Murkowski is a moderate with a history of bucking her party and Trump when she has felt it was the right thing to do.

Republicans in the Alaska House tried Monday to change a resolution objecting to the renaming of Denali to Mount McKinley into a lengthy list of lavish praise for President Donald Trump, who issued the executive order making the change on his first day back in office a week ago,

Sen. 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.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — In the early days of President Donald Trump's second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times — stunning for a congressional Republican who has faced his wrath before and yet remains unbowed by pressure to embrace his agenda.

JUNEAU, Alaska — In the early days of President Donald ... But, so far, nearly every other GOP member of Congress has fallen in line behind Trump. Many of the Republicans who at times challenged ...

Republicans in the Alaska House tried Monday to change a resolution objecting to the renaming of Denali to Mount McKinley into a lengthy list of lavish praise for President Donald Trump ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — In the early days of President ... when she has felt it was the right thing to do. She was the first GOP senator to publicly break ranks with Trump on his nomination ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — In the early days of President ... when she has felt it was the right thing to do. She was the first GOP senator to publicly break ranks with Trump on his nomination ...

A wide-ranging education package with provisions that include allowing students to attend any public school in the state was introduced Friday by Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the Alaska State Capitol. House Bill 76 also revives numerous policy goals by the Republican governor such as homeschool funding boosts and state authorization of new charter schools instead of leaving that decision up to school districts.

Their total bill is now approaching a quarter-million dollars after a failed effort during the 2024 campaign season.

A pro-Trump Republican flipped his opposition to the Denali resolution after testimony from his district, which includes the mountain.

Juneau police say the department has received calls asking about ICE presence in town, but they havenʼt received any reports of residents being detained.