GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she will oppose Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general.
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Most outlets use the abbreviation "GOP Sen." while one uses the full "Republican Sen." to describe Lisa Murkowski's political affiliation.

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27 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
15/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
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Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski will not vote for Blanche, she said.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced Friday that she will oppose the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for a full term, dealing a blow to his confirmation effort. Murkowski...
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, narrowing the confirmation path for President Trump's pick to lead the Justice Depa...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Friday became the second Republican senator to announce she will vote against acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve in the role full-t...
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in a statement Thursday that she will “oppose” President Donald Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general.
Republican senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said she will oppose president Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general Sign up for the Breaking News US email Tennessee primary voters...
The Senator announced her position on Blanche's nomination Friday in a lengthy X post in which she praised President Trump's personal lawyer. The post JUST IN: Key GOP Senator Makes Decisio...
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, narrowing the confirmation path for President Donald Trump’s pick...
The Alaska senator said in a statement that she is concerned the Trump administration could proceed with its proposed fund to compensate Jan. 6 rioters even though Blanche has pledged to sh...
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday she will oppose Todd Blanche's nomination as attorney general, narrowing the confirmation path for President Trump's pick to lead the Justice Depa...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Friday she will oppose the confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general. Why it matters: With two GOP holdouts — Murkowski and Susan Collins (R-Maine...
Sen. Murkowski says she won't vote to confirm Todd Blanche on Friday, leaving his confirmation up to Sen. Cassidy.
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she will vote against Todd Blanche for AG, putting confirmation in jeopardy
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaksa, talks with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy remains undecided on the attorney general nominee.
Todd Blanche wants to take fundamental rights away from millions of women.
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Now: Wording Gap is 15/99 and story health is stable · 27 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.