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Trump, Murkowski and Congress

CBS News on MSN · 9h

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.

'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

The Associated Press on MSN · 6h

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.

Newsweek on MSN · 6h

Kash Patel's Confirmation Tightens Trump's Control of Government

The Senate voted to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director on Thursday, tightening President Donald Trump 's control of the federal government.

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

Lisa Murkowski said nobody would get disconnected for asking tough questions during her virtual town hall Wednesday — and ...

Latin Times on MSN4h

Full List of Republicans Who Broke From Trump to Vote Against Kash Patel

The only Republicans to break ranks and vote against Patel were Alaska's Lisa Murkowski and Maine's Susan Collins. Every ...

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Murkowski encourages tribes to stand their ground with the Trump administration

At the National Congress of American Indians winter summit in Washington D.C., Sen. Lisa Murkowski acknowledged that it's a ...

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How each senator voted on the Kash Patel nomination

The US Senate on Thursday voted to approve Kash Patel as FBI director in a mostly party-line vote, clearing the way for one ...

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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.

Fairbanks KTVF on MSN9h

‘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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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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