The View From Congress | Interview: Sen. Lisa Murkowski

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4.4 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Jamie Weinstein is joined by Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska to discuss her new book, Far from Home: An Alaskan Senator Faces the Extreme Climate of Washington, D.C., as well as Congress’ role in the Iran-Israel conflict. The Agenda:—Lessons learned from Congress—Congressional approval and conflict with Iran—Should the U.S. support regime change?—Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill—Political retribution from President Trump—January 6: ‘You cannot unsee what we saw.’—Age limits in Congress—Optimism for democracy Scheduling Note: This episode’s publication was moved up due to the news value of the conversation. The Dispatch Podcast with Jamie Weinstein will return on Monday, June 30. The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and regular livestreams—⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.1	Deasanceancey's apply.
0:30.7	Welcome to the Dispatch Podcast.
0:32.3	I'm Jamie Weinstein.
0:33.8	My guest today is Republican Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski.
0:39.1	She is the author of the new book out this week,
0:41.4	Far from Home, an Alaskan senator,
0:43.7	faces the extreme climate of Washington, D.C.
0:46.4	And of course, we get into that on the podcast,
0:49.2	but also tackle some of the major issues she faces in the Senate right now,
0:56.1	from the big, beautiful bill,
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