and seniority when she lost the Republican primary and ran in the general election as an independent,...

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