Trump, Murkowski and Congress

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.
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.
'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: Trump’s mass firings ‘do more harm than good’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) argued that while she agrees with President Trump’s administration goal to downsize the federal government, the current mass firings of workers across several
Republican Sen. Murkowski raises concerns about Trump firings
Lawmakers are raising concerns about the Trump administration's growing federal layoffs. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska discusses its impact on her constituents and CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
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Murkowski is one of two GOP holdouts as Senate confirms Trump loyalist Kash Patel to lead FBI
Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Thursday voted against confirming Kash Patel as President Donald Trump’s pick for FBI ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she intends to vote for RFK Jr. as U.S. health secretary
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Wednesday said she intends to vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the federal ...
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GOP’s Murkowski Rips Trump’s Downsizing Of Government: ‘More Harm Than Good’
Moderate Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has come out in opposition to President Donald Trump’s efforts to ...
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‘In Alaska, It’s Denali’: Murkowski pushes bill to rename mountain, again
The battle over what to call North America’s highest peak has entered the U.S. Senate as Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) ...
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'In Alaska, It's Denali,' Says Murkowski Introducing Legislation To Preserve The Mountain's Name
Senator Lisa Murkowski has introduced a bill to formally change the name of North America's highest peak back to Denali ...
Senate confirms Trump loyalist Kash Patel as FBI director despite deep Democratic doubts
Democrats had complained about Patel's lack of management experience and highlighted incendiary past statements that they ...
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Alaska senator signals concern on potential loss of 100+ federal Alaska jobs to Trump reductions
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski made it clear Friday how concerned she is about the number of federal employees being laid off by ...