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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she will not support President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department.
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Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in a statement Thursday that she will “oppose” President Donald Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general.
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For StoryCorps, we hear a conversation with an ice cream truck driver who holds the world record for the longest career as an ice cream distributor.
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President Trump says he has signed two new orders targeting birthright citizenship. And, Iran is aiming to ban U.S. ships from the Strait of Hormuz.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Friday she will oppose the confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general. Why it matters: With two GOP holdouts — Murkowski and Susan Collins (R-Maine) — Blanche faces an increasingly difficult path to being confirmed. What they're saying: "The country needs an Attorney General who will check the worst impulses of this administration. I hope Mr. Blanche is able to achieve that, if confirmed, but I simply do not have confidence that will be the case," Murkowski wrote in a 6 a.m. ET Friday post to X. Zoom out: With Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) still absent, Blanche can only afford to lose two Republican votes, assuming McConnell does not return and all Democrats vote against him, Axios' Hans…
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The move ends the criminal case for David Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist, after prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.
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The divisions in Astoria, Queens, foreshadow the tensions that can emerge as more progressive candidates win elections across the country.
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Photos and maps show how the Old Trails Fire pushed beyond familiar danger zones in Washington.