Murkowski won’t vote for Trump’s nomination of Blanche as attorney general

Guardian US•Fri, Aug 7, 2026, 12:00 PM•2 min read

Alaska Republican is concerned that proposed fund to compensate January 6 rioters will proceed even though Blanche confirmed it was dead US politics live – latest updates Lisa Murkowski, Alaska’s moderate Republican senator, announced early on Friday that she will not vote for Donald Trump’s nomi...

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