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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 · Sep 12, 2023

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 · Sep 11, 2023

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 · Aug 16, 2023

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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.

WEKU · Aug 16, 2023

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 · Aug 7, 2023

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 · Aug 6, 2023

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 · Aug 2, 2023

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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 · Aug 2, 2023

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 · Apr 26, 2023

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 · Apr 13, 2023

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

The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023

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.

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2023

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.

Roll Call · Mar 24, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

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Salon · Mar 16, 2023

The Willow project explained

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

Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023

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 · Mar 14, 2023

Joe Biden approves huge Willow oil project in Alaska

Climate activists say Biden putting climate legacy at risk

Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2023

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.

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The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023

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 · Mar 13, 2023

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 · Mar 9, 2023

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 · Mar 2, 2023

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.

WEKU · Feb 22, 2023

Fixing the health care worker shortage may be something Congress can agree on

The U.S. faces a shortfall of about 450,000 nurses and 120,000 doctors in the coming years. The Senate's top health committee, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, is considering bipartisan solutions.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

Senators say health worker shortages ripe for bipartisan compromise

Senators are eying the growing shortage of health care workers in the United States as one of the few problems where there is room for bipartisan solutions, even in a deeply divided Congress gearing up for a presidential election cycle.

Salon · Feb 21, 2023

Bipartisan solutions arise for health

A shortage of healthcare workers has led to calls for a bipartisan solution despite a divided Congress

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