Murkowski plans to seek top GOP spot on Senate Appropriations Committee
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) plans to lead Republicans on the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee. Murkowski will seek the ranking member position on Appropriations, her office confirmed to The Hill, after current Chair Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) lost her reelection bid last week. Murkowski, a moderate Republican who often bucks her party, will need to work…