Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project
SEATTLE | A group of Democratic senators and one Republican, as well as two Democratic House committees, sent letters Monday to the National Science Foundation asking it to reverse course on its plan to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network, with House lawmakers going further and accusing the agency of acting illegally. The Ocean Observatories […]
Senate OKs $70B immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban Trump’s settlement fund
WASHINGTON | The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill. Senators voted 52-47 to pass the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for […]
Republicans’ recent stumbles in Congress highlight the difficult road ahead for their agenda
WASHINGTON | A roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term was supposed to be an easy lift for Republicans. But progress stalled over concerns about the inclusion of White House ballroom security funding in the package and the creation of a $1.8 billion fund to finance […]
Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy, after primary loss, flips to support
WASHINGTON | The Senate advanced legislation Tuesday that seeks to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war, as a growing number of Republicans defied the president’s direction on a conflict that has spanned well over two months. Since Trump ordered the attack on Iran at the end of February, Democrats have forced […]