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The fate of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda was in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s hands — and she used that leverage to force a series of changes that will deliver more federal dollars to her ...
Shouting matches, walkouts and bitter fiscal fights have led to a series of legislative meltdowns, with big spending clashes ...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) could have chosen to shrink the bill’s debt-ceiling increase to sway Rand Paul (R. Ky.), or adjust the Medicaid provisions to woo Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C ...
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AlterNet on MSN'Retaliation is real': Why senators who stood up to Trump caved to his 'needlessly cruel agenda'When the U.S. Senate voted on President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" — which he signed into law over the 4th of July ...
The president's spending bill came down to the wire with three Republican senators ultimately choosing not to support his ...
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Raw Story on MSN'Swamp politics': Murkowski called out by ex-RNC spokesperson for bill betrayalSen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is being bashed for "swamp-style politics" after voting in support of President Donald Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill." The Senate was split 50-50 on the measure, ...
“I held my head up and made sure that the people of Alaska are not forgotten in this, but I think that there is more that needs to be done, and I'm not done,” Murkowski told reporters immediately ...
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The Alaska Republican cast an indefensible vote in favor of the GOP’s megabill. After the House approved the same package, her vote now looks even worse.
The president’s marquee policy legislation is best known for slashing taxes and cutting social safety net programs. But the ...
It looks like Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is getting exactly what she voted for, even though it’s not what she wanted. Murkowski was the crucial vote Tuesday in passing Donald Trump’s “big ... t ...
Republicans fall into line again and bring Trump’s agenda closer to reality - NEWS ANALYSIS: The odds of a ‘John McCain moment’ look much dimmer after Murkowski approved Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ ...
When President Donald Trump signs his so-called big, beautiful bill into law Friday, much of the focus will be on its big-ticket items — tax cuts, slashes to Medicaid and food stamp spending and ...
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