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Lisa Murkowski
ketanji brown jackson
Apr. 4, 2022
Jackson Gets Two More Republican Backers As Senate Votes Near Lisa Murkowski’s support was no great surprise, but Mitt Romney’s was good news for the future justice.
By Ed Kilgore
2022 midterms
Feb. 7, 2022
What’s the Point of Manchin and Murkowski Endorsing Each Other? Manchin has made a habit of backing relatively moderate Republican colleagues, but it probably won’t help Murkowski’s complex path to reelection.
By Ed Kilgore
Can Kamala Harris Break a Tie on a Supreme Court Confirmation? In 2020, Laurence Tribe claimed the vice-president has no tiebreaking powers on judicial confirmations. Republicans are looking into the theory.
By Ed Kilgore
voting rights
Nov. 3, 2021
Shameless Republicans Filibuster Voting-Rights Protections They Used to Support What happened in the 15 years since Senate Republicans unanimously backed the same voting-rights procedures they now oppose? Nothing good.
By Ed Kilgore
voting rights
Aug. 25, 2021
What Would the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Actually Do? The legislation, which just passed the House again, would slow down state voter-suppression measures. But it is opposed by nearly all Republicans.
By Ed Kilgore
voting rights
Aug. 17, 2021
Democrats Update the John Lewis Voting Rights Act Drafted to anticipate and overcome recent Supreme Court decisions, the bill still faces a huge hurdle in passage.
By Ed Kilgore
2022 midterms
June 30, 2021
Will Ranked-Choice Voting Help or Hurt Lisa Murkowski? The veteran maverick Republican will have to fight off a Trump-endorsed conservative and a Democrat-backed independent if she runs for a fourth term.
By Ed Kilgore
voting rights
May 30, 2021
Democrats Need a New Plan to Defend Voting Rights The outlook is dim for voting-rights legislation. DOJ enforcement and voter mobilization may be Democrats’ best shot for defending democracy.
By Ed Kilgore
january 6 commission
May 28, 2021
Murkowski Rebukes McConnell for Blocking January 6 Commission “Is that really what this is about, one election cycle after another?”
By Benjamin Hart
voting rights
May 18, 2021
Is Joe Manchin’s Voting-Rights Campaign Serious? The West Virginia senator is calling for bipartisan action to restore the Voting Rights Act. But absent filibuster reform, it may not matter.
By Ed Kilgore
voting rights
Jan. 29, 2021
Why Democrats Must Keep the Filibuster From Killing Voting Rights With red states racing to further restrict voting, some limited filibuster reform to allow voting-rights legislation to be passed is now essential.
By Ed Kilgore
McConnell and Most Republican Senators Vote to Dismiss Trump’s Impeachment It’s a sure sign there’s not remotely enough support to convict the ex-president.
By Ed Kilgore
lisa murkowski
Jan. 22, 2021
GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski Rules Out Party Switch The occasionally heretical Alaska senator dislikes what Trump did to her party, but she dislikes Democratic environmental policies even more.
By Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Jan. 14, 2021
Are There Enough Senate Republican Votes to Convict Trump? With the MAGA base still strong and plenty of excuses for Republicans to say no, conviction faces steep odds.
By Ed Kilgore
democrats in disarray
Nov. 19, 2020
The Election Should Reduce, Not Increase, Democratic Infighting Given the likely balance of power in the Senate, there’s less for party to fight about than it expected.
By Ed Kilgore
117th congress
Nov. 12, 2020
Who Will Hold Power in the Next Congress? Depending on what happens in Georgia’s Senate runoffs, Democrats will have either a narrow path for governing or a tough row to hoe.
By Ed Kilgore
supreme court
Sept. 28, 2020
Palin Threatens Challenge to Murkowski in Deeply Strange Video It’s unclear if Palin is at all serious or just bidding for attention again.
By Ed Kilgore
ruth bader ginsburg
Sept. 20, 2020
RBG’s Death: Latest Updates on Reaction, Political Aftermath The enormous political ramifications are continuing to play out.
By Chas Danner
2020 elections
July 7, 2020
Ranks of Republican Women in Senate Could Be Decimated in November As many as four of the GOP’s nine women in the Senate could lose, and a fifth is a prospect for a party switch.
By Ed Kilgore
george floyd protests
June 4, 2020
With Murkowski ‘Struggling’ Over Trump Vote, He Says He’ll Back Her Opponent She could be a prospect for a party-switch after November, particularly now that Trump is vowing to oppose her reelection.
By Ed Kilgore
supreme court
May 8, 2020
Republicans Ready to Rock and Roll With a Preelection SCOTUS Confirmation Neither charges of hypocrisy, nor peril to his own vulnerable senators, will keep McConnell from adding a conservative to SCOTUS. It’s the ball game.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Jan. 31, 2020
The Circular Reasoning of the Senate Republican Trump Cover-up They don’t want to support Democrats impeaching Trump because it’s partisan.
By Jonathan Chait
impeachment
Jan. 31, 2020
Murkowski Kills Final Hope For Witnesses in Trump Trial “It is sad for me to admit that, as an institution, the Congress has failed,” said the senator, who was previously undecided.
By Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Jan. 30, 2020
What We Learned on Day 9 of the Trump Impeachment Trial Lamar Alexander’s decision against hearing witnesses left Democrats pondering final steps before acquittal.
By Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Jan. 29, 2020
What We Learned on Day 8 of the Trump Impeachment Trial There was plenty of conflict on day one of questions, but Republicans seem to be consolidating their wall of shame preventing additional witnesses.
By Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Jan. 23, 2020
What We Learned on Day Three of the Trump Impeachment Trial Democrats’ Thursday plan focused on the law and the facts underlying the first article of impeachment concerning Trump’s alleged abuse of power.
By Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Dec. 27, 2019
GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski ‘Disturbed’ by Mitch McConnell Impeachment Comment Meanwhile, Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal claims “five to 10” GOP senators have “severe misgivings” about McConnell’s impeachment trial plan.
By Matt Stieb
A New Democratic ‘Litmus Test’ on Abortion Rights The parties have been polarized over abortion policy for long enough that it’s time to pick sides.
By Ed Kilgore
government shutdown
Jan. 3, 2019
Republican Senators Facing Tough Reelections Break With Trump on Shutdown Yes, some of Trump’s Senate critics are no longer around. But Cory Gardner and Susan Collins are restive, and Lisa Murkowski hasn’t gone anywhere.
By Ed Kilgore
Could Kris Kobach Be Trump’s Next DHS Secretary? Trump clearly wants to dump Kirstjen Nielsen. The fiery nativist from Kansas would test GOP loyalty, but would please the president.
By Ed Kilgore
2018 midterms
Oct. 17, 2018
McConnell Thinks Talking About Repealing Obamacare Helps the GOP in the Midterms If Republicans make Senate gains and hang onto the House, it’s remotely possible. That’s apparently what the GOP thinks its base wants to hear.
By Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 8, 2018
Alaska Republicans Mull ‘Reprimand’ for Murkowski Over Kavanaugh Vote Her vote against confirming Kavanaugh outrages many Republicans. But she’s defied her party and won before.
By Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 6, 2018
Collins and Murkowski Face Political Repercussions at Home for Kavanaugh Votes Collins has guaranteed herself a tough reelection race in 2020, and Murkowski is already getting an intraparty threat from Sarah Palin.
By Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 5, 2018
Murkowski Just Showed That Putting Pressure on Your Senators Works The senator voted “no” on ending the Kavanaugh debate after her Alaskan constituents put pressure on her.
By Lisa Ryan
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 5, 2018
Senate Cuts Off Debate on Kavanaugh, Making His Confirmation All But Certain In the end, Jeff Flake, Susan Collins and Joe Manchin are giving Kavanaugh the votes he needed.
By Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 4, 2018
Republicans Approach Kavanaugh Victory As Collins and Flake Signal Approval It seems a cursory look at allegations against Kavanaugh was enough for two crucial Republican senators.
By Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 4, 2018
As FBI Wraps Up Investigation, Republicans Set Friday Vote on Kavanaugh Maybe it’s a bluff, but Republicans seem to think they can get him confirmed this weekend.
By Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh confirmation
Sept. 27, 2018
After Ford-Kavanaugh Hearing, It’s Total War An exhausting, emotional set of hearings leaves one party doubting Kavanaugh’s sincerity and the other shrieking about a partisan conspiracy.
By Ed Kilgore
2018 midterms
Sept. 27, 2018
Here’s What Happens If Republicans Dump Kavanaugh It’s unlikely, but if Trump pulls the plug on Kavanaugh he’ll have time to nominate someone else in time for confirmation later this year.
By Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh confirmation
Sept. 26, 2018
GOP Sticking With Kavanaugh Game Plan Despite New Allegations It’s going to be awkward at tomorrow’s hearing for Republicans to pretend Christine Blasey Ford is Kavanaugh’s only accuser.
By Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh confirmation
Sept. 25, 2018
An FBI Investigation Could Become GOP’s Backup Plan on Kavanaugh After fighting an investigation of allegations against Kavanaugh, Republicans may need one to shore up his credibility and satisfy their own senators.
By Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh confirmation
Sept. 25, 2018
McConnell Goes For Broke on Kavanaugh The wily Senate leader has probably decided that risking a defeat on Kavanaugh is preferable to a withdrawal.
By Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh hearings
Sept. 20, 2018
If Kavanaugh Goes Down, Will Republican Voters Be Discouraged or Enraged? Losing Kavanugh could be a buzzkill for the Republican base in November, unless Democrats wind up getting the blame.
By Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh confirmation
Sept. 19, 2018
Is the Anti-Abortion Movement Just Applied Anti-Feminism? More and more, those who oppose legalized abortion seem motivated by animus toward women’s rights. The Kavanaugh fight could make that even clearer.
By Ed Kilgore
Collins and Murkowski Show No Signs of Bucking the GOP on Kavanaugh Confirmation While still officially undecided, the two putatively pro-choice GOP senators are helping their party smooth Brett Kavanaugh’s path to confirmation.
By Ed Kilgore
Rand Paul Remains the GOP Rebel Who Rarely Rebels Paul quickly abandoned his concerns about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, not with a bang but a whimper.
By Ed Kilgore
Anti-Abortion Activists Have No Doubts About Kavanaugh to SCOTUS If Brett Kavanaugh really hasn’t made up his mind about Roe v. Wade , why is the right-to-life movement fighting for his confirmation?
By Ed Kilgore
A 2017 Kavanaugh Speech Will Provoke Controversy in His SCOTUS Confirmation The speech that helped elevate Kavanaugh to Trump’s SCOTUS list doesn’t prove prejudgment of a challenge to Roe v. Wade , but it raises big questions.
By Ed Kilgore
Last Resort: How Maine Democrats Can Save Roe v. Wade Beating on Senate Democrats to oppose Brett Kavanaugh would be divisive and wouldn’t matter anyway. Giving Susan Collins a free ride in 2020 would.
By Ed Kilgore
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