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Trump, Murkowski and Congress

Murkowski urges Congress to "stand up" to Trump if he withholds funding

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska on Wednesday urged her colleagues in Congress to reassert their constitutional authority and stand up to President Trump if he withholds funding approved by lawmakers through his mass firings of federal workers or severe cuts to federal agencies.

Alaska Public Media · 1h

Murkowski calls on fellow Republicans to stand up to Trump

Sen. Lisa Murkowski criticized President Trump Wednesday night for dismissing thousands of federal employees and she said Congress needs to call him out when he violates his constitutional limits.

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'We have to stand up': Murkowski calls on Congress to resist mass firings by Trump administration

In a telephonic town hall Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said that the recent mass firing of probationary federal employees violated the law and lacked "respect and dignity" toward the workers who have lost their jobs,

Murkowski 1 of 2 GOP holdouts

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Senate confirms Trump loyalist Kash Patel as FBI director despite deep Democratic doubts

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, moving to place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his qualifications and concerns he will do President Trump’s bidding and go after the president’s adversaries.

Alaska Dispatch News · 6h

Murkowski one of two GOP holdouts as Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed to lead FBI

Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Thursday voted against confirming Kash Patel as President Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director. Patel was confirmed by the Republican-majority Senate in a 51-49 vote. Murkowski and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine were the only GOP members to oppose Patel’s confirmation.

Alaska Public Media · 3h

Kash Patel confirmed as FBI lead, despite Murkowski’s no vote

The senator has voted for all but two of Trump’s nominees. She says she has to find a way to work with the administration to press Alaska’s concerns.

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‘Working around the clock’: Murkowski addresses concerns on cuts to federal workforce in public town hall

More of Alaska’s congressional delegation is reaching out to constituents to learn about the impacts that recent federal ...

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Murkowski takes tough questions at virtual town hall, but doesn’t connect with all constituents

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said nobody would get disconnected for asking tough questions during her virtual town hall Wednesday — and there were plenty about her role in the Trump administration’s ...

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Bucking Trump order, GOP Sens. Murkowski and Sullivan push to change Mount McKinley's name back to Denali

GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan of Alaska push proposal to rename Mount McKinley, Denali, after President Donald ...

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Murkowski introduces bill to keep Denali as the name of North America’s tallest peak

The legislation comes after President Donald Trump ordered last month for the name to be changed back to Mount McKinley.

Senate Republican warns that Trump’s downsizing of federal workforce will do ‘more harm than good’

Sen. Lisa Murkowski sounded the alarm over President Trump’s efforts to downsize the federal workforce, particularly over the ...

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski: "It's Denali"; Co-sponsors Legislation to Formally Recognize Its Native Name

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski introduced legislation today to officially recognize North America’s highest peak as Denali, the ...

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Republican senator proposes reverting the name of US' tallest mountain back to Denali

Senator Murkowski claimed that her bill was not a "political issue" because Alaskans from "every walk of life" have been ...

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