Senate advances bill that would cut $9.4 billion, could slam public broadcasting, foreign aid – CBS News Watch CBS News Senators advanced the rescissions package late Tuesday night that would cut $9.4 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid. Vice President JD Vance cast the deciding vote after three Republicans voted against the bill. CBS … Read more
Senate Republicans could struggle to meet deadline for spending cuts package – CBS News Watch CBS News Republican senators are pushing to meet a Friday deadline for the rescissions package under pressure from President Trump. CBS News’ Taurean Small explains why they might struggle to do so. Be the first to know Get browser notifications … Read more
For Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, the last frontier, is her favorite frontier. The third generation Alaskan is as familiar in the halls of Congress as she is on an Alaska Airlines flight (where even the flight attendants call her “Lisa”) as she flies home nearly every weekend to America’s northernmost state. Each day is packed … Read more
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski told CBS News senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell that she’s navigated President Trump’s Washington by staying focused on constituents in her home state of Alaska. In a wide-ranging interview for “CBS Sunday Morning,” O’Donnell spoke with the GOP senator about navigating a polarized Washington as a moderate, why she doesn’t feel allegiance … Read more
Murkowski on possible sticking points for Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” – CBS News Watch CBS News Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski tells “CBS Sunday Morning” she has been “pretty clear” with her concerns about some proposals in President Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill.” Watch more of her interview with Norah O’Donnell on Sunday, June 22. Be … Read more
Forum Books We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. After losing a Republican primary in 2010, Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski – bucking party orthodoxy – ran for re-election with a write-in campaign, and won. That victory, thanks to a diverse coalition of Alaskans, instructed her service as a senator … Read more