Moderate Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has come out in opposition to President Donald Trump’s efforts to dramatically downsize the federal government at a moment when he can use all of his party’s support to fend off opposition from Democrats and Democrat-led legal groups.
In comments last week, Murkowski voiced concerns, particularly over how the downsizing could impact her state.
The White House carried out a sweeping purge of probationary federal employees across multiple agencies on Thursday and Friday. Probationary employees are typically those hired within the past two years,
