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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) endorsed her seatmate, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), in a bold departure from her previous close relationship and past cross-party endorsements of former Democratic Alaska Rep.
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski on Monday threw her support behind fellow Republican Thom Tillis' plan to block President Donald Trump's Fed nominees after the Justice Department over the weekend threatened to indict Fed chairman Jerome Powell.
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Republican lawmakers speak out against the Justice Department's Federal Reserve investigation
Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the investigation is "nothing more than an attempt at coercion," while House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill warned it would create "an unnecessary distraction.
"If the Federal Reserve loses its independence, the stability of our markets and the broader economy will suffer," warned Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).
Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska quickly answered the question Monday of whether any Republicans would push back on the Justice Department's criminal probe of Fed Chair Jay Powell.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the Trump administration is engaged in “pretty aggressive rhetoric” about possibly seizing Greenland, which she says would be a “colossal mistake.”
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is calling for local officials in Minnesota to be involved in the investigation of the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old mother of three by an Immigration and Customs
Senator Lisa Murkowski on Monday threw her support behind fellow Republican Thom Tillis' plan to block President Donald Trump's Fed nominees after the Justice Department over the weekend threatened to indict Fed chairman Jerome Powell.
While Alaska's senior U.S. senator sounded doubtful, Sen. Sullivan and Rep. Begich emphasized the mission's precision and success.
Alaska, voted with Democrats to end “hostilities” with Venezuela Thursday morning Alaska time after publicly scrutinizing whether actions in Venezuela were legal.