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Carveouts for Alaska and tax breaks for whalers: How Lisa Murkowski got to yes on Trump’s agenda bill
The fate of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda was in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s hands — and she used that leverage ...
GOP Sen. Murkowski cast crucial vote for Trump's megabill after getting key carveout
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s vote for Trump’s megabill gave Republicans the 50 votes they needed for Vice President JD Vance ...
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Lisa Murkowski Holds the Big Beautiful Bill in Her Hands
Attention then shifted to Maine’s Susan Collins and Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, the closest things the Senate still has to ...
Despite Lisa Murkowski’s Deals, Alaskans Will Suffer Under Trump’s Tax Bill
The GOP senator knew the legislation would hurt her constituents and had a chance to tank the whole thing, but she voted to ...
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Senate Passes Trump Budget After Buying Lisa Murkowski’s Vote
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski’s last-minute “yes” vote proved pivotal for forcing Donald Trump’s budget through.
‘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 ...
Trump, Johnson rush to get House GOP holdouts to back tax bill
Fiscal hawks have concerns over the legislation’s ballooning price, and some moderate conservatives are uneasy about steeper ...
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Senate Republicans Sneak Wild Rule Into Budget to Win Over Murkowski
Republicans are trying to woo Senator Lisa Murkowski by hiding a carve-out for Alaska in the most bizarre way possible.