DOJ, Congress and Lisa Murkowski
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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.
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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.
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.
"If the Federal Reserve loses its independence, the stability of our markets and the broader economy will suffer," warned Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).
Sen. Murkowski, for the second time this week, went against the GOP in a bold statement, calling out DHS for icing out Minnesota law enforcement.
President Donald Trump lashed out at Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and four other Republican senators on Thursday, blasting what he called their "stupidity" and saying they should not be reelected after they helped advance a resolution that would constrain his power to use additional military force in Venezuela without congressional approval.
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.
Alaska's senior senator spoke to the Northern Journal about some of the major congressional debates from the past year.
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.”
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.
Five Republicans voted with Democrats to advance the resolution, with Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Susan Collins, R-Maine, Todd Young, R-Ind., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., crossing the aisle. The legislation would require Trump to gain approval from Congress before conducting any strikes on Venezuela.