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Murkowski becomes first GOP senator against Hegseth

Confirmation a murky prospect for Pete Hegseth as Senate forges ahead with defense secretary nom

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski announced that she would not back President Donald Trump’s controversial Pentagon nominee, and Maine Senator Susan Collins has also voiced her disapproval.

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Murkowski says she will vote against Hegseth, making her 1st GOP senator to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick

Lisa Murkowski said Thursday she will vote against Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, who is facing a barrage of accusations about his personal conduct, making the Alaska Republican the first in her party to oppose one of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks.

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GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski First Republican to Buck Trump Cabinet Pick

The Alaska Republican plans to vote against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense.

a presidential descendant supports a compromise

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Denali: Why is Donald Trump renaming cherished Alaska peak ‘Mount McKinley’?

The 47th president is wading back into a century-long dispute over the name we give to North America’s tallest mountain

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After Trump orders Denali renamed to Mount McKinley, a presidential descendant supports a compromise

Trump's decision is being met with resistance, as many Alaska lawmakers, including its two Republican Senators, have voiced opposition to the change.

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Stark County Republican officials approve of Trump renaming Denali as Mount McKinley

Stark County GOP officials enthusiastically back President Donald Trump changing the name of North America's tallest mountain back to Mount McKinley.

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Dunleavy praises Trump orders calling for more drilling, logging and mining in Alaska

Dunleavy offered no opinion on Trump's decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley, saying he wanted to speak with the president before sharing his own view.

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Oil industry unlikely to rush to Alaska despite Trump's call to drill

U.S. oil and gas companies are unlikely to expand development in Alaska and the Arctic following President Donald Trump's executive order enabling them to do so, company officials and industry representatives told Reuters,

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Trump targets Alaska's oil and other resources as environmentalists gear up for a fight

President Donald Trump's aim to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska is being cheered by state political leaders who see new fossil fuel development as critical to Alaska's economic future and criticized by environmental groups that worry about a warming climate.

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GOP Sen Who Backed Biden Nominees Becomes First Republican To Oppose Pete Hegseth

Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski — who broke with her party on numerous occasions to support former President Joe Biden’s ...

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GOP senator to Trump: Alaska ‘offers all of Greenland’s benefits’

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) made the case on Wednesday that his home state offers the same strategic advantages as Greenland ...

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Trump’s blizzard of orders gets pushback, questions from GOP lawmakers

President Donald Trump’s blizzard of executive orders during the first few days of his presidency has sent Republican ...

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Alaska lawmakers gavel in, talk priorities on smooth first day of session

The first day always involves more pomp and circumstance than legislating, and this time was no exception — but senators ...

GOP states, oil lobbying group sue White House over offshore drilling restrictions

The primary lobbying group representing the fossil fuel industry joined five Republican attorneys general Friday in a lawsuit challenging restrictions on offshore drilling announced in the waning ...

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Republicans need big offsets for tax cuts. Drilling may not deliver.

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans say "drill, baby, drill" will help foot the bill for their expansive ...

Not All Republicans Are Happy With Donald Trump's Executive Orders

The President's order to rename Denali, North America's highest peak, back to Mount McKinley does not agree with Alaska senator.

Trump issues orders aiming to drill in contentious Alaska areas, revisit Biden climate rules

President Trump late Monday issued a pair of executive orders that seek to bolster oil and gas drilling — including in ...

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