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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, listens during a Senate Hearings Committee to examine community health centers, March 2, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Moderate Sen. Murkowski weighs leaving Republican Party

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senate Appropriations Committee ranking member Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press along with Shalanda Young, the first Black woman to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Senate Appropriations Committee chair Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.; and House Appropriations Committee chair Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. It's the first time in history that the four leaders of the two congressional spending committees are women. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate GOP fails to block Biden’s taxpayer-funded abortions at Veterans Administration

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 17, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Sen. Lisa Murkowski wins reelection, beating Trump-backed rival

By Becky Bohrer - Associated Press

Alaska Dinosaur Lisa Murkowski Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Alaska Senate election is referendum on career politician Murkowski

By Kelly Tshibaka

U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka joins Donald Trump on stage during a rally at the Alaska Airlines Center on July 9, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska. Tshibaka is seeking to become one of four candidates to advance in the U.S. Senate race during Alaska's primary election Tuesday, Aug. 16. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

Palin, Murkowski highlight Alaska’s 2 elections on Tuesday

By Becky Bohrer - Associated Press

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, questions Interior Secretary Haaland during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the budget, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Murkowski says she has tested positive for COVID-19

Associated Press

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 17, 2021. Murkowski continues to have a substantial cash advantage over her opponent backed by former President Donald Trump, who has vowed revenge on the incumbent Alaska Republican. Murkowski brought in more than $1.5 million in the three-month period ending March 31, 2022, according to Federal Election Commission filings. The quarterly reports were due Friday, April 15. Murkowski ended the quarter with $5.2 million cash on hand with no debt. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Lower 48 & D.C. Elites are funding Lisa Murkowski’s campaign

By Kelly Tshibaka

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 17, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Murkowski leans into centrist brand in reelection bid against Trump-backed rival

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 17, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

McConnell backs Murkowski’s reelection, bucking pro-Trump challenger

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 17, 2021. Murkowski continues to have a substantial cash advantage over her opponent backed by former President Donald Trump, who has vowed revenge on the incumbent Alaska Republican. Murkowski brought in more than $1.5 million in the three-month period ending March 31, 2022, according to Federal Election Commission filings. The quarterly reports were due Friday, April 15. Murkowski ended the quarter with $5.2 million cash on hand with no debt. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Sen. Lisa Murkowski maintains cash advantage over Trump-backed opponent

By Mark Thiessen - Associated Press

FILE - Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chair Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A man charged with threatening the lives of Alaska's two U.S. senators had a not guilty plea entered on his behalf Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. An attorney for Jay Allen Johnson, entered the plea during an arraignment in U.S. District Court in Fairbanks. Johnson is accused of making threats against U.S. Sens. Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and of threatening to burn down properties owned by Murkowski in a series of profanity-laced voice messages left over the span of months at their offices in Washington, D.C., before his Oct. 4 arrest. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin,File)

Taxation without representation, thanks to Lisa Murkowski

By Kelly Tshibaka

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., leaves a closed-door briefing on Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Joe Manchin endorses Republican colleague for reelection

By Hope Yen - The Washington Times

Former President George W. Bush speaks at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

George W. Bush donates to Trump targets ahead of GOP primaries

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy looks up at a reporter during a press briefing on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Juneau, Alaska. Tuesday marked the last day of the third special session of the year. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Trump’s endorsement of Alaska governor comes with a catch

By Audrey McEvoy - Associated Press

In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, heads to a briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington. An Alaska man faces federal charges after authorities allege he threatened to hire an assassin to kill Murkowski, according to court documents unsealed Wed., Oct. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite,File)

‘Stop the show votes’: Murkowski scolds Democrats for not seeking compromise for new election laws

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka addresses reporters after Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska, that he has signed an administrative order directing state officials to create a program where state employees can opt in or out from having union fees and dues deducted from their checks. The state is implementing the program so it says it can comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling while seeking a court order that would sanction the process, and unions have countersued. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Trump endorses Tshibaka for Senate, calls Murkowski ‘bad for Alaska’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 18, 2020, photo, Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks with reporters in Juneau, Alaska. Murkowski, a Republican, has not said whether she will seek reelection in 2022, but Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka announced plans on Monday, March 29, 2021, to enter the race as a Republican. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) **FILE**

McConnell-aligned super PAC backs Murkowski against primary challenge

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2019 fle photo, Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka addresses reporters in Anchorage, Alaska. Tshibaka announced plans on Monday, March 29, 2021, to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a fellow Republican, in the 2022 election. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Republican announces run for Murkowski’s Alaska Senate seat

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

In this Feb. 18, 2020, photo, Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks with reporters in Juneau, Alaska. Murkowski, a Republican, has not said whether she will seek reelection in 2022, but Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka announced plans on Monday, March 29, 2021, to enter the race as a Republican. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) **FILE**

Murkowski draws first GOP primary challenger in race to be defined by Trump

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a confirmation hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Xavier Becerra before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Alaska Republican Party censures Lisa Murkowski, vows to mount Senate primary challenge in 2022

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times