Tag: Sen. Lisa Murkowski

Murkowski Defeats Tshibaka in Alaska’s Ranked-Choice Senate Race

Incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski was declared the winner over Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka as Alaska’s lengthy and complex ranked-choice election process reached an unofficial conclusion on Nov. 23. Murkowski, one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, overcame a post-Election Day deficit to defeat Tshibaka, who was endorsed by…


Murkowski Takes Lead Over Tshibaka in Alaska Senate Race

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, has claimed a slim lead over Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka, according to the updated results from the Alaska Division of Elections. On the morning of Nov. 18, with 95 percent of the ballots counted, Tshibaka was ahead…


Tshibaka, Murkowski Advance to Final Round of Ranked-Choice Tabulation in Alaska

Ten days after Election Day, Alaska voters know that the U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in their state will remain in Republican hands, yet it remains unclear whether that person will be incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski or challenger Kelly Tshibaka. With 95 percent of the ballots counted, Tshibaka held a slim lead with 104,898…


Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin Officially Endorses GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s Campaign

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday crossed party lines and officially announced that he is endorsing Republican colleague Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in her bid for reelection for the state’s Senate seat. Manchin (D-W.Va.) said back in April that he would endorse his GOP Senate colleague—who often breaks from her party on key issues and votes with Democrats—”in…


Senate GOP Campaign Chief Says He Will Help Alaska’s Murkowski in Reelection Efforts Against Trump-Endorsed Challenger

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the chairman of the Senate GOP campaign arm, said on Sunday that he will support Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in her reelection efforts, despite former President Donald Trump endorsing her challenger Kelly Tshibaka in the 2022 Alaska Senate race. Speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press with host Chuck Todd, Scott said the committee is backing all incumbent senators. “You…


Trump Endorses Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s Challenger, Kelly Tshibaka

Former President Donald Trump on Friday officially endorsed Alaska’s former commissioner of administration, Kelly Tshibaka, for the Senate in the 2022 primary opposing incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). “Lisa Murkowski is bad for Alaska. Her vote to confirm Biden’s Interior Secretary was a vote to kill long sought for, and approved ANWR, and Alaska jobs,” Trump…


Moderate Democrat and GOP Senators Call for Bipartisanship to Reauthorize the Voting Rights Act

Moderate Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who often work together on legislative issues, are appealing to congressional leaders to reauthorize a version of the Voting Rights Act that is most likely to get bipartisan support.


Republican Senators Critical of Biden’s Lack of Bipartisanship After Wednesday’s Address

Moderate Republicans, many of whom have met with President Joe Biden to negotiate the administration’s pandemic relief bill, came away from the president’s address to the joint session of Congress doubtful about his calls for bipartisanship and unity. After the first 100 days, many of those GOP lawmakers who were hopeful about Biden’s desire to…


Sen. Murkowski Breaks From GOP to Vote for Biden’s Associate Attorney General Nominee

One Republican joined the 50 Democrats to vote in favor of President Joe Biden’s associate attorney general nominee, Vanita Gupta, confirming her nomination with a 51-49 vote. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said from the Senate floor on Wednesday that she had an “extensive” conversation with Gupta, and that she was impressed by her professional credentials and…


Sen. Rick Scott to Meet With Trump at Mar-a-Lago Amid Growing Tensions With GOP

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the new chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), is set to meet with former President Donald Trump at his private club in Palm Beach, Florida this week amid growing tensions between the GOP’s political committees. Scott, a former two-term Florida governor, was an early endorser for Trump’s bid for president in 2015…