Oct 10, 2018 - Politics & Policy

Murkowski fires back at Trump, says she knows Alaskans "better than he does"

Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.

Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has responded to President Trump's comment last week that voters "will never forgive" her for voting against Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, saying she knows her state's political terrain "better than he does," per the Associated Press.

The big picture: The Alaskan senator who is up for re-election in 2022 told reporters Wednesday that her "barometer is not necessarily what the president says but what the people of Alaska say." Murkowski was the only Republican senator who opposed Kavanaugh's confirmation.

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Axios

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Coronavirus dashboard

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

Global: Total confirmed cases as of 3 a.m. ET: 31,032,045 — Total deaths: 960,729— Total recoveries: 21,255,717 — Map.
U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 3 a.m. ET: 6,805,342 — Total deaths: 199,511 — Total recoveries: 2,590,671 — Total tests: 95,108,559 — Map.
Politics: Testing czar on Trump's CDC contradictions: "Everybody is right" — Ex-FDA chief: Career scientists won't be "easily cowed" by political vaccine pressure.
Education: What we overlooked in the switch to remote learning.
Health: The dwindling chances of eliminating COVID-19 — 7 states set single-day coronavirus case records last week.
World: England sets £10,000 fine for breaking self-isolation rules — The countries painting their pandemic recoveries green.

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Rebecca Falconer

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Biden raises $141 million more than Trump

Combination images of President Trump and his 2020 presidential rival Joe Biden. Photo: Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images/Alex Wong/Getty Images

Joe Biden's campaign, the Democratic National Committee and joint fundraising committees raised $466 million cash on hand, the presidential candidate's team announced late Sunday.

Why it matters: President Trump's campaign raised $325 million cash on hand, his campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh announced Friday. In the spring, Biden was $187 million behind Trump and the Republican National Committee.

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Sara Fischer, author of Media Trends

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Virtual Emmys address chaotic year for American TV and society

Emmy Host Jimmy Kimmel during rehearsals Friday for the 72nd Annual Emmy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Photo: Al Seib/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The Emmy Awards Sunday night addressed the major U.S. issues this year — including the protests on systemic racism and police brutality, the wildfires engulfing parts of the West Coast, the census, the pandemic, essential works and the election.

Why it matters: Award shows have always addressed wider cultural issues, but this year — amid unprecedented stress and uncertainty — that trend has accelerated.