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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 ...
Lisa Murkowski’s megabill vote was everything people dislike about politicians
When the Republican-controlled Senate passed the disastrous megabill on Tuesday, the deciding vote came from Sen. Lisa ...
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Lisa Murkowski Gives Infuriating Defense of Vote for Trump Budget
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska on Tuesday supplied the deciding vote for Senate Republicans to pass Trump’s ...
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Lisa Murkowski Holds the Big Beautiful Bill in Her Hands
Attention then shifted to Maine’s Susan Collins and Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, the closest things the Senate still has to ...
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Lisa Murkowski’s Strategy on Trump Budget Bill Is Already Backfiring
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska on Tuesday supplied the deciding vote for Senate Republicans to pass Trump’s ...
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Senate Passes Trump Budget After Buying Lisa Murkowski’s Vote
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski’s last-minute “yes” vote proved pivotal for forcing Donald Trump’s budget through.
GOP leaders looking to expand enhanced Medicaid matching rate to woo Murkowski
Senate Republican leaders are discussing a proposal to expand an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) ...
“Special treatment”: How Republicans bought Lisa Murkowski’s vote
Currently, states and the federal government split the cost of administering SNAP, and the federal government covers the ...
Despite Lisa Murkowski’s Deals, Alaskans Will Suffer Under Trump’s Tax Bill
The GOP senator knew the legislation would hurt her constituents and had a chance to tank the whole thing, but she voted to ...
Murkowski, Sullivan sought to insulate Alaska from the harshest impacts of the budget reconciliation bill. Will it be enough?
As congressional Republicans passed a bill that will add new red tape to federal safety net programs, a statewide audit has found that Alaska's Department of Health is routinely failing to abide by ...
You Can't Look Away From Lisa Murkowski's 'Creepy' Death Stare At NBC Reporter
The Republican senator locked eyes with NBC News' Ryan Nobles for quite a long time when questioned about her yes vote on the ...