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Holdout Alaska Senator Shaped Trump's Megabill

How Holdout Alaska Senator Shaped Trump’s Megabill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) could have chosen to shrink the bill’s debt-ceiling increase to sway Rand Paul (R. Ky.), or adjust the Medicaid provisions to woo Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) and Collins. Instead, he gave more to Alaska—and it worked.

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Trump: ‘Who knows’ how to get Murkowski vote on Senate megabill

President Trump on Tuesday said he’s not sure how to get Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-Alaska) vote on his “big, beautiful bill.” GOP lobbying efforts have focused on the Alaska Republican who has been

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GOP Sen. Murkowski cast crucial vote for Trump's megabill after getting key carveout

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's vote for Trump's megabill gave Republicans the 50 votes they needed for Vice President JD Vance a cast the tiebreaker and pass it.

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'Agonizing': How Alaska's pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump's bill

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska convinced Senate leaders to change their massive tax and spending cuts package to ...

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Ranked choice voting expansion in Maine sent to Gov. Mills

Proponents say a court case in Alaska casts doubt on a Maine Law Court advisory opinion that the voting method violates the ...

Why Maine lawmakers pulled back on ranked choice voting expansion

Lawmakers recalled a bill from Gov. Janet Mills' desk that would have allowed ranked choice voting to be used in the 2026 gubernatorial race after Mills signaled she would veto the bill. Advocates say ...

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Maine, Alaska use ranked choice voting. How does it work?

An uncommon system of voting could be central to which party controls the U.S. House this fall — or even the presidency. In Maine and Alaska, voters in competitive congressional districts will ...

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