Trump wants to be seen as special and uniquely capable. He seems to have a deep psychological need for that kind of approval.
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Another example of President Trump fulfilling his campaign promise to open up resources for responsible development.
President Trump's decision to carry out focused strikes on Iran's nuclear infrastructure makes clear that the international community will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran. I commend all those who executed this mission with precision and…
I realize that my job, number one, is to be effective for Alaska.
I don't think that we should cede – we, the Congressional branch – should cede ground to anybody, not to the courts, not to the executive.
I still have the same Republican values that I have long held. But my allegiance is not to the Republican Party. It's not to a party. It is to the people who returned me.
It absolutely reinforced that. It's a daily reminder of how I was returned to the United States Senate. It was not through the help or the assistance of the Republican Party; it was through the hope and the assistance and the persistence…
That fear is real, and so I can't tell them, 'Don't worry, don't be afraid.'
I never imagined the extreme possibility that it could be overturned completely.
It's scary to be vulnerable and to share certain things.
My vote, my views, and so for me, it was the decision that I made.
We have a role that is prescribed under Article I of the Constitution. We need to take that seriously.
We've got to do that. But doing it with the most vulnerable bearing the brunt of that is not the answer.
We need regular people who care about their communities and are willing to do the work, follow the rules, and think for themselves.
We can do this only one senator—and one voter—at a time.
I want to offer hope. The traditional tools of American democracy do still function.
So I've been pretty clear that when it comes to Medicaid, those cuts that would harm Alaskan beneficiaries, that's not something that I can take home, right?