It was a matter of who would be the third "no" vote Republicans could lose and still pass the "big, beautiful bill." It came down to Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski.

Eighteen Republican senators, including former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), voted to advance an amendment ...

The Senate voted early Tuesday morning to defeat an amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to create a new top ...

Vice President Vance cast the tiebreaking vote as Senate Republicans delivered a huge legislative victory for President Trump on Tuesday by passing his One Big, Beautiful Bill Act after hours of ...

U.S. Senate Republicans approved their signature tax break and spending cuts package Tuesday with a tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President JD Vance, following days of tense, closed-door ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has been one of the most prominent GOP critics of Trump’s actions for years – most recently on issues ranging from his second-term Cabinet nominees to the war in ...

Lisa Murkowski Says ‘It’s Dangerous for Us in the Legislative Branch’ Philip Montgomery for The New York Times 886 By Lulu Garcia-Navarro ...

Murkowski questioned Trump’s decision to send the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles, amid other protests against the administration’s deportation policies.

Murkowski also said the “equilibrium” between the executive branch and other branches is “out of balance.” Trump has made several moves that have sidelined the GOP-controlled Congress, including on ...