In the early days of President Donald Trump's second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times — stunning for a congressional Republican who has faced his wrath before and yet remains unbowed by pressure to embrace his agenda.

“Greenland is not for sale,” declared Murkowski and Greenlandic parliamentarian Aaja Chemnitz after consulting this week. “The question has been asked and firmly answered by the government of Greenland, Naalakkersuisut.”

The Interior Department announced last week that they were already working to implement Trump's requested name change to Mount McKinley.

Even as handicappers adjudged Pete Hegseth ’s confirmation as secretary of Defense to be all but certain, not one but two Republican senators indicated a hard pass on the poorly qualified bad boy from Fox News.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she would vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins also voted against Hegseth.

Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski — who broke with her party on numerous occasions to support former President Joe Biden’s

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is opposing the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be President Donald Trump's Defense secretary.

The Alaska Republican plans to vote against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense.

Murkowski is a moderate with a history of bucking her party and Trump when she has felt it was the right thing to do.

JUNEAU, Alaska — In the early days of President Donald ... But, so far, nearly every other GOP member of Congress has fallen in line behind Trump. Many of the Republicans who at times challenged ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — In the early days of President ... when she has felt it was the right thing to do. She was the first GOP senator to publicly break ranks with Trump on his nomination ...