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Two Republican senators wrestle with how to handle DOGE cuts

- Washington Post, 3/31
Anchorage town hall was well attended, aside from elected officials

- Alaska’s News Source, 3/28
Fire, ready, aim: Alaska’s delegation says contact them about troublesome Trump cuts. How’s that working out?

- Juneau Empire, 3/25
Alaska House passes resolution opposing tariffs on Canada

- Anchorage Daily News, 3/24
Alaska Sens. Murkowski and Sullivan remain split on how to fill vacant federal judgeships

- Anchorage Daily News, 3/21
Alaskans could pay heavy price as Social Security Administration moves to increase in-person identity checks

- Anchorage Daily News, 3/20
Sullivan blames Murkowski for Josh Kindred debacle; says judge applicants should remain secret

- Reporting from Alaska, 3/20
Murkowski says her colleagues are ‘afraid’ of Trump and Musk: ‘I’m not going to compromise my own integrity’

- POLITICO, 3/19
Update: Social Security to cut phone support, forces Alaskans online or to Juneau, Anchorage or Fairbanks

- Juneau Empire, 3/18
Trump administration firings include Forest Service in Alaska

- Wrangell Sentinel, 2/19
After Biden signed Social Security changes, Alaska’s delegation is pleading with Trump to actually implement it

- Alaska Current, 2/6
Alaska’s congressional delegation split on President Trump’s executive orders, Jan. 6 and his nominees

- Anchorage Daily News, 1/25
Jan. 6 pardons: Murkowski ‘strongly’ denounces as Sullivan says he needs to ‘see all the details’

- Alaska’s New Source, 1/22

Murkowski warns of ripple effects from Trump's orders

- KCAW, 3/24
Murkowski talks resource development, workforce impacts

- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 3/24
Murkowski criticizes abrupt federal layoffs and funding freeze in Alaska

- Your Alaska Link, 3/19
Murkowski says Trump is ‘testing’ the institutions of democracy

- Alaska Public Media, 3/18
In annual address to Legislature, Sen. Murkowski criticizes ‘traumatizing’ mass federal firings

- Anchorage Daily News, 3/18
Murkowski, Collins expressed concerns prior to White House pulling Weldon nomination

- The Hill, 3/13
Murkowski admonishes Trump-Zelenskyy blowup as House Speaker calls her ‘wrong’

- Alaska’s News Source, 3/3
Murkowski says she’s taking her concerns about federal workforce cuts in Alaska to the White House

- Anchorage Daily News, 3/3
Murkowski rebukes Trump over Ukraine: ‘Walking away from our allies’

- POLITICO, 3/1
Murkowski admonishes Trump-Zelenskyy blowup as House Speaker calls her ‘wrong’

- Alaska’s News Source, 3/3
Murkowski says she’s taking her concerns about federal workforce cuts in Alaska to the White House

- Anchorage Daily News, 3/3
Murkowski rebukes Trump over Ukraine: ‘Walking away from our allies’

- POLITICO, 3/1
The U.S. House budget calls for health care cuts. Murkowski says they'd be ‘devastating’ to Alaska

- APM, 2/26
‘You do not treat people in this manner’: Alaska Sen. Murkowski condemns Trump firings, other acts

- Alaska Beacon, 2/21
‘We have to stand up’: Murkowski calls on Congress to resist mass firings by Trump administration

- Anchorage Daily News, 2/20
Republican Sen. Murkowski raises concerns about Trump firings

- CBS News, 2/19
Murkowski: Trump’s mass firings ‘do more harm than good’

- The Hill, 2/15
Murkowski introduces bill to rename mountain Denali — countering Trump's executive order

- POLITICO , 2/13
Murkowski is a yes on Gabbard and Kennedy — two of Trump’s most controversial nominees

- Alaska Public Media 2/12
Murkowski says Congress needs to assert its authority, to limit Trump

- APM, 2/12
Murkowski: 'We are a nation of laws'

- The Hill, 2/11
Rough Seas in Southeast during Trump's early days, but smoother waters ahead - Murkowski tells regional leaders

- Juneau Empire
Murkowski, leading Senate Cmte. on Indian Affairs, pens letter sharing concerns over potential tribal funding cuts after Trump executive order

- Alaska’s News Source, 2/7
Sen. Lisa Murkowski Formally Takes Over Leadership of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

- Native News Online, 2/7
Alaska Sen. Murkowski shows she's willing to defy Trump

- AP News, 1/25

Alaska U.S. Sen. Sullivan suggests openness to Medicaid cutbacks

- The Alaska Current , 3/26
Sullivan talks public engagement, touts resources

- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 3/24
Juneau shows up for democracy at empty-chair town hall

- Juneau Empire, 3/23
Sullivan embraces Trump, says DOGE cuts are hard but necessary in speech to Legislature

- Alaska Public Media, 3/20
‘You work for us not Trump!’ Demonstrators show up for U.S. Sen. Sullivan’s address to legislators

- Alaska Beacon, 3/20
Sullivan ducks town hall meetings across Alaska

- Reporting from Alaska, 3/19
Constituents hold a 'town hall' for Sullivan, without Sullivan

- Alaska Public Media, 3/18
Sullivan's office refuses to reply to questions on secret federal judge selection process

- Reporting From Alaska
160 residents host Fairbanks town hall without Sen. Dan Sullivan

- Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 3/18
Trump Administration ‘working on a gigantic natural gas pipeline in Alaska’: Sen. Sullivan reacts to President’s address to Congress

- Alaska’s News Source, 3/5
Alaska senator urges Asian allies to back gas pipeline, warns of China

- Reuters, Reuters, 2/5
Senator Dan Sullivan on his vote confirming Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

- Alaska's News Source, 1/24
Sullivan says Greenland is fine, but don't forget about Alaska's strategic defense and resource role

- Must Read Alaska, 1/15
Sullivan is all in on Trump's Pentagon pick while Murkowski mulls Hegseth's expertise

- APM, 1/14

Congressman Nick Begich votes yes on controversial budget plan, sparks protest in Anchorage

- Your Alaska Link, 3/3
Fearing Medicaid cuts, protestors march to Begich’s Anchorage office over vote supporting Republican spending plan

- Alaska’s News Source, 3/1
Congressman Nick Begich votes yes on controversial budget plan, sparks protest in Anchorage

- Your Alaska Link, 3/3
Fearing Medicaid cuts, protestors march to Begich’s Anchorage office over vote supporting Republican spending plan

- Alaska’s News Source, 3/1
Alaskans say Medicaid cuts considered by US House could be ‘catastrophic

- Anchorage Daily News, 2/26
Alaska’s U.S. representative appears skeptical of support for embattled Ukraine

- Alaska Beacon, 2/22
Freshman Congressman tells constituent he is powerless to stop Musk's budget cuts

- Popular Information, 2/20
Begich’s message to Alaskans amid Trump firings: Hold tight

- Alaska Beacon, 2/20
Begich town hall meeting yields gripes, fury and sprinkles of praise

- APM, 2/19
Nick Begich supports federal cuts, but will advocate for individual jobs or contracts

- KUAC, 2/19
‘This is no town hall. This is propaganda’; Begich takes heat at first virtual constituent forum

- Juneau Empire, 2/18
Rep. Begich to Newsmax: Musk Cutting 'Grifting Operations for the Left'

- NewsMax, 2/7
House approves conservation, tribal land bills

- POLITICO, 2/5