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...Other votes against the motion came from Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, two moderate Republican senators....
...settled law....
...Equally, the Republican senators who crossed the aisle to vote for her — Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitt Romney — deserve praise for putting aside party politics....
...Three Republicans — Lindsey Graham, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski — voted with all of the Democrats last year to confirm Jackson to the appeals court....
...Another possible Republican vote of support could come from Lisa Murkowski, the Alaska senator who frequently crosses the political aisle to vote with Democrats and last year joined Collins and Graham in...
..., John Cornyn, Joni Ernst, Lisa Murkowski, Rob Portman, Mitt Romney, John Thune, Thom Tillis and Roger Wicker....
...But other Republican moderates, including Maine’s Susan Collins and Utah’s Mitt Romney, expressed scepticism....
...But it’s wrong and we should speak up and stand with her,” said Joyce Vance, a former federal prosecutor and law professor at the University of Alabama....
...There were signs of a backlash against the seven Republicans — Richard Burr of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Maine’s Susan Collins, Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of...
...Burr and Cassidy joined Maine’s Susan Collins, Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Pennsylvania’s Pat Toomey in voting to convict the president at the weekend....
...Others who have made similar statements in the past include Chuck Grassley, the former head of the Senate judiciary committee, and Lisa Murkowski....
...Every Democratic senator and Susan Collins, the Republican from Maine, voted against Ms Barrett....
...Lisa Murkowski, the Republican senator for Alaska, said on Sunday: “For weeks, I have stated that I would not support taking up a potential Supreme Court vacancy this close to the election....
...But with the Republicans controlling the upper chamber and just two of the party’s senators — Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — saying they oppose efforts to press ahead with a confirmation...
...The likeliest candidates are Susan Collins, the re-elected senator from Maine, and Lisa Murkowski from Alaska....
...Republican moderates Mitt Romney, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski may back other new climate measures....
...The likeliest waverers are Utah’s Mitt Romney, Tennessee’s Lamar Alexander, Maine’s Susan Collins and Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski. Of these, Mr Romney sounds most likely to switch his vote....
...Lisa Murkowski The senior senator from Alaska was re-elected in 2016 with 44 per cent of the vote....
...In addition to some Senate Republicans who have bucked Mr Trump in the past — including Maine’s Susan Collins and Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski — Thursday’s 59 to 41 vote saw a wider array of party stalwarts turn...
...Mr Paul has joined three other Senate Republicans — Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — in supporting the resolution....
...“This is a critical hinge on which the future of the Mueller investigation turns,” said Lisa Kern Griffin, a law professor at Duke University....
...Democrats are also eyeing the support of Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who, together with Ms Collins, voted against the Republican repeal of Obamacare last year....
...His decision puts the spotlight on the two remaining moderate Republicans — Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — who have not said if they will vote for Mr Kavanaugh when his nomination...
...The big challenge for the Republicans is that two of their senators — Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — have not said how they will vote....
...Proving his point, Senators Lisa Murkowski from the oil state of Alaska, and Joe Manchin from the coal state of West Virginia, who once had a campaign ad showing him literally shooting at emissions cap and...
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