Alaska’s Republican Party endorsed Kelly Tshibaka, a GOP candidate running for the state’s Senate seat, in the Republican Primary against incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). In a statement on Saturday, Tshibaka confirmed the endorsement and said she’s “grateful and thrilled to have the strong support of the Alaska Republican Party, which voted overwhelmingly to endorse my candidacy…

A top Republican super PAC endorsed Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) if she runs for reelection in 2022—after former President Donald Trump and Alaska’s GOP said they would work to primary her. The Senate Leadership Fund, which is aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), said Murkowski has shown “conservative values” and noted that she voted…

U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka has hired four former senior Trump campaign staffers as part of her Republican primary challenge against Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). Tshibaka, a former Alaska Department of Administration commissioner, contracted National Public Affairs, a political consultancy run by Trump campaign alumni Bill Stepien, Justin Clark and Nick Trainer. Tim Murtaugh, who…

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a noted critic of former President Donald Trump, will have at least one GOP primary challenger after Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka announced she will run for the state’s Senate seat in 2022. In a statement Monday, Tshibaka told news outlets that she’s running “for the Alaskans who believe government is of…

Former Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka announced on March 29 that she will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by fellow Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the 2022 election. In a statement, Tshibaka said she’s running “for the Alaskans who believe government is of the people, by the people, and for the people,” adding…

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) plans on backing Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in 2022, pitting him against former President Donald Trump. “Look, we don’t agree on everything, but we make a good team for Alaska,” Sullivan said on Sunday during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week.” If she runs again, “I’m going to support her,” he…

The Alaska Republican Party voted to censure Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and vowed to issue a primary challenge to her in 2022—coming after she voted to convict former President Donald Trump during February’s impeachment trial. The state Republican Party said (pdf) passed a resolution to censure—another term for a strong condemnation—Murkowski not only for her vote…

Former President Donald Trump reportedly said Saturday that he will campaign against Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in 2022. “I don’t know where other people will be next year, but I know where I will be—in Alaska campaigning against a … Senator,” he said in a statement obtained by various media outlets. The former president appears…

Former President Donald Trump reportedly said on March 6 that he will campaign against Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in 2022. “I don’t know where other people will be next year, but I know where I will be—in Alaska campaigning against a … senator,” he said in a statement to media outlets. The former president appears…

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Friday said she would not switch parties as she revealed she didn’t vote for President Donald Trump. A longtime moderate who is out of line with some conservative views, Murkowski was a frequent Trump critic who has expressed an openness to convicting him on the recently passed article of impeachment…