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Alaska man threatened to skin US senator and wear her ‘like clothes’, police say

Arthur Charles Graham is accused of sending graphic email saying he would ‘hunt down’ the senator

The Independent UK

The Feinstein they knew: Women of the Senate remember a fighter and friend

In tributes to Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death, her female colleagues talked about her indomitable, fierce intelligence and how she had paved the way for so many women

The Independent UK

Mitt Romney roasted for bizarre way he eats salmon

‘He didn’t especially like salmon, but found that if he put it on a hamburger bun and smothered it in ketchup, it made for a serviceable meal’

The Independent UK

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GOP senator Lisa Murkowski criticises her party’s move to impeach Joe Biden

The Alaska Republican who voted to convict Donald Trump said that the inquiry distracts from the appropriations process

The Independent UK

McCarthy juggles government shutdown and Biden impeachment inquiry as House returns to messy fall

Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a political standoff when the House resumes this week

The Independent UK

Up First briefing: Trump's GOP support; ICE detention conditions; Senate selfie quest

Why Trump's fourth indictment still won't change Republican voters' minds. A report alleges "barbaric" conditions in ICE detention facilities. Senate interns took selfies with all 100 senators.

WEKU

These interns took selfies with all 100 senators. Here's what they discovered

Interns in Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski's office doggedly tracked down all 100 senators, and took a selfie with them. Here's how they described some of those encounters.

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US deployed warships after China, Russia naval patrol near Alaska: WSJ

The US dispatched four destroyers after 11 Russian and Chinese ships went close to Alaska state, according a WSJ report.

Al Jazeera

US dispatches warships after China and Russia send naval patrol near Alaska

Combined naval patrol appeared to be largest such flotilla to approach US territory and ‘highly provocative’, expert says

The Guardian - US

Republican senator who voted for Trump’s impeachment says he ‘played a key role in instigating the riot’

Lisa Murkowski is one of the only Republicans to survive re-election after voting to convict Trump

The Independent UK

Big shoes filled as Senate appropriators spread earmarks wealth - Roll Call

The retirement of several titans of congressional appropriating hasn't slowed down the Senate's appetite for earmarks.

Roll Call

Push for Supreme Court ethics code gets bipartisan boost - Roll Call

A pair of senators announced bipartisan legislation Wednesday to require the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code within a year.

Roll Call

In Kyiv visit, Sen. Murkowski calls for bipartisan backing of Ukraine

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, traveling to Kyiv, Ukraine, with other senators to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, called for united support of the Ukrainian war effort.

Tribune News Service

Mitt Romney: Trump is unfit for office but New York charges are political

The former presidential nominee was also the only Republican to vote to convict the ex-president in both impeachment trials

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2022 vote studies: Division hit new high in Senate, fell in House

WASHINGTON — It seems counterintuitive in a time of intense partisanship and narrowly divided government, but the share of House votes where majorities in the two parties lined up on opposite sides from each other was lower last year than has been in more than a decade.

Roll Call

2022 Vote Studies: Division hit new high in Senate, fell in House - Roll Call

Only one Democrat voted with the party less than 90 percent of the time on votes where the parties were split last year, CQ Roll Call found.

The Independent UK

Haaland criticized over ‘difficult’ choice on Willow project

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is facing criticism from political allies after the Biden administration approved a contentious oil drilling project in Alaska

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The Willow project explained

The venture is supposed to secure energy independence and Alaskan prosperity. It probably won’t do either

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Minnesota lawmakers pushing ranked-choice voting for all state, federal races

MINNEAPOLIS — Nearly 15 years ago, Minneapolis became the first Minnesota city to switch to ranked-choice voting, acting as a laboratory for a new system that supporters argued would tamp down the sharp division that ails politics.

The Independent UK

Joe Biden approves huge Willow oil project in Alaska

Climate activists say Biden putting climate legacy at risk

Tribune News Service

Alaska oil project approved as protection sought for other areas

WASHINGTON — The Interior Department on Monday approved the operation of a massive oil and gas facility on Alaska’s North Slope, a ConocoPhillips project called Willow supported by the state’s congressional delegation but opposed by environmental groups.

The Independent UK

Alaska's Willow oil project is controversial. Here's why.

Supporters say a major oil project President Joe Biden is OK'ing on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities while environmentalists say it runs counter to his climate goals

Roll Call

Alaska oil project approved as protection sought for other areas - Roll Call

A massive oil and gas facility in was approved by the Biden administration, which also proposed new drilling limits elsewhere in Alaska.

Tribune News Service

Manchin faces 2024 choice crucial to Democratic friends and foes alike

WASHINGTON — Democrat Joe Manchin insists he’ll win if he runs for reelection. That “if” is one of the biggest uncertainties in U.S. politics, one that could determine Senate control and the role of centrists in an increasingly polarized country.

Tribune News Service

Murkowski testifies for Equal Rights Amendment bill, against criticism by fellow GOP senators

WASHINGTON — Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski testified in support of the Equal Rights Amendment at a Senate hearing this week, opposite a fellow GOP senator who opposes it.

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