Lisa Murkowski

States try to tackle 'secret money' in politics

2013-05-02 19:30:00

WASHINGTON — Early last month, state lawyers and election officials around the country dialed into a conference call to talk about how to deal with the flood of secret money that played an unprecedented role in the 2012 election. The discussion,...

Sarah Palin for Senate? Some tea party activists want her to run

2013-04-30 18:32:00

SEATTLE — Sarah Palin’s last elective position in Alaska�ended early when in 2009 she abandoned the governorship midway through her first term. But tea party activists appear eager for a comeback, urging supporters to contribute money toward...

Proposed gun amendment faces uphill battle in Senate

2013-04-15 20:30:00

WASHINGTON — A single conversation on the Senate floor Monday illustrated the challenges senators face in pushing a bipartisan measure to extend background checks to most gun sales. Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), the chief author of the proposal,...

Senate showdown set on gun control

2013-04-16 20:15:00

WASHINGTON — After four months of debate and maneuvering, the Senate headed for a showdown over gun control — a series of back-to-back votes on rival plans Wednesday afternoon that could end in the collapse of the entire effort. The...

Background checks measure faces defeat, sponsor says

2013-04-17 05:35:00

WASHINGTON -- The lead author of a compromise plan to expand background checks, seen as the centerpiece of larger gun legislation before the Senate, all but conceded Wednesday that there won't be the votes needed to adopt it. During an appearance on...

Gun-control plan several votes short in Senate

2013-04-16 15:03:00

WASHINGTON -- A Senate plan to expand the background-check requirement for gun purchases faced a narrowing path to success Tuesday, as advocates for stricter laws sought to scrape together the last few votes they need from among a dwindling number of...

Sally Jewell, nominee for Interior, approved in Senate committee

2013-03-21 11:13:00

WASHINGTON -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Obama’s pick to lead the Interior Department, REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration. At a time when...

Senate filibustering amounts to contempt of the courts

2013-03-22 00:00:00

The Senate's habit of filibustering judicial nominees must end. Both Republicans and Democrats are to blame. Nearly two and a half years after she was first nominated, a candidate for a seat on a federal appeals court in Washington has been denied an...

Politics and energy policy

2013-02-18 12:07:00

Quick: Name one thing mainstream Republicans and Democrats agree on when it comes to energy policy. Other than that both sides would like it to be cheaper, you're probably drawing a blank. That's why there was something a little quixotic in President...

New traditions take hold for State of the Union address

2013-02-12 18:09:00

WASHINGTON -- Some new traditions have taken hold amid the familiar rituals of a State of the Union address, and they seem to have a common goal: drawing some of the spotlight away from the president and to his audience. The newest push on the part of...

Obama names REI chief to lead the Interior Department

2013-02-06 12:55:00

WASHINGTON – President Obama on Wednesday nominated Sally Jewell, a former oil engineer and banker and current chief executive of a national outdoor retailer, to lead the Interior Department, making an unorthodox pick for his first woman nominee...

The challenging math of passing immigration reform

2013-01-28 10:54:00

WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) have unveiled a bipartisan disclosure bill.

2013-05-02 19:25:00

Alaska 's Governor Sarah Palin (right), greets U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski , R-AK, with a hug at the governor's mansion, in Juneau, AK.

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