Moderate Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski claimed this week that she and other lawmakers are worried about retaliation for speaking out against some of the Trump administration’s policies. Murkowski (R-Alaska) refrained from calling out President Trump directly or elaborating more specifically about what she’s nervous about,

Murkowski was one of three Republicans to vote against Hegseth’s nomination late Friday, along with Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. It took Vice President JD Vance’s tiebreaking vote to confirm Hegseth.

News said Murkowski criticized the current Trump administration's approach to implementing policy changes and government service cuts on Monday, describing som