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Murkowski got to yes on $3.3T megabill thanks to spending for Alaska
Senate passes "big, beautiful bill" after negotiations with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who secured benefits for Alaska including ...
Senate passes GOP megabill after Alaska side deal
The pivotal yes vote came from Sen. Lisa Murkowski, whose support was secured following negotiated side deals for her home ...
‘Agonizing': How Alaska’s pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump’s bill
Around 12 hours later, after she had convinced Senate leaders to change the bill to benefit her state and voted for the ...
Alaska Republican senator stares down reporter after casting yes vote on Trump's tax bill
Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski stared down a reporter in a tense exchange that quickly went viral on social media, ...
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Sullivan, Murkowski vote to pass Senate Republicans’ budget bill, with big health care cuts looming
The final vote was 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaker. The bill is expected to increase the national ...
Gallego to headline Alaska Democrats’ town hall, ramping up 2028 speculation
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is headlining an emergency virtual town hall hosted by the Alaska Democratic Party on Wednesday, ...
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Here’s What The Senate Changed In The Big Beautiful Bill
The Senate passed President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” on Tuesday morning, but only after senators spent hours ...
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Murkowski helps win Senate passage of Republican megabill
The senator voted yes after overnight negotiations to add more Alaska benefits to the bill. The legislation passed 51-50 and ...
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Sullivan attacks Democrats after efforts to boost Alaska Medicaid funding are found to violate Senate rules
Alaska-specific provisions in the reconciliation bill remained in play as the GOP attempts to gain support from Sen. Lisa ...
How Holdout Alaska Senator Shaped Trump’s Megabill
Republican Lisa Murkowski helped secure aid for her home state, as Democrats see a “polar payoff.” ...
Senate GOP removes tax on solar and wind energy but dismantles climate law passed by Democrats
The sprawling Republican budget bill approved by the Senate Tuesday removes a proposed tax on solar and wind energy projects ...