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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has sparked more questions about whether or not the Supreme Court should be held to a higher standard of ethics after he published an op-ed column defending a luxury fishing trip that he took with hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer in 2008. ProPublica, a non-profit organization, recently launched an investigation into Alito and Singer’s apparent friendship. In July 2008, Alito took a $100,000 jet ride, courtesy of Singer, to a fishing lodge in Alaska that charged upwards of $1,000 per day. Singer has appeared before the Supreme Court a number of times, a...
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President Joe Biden has approved a massive $8 billion oil drilling project on federal land in Alaska, breaking one of his central campaign promises. The drilling proposal, known as The Willow Project, is expected to supply 600 million barrels of oil. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) was one of the biggest advocates of the drilling project, which is projected to bring 2,500 jobs and millions of dollars into the local economy. The senator claimed that Biden initially opposed the project and “needed to really be brought around.” “There was no way around the fact that these were valid existing lease...
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has announced that she plans to run for reelection next year, taking on President Donald Trump and the GOP base. Murkowski was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump over the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. In her announcement, Murkowski did not mention Trump: “My heart is, and always has been, in Alaska, and that’s why I am proud to announce my campaign for reelection to the US Senate in 2022. I pledged to be Alaska, always. I’m still committed to those values and meeting the challenges Alaskans face today.” Murkowski has held political office since 2...
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Former President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of former Alaska Commissioner of Administration Kelly Tshibaka for a Senate seat Friday, a move that presents a major challenge to incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). Murkowski repeatedly criticized Trump in his impeachment trial. “Murkowski has got to go,” Trump said in a statement delivered by Save America PAC. “Kelly Tshibaka is the candidate who can beat Murkowski — and she will. Kelly is a fighter who stands for Alaska values and America First. She is MAGA all the way, pro-energy, strong on the Border, tough on Crime, and total...
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is in the process of deciding whether or not she is going to run for a fourth term in the Senate, and former President Donald Trump has something to say about it. “Senator Lisa Murkowski said she is still weighing whether she will run again for the Senate in Alaska. In other words, there is a chance that she won’t run! Wouldn’t that be great?” Trump said in a statement on Wednesday. During Trump’s second impeachment trial stemmed from the Capitol attack in January, Murkowski was one of the seven Republicans in the Senate who voted in favor of impeaching Trump. “I...
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) promised to bring President Donald Trump‘s Supreme Court appointee to the Senate floor for a vote after the passing of liberal justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.“President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate,” McConnell said in a statement Friday night.Ginsburg passed away at the age of 87 from complications related to pancreatic cancer, setting up the stage for a fierce political fight just weeks before the election.Democrats have urged McConnell to wait until January, for whomever the next president would ...
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