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Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in 2023. Shortly after the U.S. House passed the Republican megabill, continuing tax breaks ...
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 ...
Senate passes "big, beautiful bill" after negotiations with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who secured benefits for Alaska including food assistance protections.
The pivotal yes vote came from Sen. Lisa Murkowski, whose support was secured following negotiated side deals for her home state Alaska ...
If instead of giving $117 billion to the richest 1 percent, that money had been evenly divided among all Americans, we'd each ...
Buried in the 940-page bill is a provision upping a deduction some can take for whale-hunting-related expenses to $50,000 from the current $10,000. It’s one of the more unusual breaks in the tax code ...
Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski tried to explain why she voted for the Republican megabill despite serious reservations. Her reasoning didn't make sense.
Roughly 6 in 10 Americans say they oppose the GOP domestic policy and budget bill that President Donald Trump recently signed ...
House Speaker Bryce Edgmon and Senate Majority Leader Cathy Giessel say the 'one big beautiful bill' approaching a Senate vote threatens Alaskans' way of life.
The Senate successfully passed the massive tax and spending bill on Tuesday, and now it's on to the House where Republicans still need to overcome hurdles within their own party.
Why? Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska was among a handful of Republicans who expressed concerns about the bill’s cuts to Medicaid and food assistance.
How Holdout Alaska Senator Shaped Trump’s Megabill Republican Lisa Murkowski helped secure aid for her home state, as Democrats see ‘polar payoff’ By Natalie Andrews , Liz Essley Whyte ...