‘Embarrassing,’ ‘cruel,’ ‘absurd,’ ‘extortion’: GOP moderates find voices on Trump
As their Republican colleagues avoid criticizing Trump like the plague, a handful have begun using some pretty strong words.
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GOP’s Murkowski Rips Trump’s Downsizing Of Government: ‘More Harm Than Good’
Moderate Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has come out in opposition to President Donald Trump’s efforts to dramatically downsize the federal government at a moment when he can use all of his party’s support to fend off opposition from Democrats and Democrat-led legal groups.
Republican Warns Donald Trump's, Elon Musk's Firings Are a 'Big Problem'
Trump Says Workers Who Don’t Respond to Musk’s Email Risk Being Fired
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Elon Musk’s outfit is running into opposition from Donald Trump’s appointees
Bucking Trump order, GOP Sens. Murkowski and Sullivan push to change Mount McKinley's name back to Denali
GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan of Alaska push proposal to rename Mount McKinley, Denali, after President Donald Trump issues an order to do the opposite.
Some Republican senators say Zelenskyy is not a 'dictator' in response to Trump comments
Senators also contradicted President Donald Trump's false claim that Ukraine started the war with Russia that began when Russia invaded its neighbor.

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Murkowski urges Congress to "stand up" to Trump if he withholds funding
'We have to stand up': Murkowski calls on Congress to resist mass firings by Trump administration
In a telephonic town hall Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said that the recent mass firing of probationary federal employees violated the law and lacked "respect and dignity" toward the workers who have lost their jobs,
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Murkowski calls on fellow Republicans to stand up to Trump
Lisa Murkowski criticized President Trump Wednesday night for dismissing thousands of federal employees and she said Congress needs to call him out when he violates his constitutional limits. “If the president,
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Trump Just Endorsed Sweeping Medicaid Cuts
But the House bill Trump endorsed breaks his promise to never touch Medicaid, levying a whopping $2 trillion cut to the budget, including an expected $880 billion cut to the critical health program, in order to pay for tax cuts for the rich.*
Kash Patel confirmed to lead the FBI, an agency he has vowed to purge of Trump's "deep state" foes
Patel, a Trump loyalist, was confirmed despite fears he intends to purge the bureau he has been chosen to lead
Kash Patel takes oath as new FBI director
Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday swore in Kash Patel as FBI director in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. Earlier Thursday the Senate had voted to confirm Patel as director.
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Tulsi Gabbard Confirmation: Senate Approves Gabbard As Trump’s Spy Chief—McConnell Lone GOP ‘No’ Vote
Feb. 12 The Senate confirmed Gabbard 52-48, with McConnell and all Democrats voting against her—but key moderate Republicans like Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, voting yes.