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Lisa Murkowski
Republican Senator, Alaska; her Iran AUMF was rendered moot when Hegseth claimed Article 2 covers the war, 12 May 2026.
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#85 Jun
Mentioned in: Letlow draws $1M; Fleming gets zero
US Midterms 2026#1203 Jun
Crossed party lines to support cloture on war-powers resolution
Iran Conflict 2026: Senate war-powers vote falls ten short#10424 May
Mentioned in: Three days to the Hengli cliff
Iran Conflict 2026#10420 May
Voted yes on 20 May floor advance
Iran Conflict 2026: Senate 50-47: Cassidy unlocks the floor#10319 May
Voted yes to discharge the Kaine resolution for the second time on the Iran track
Iran Conflict 2026: Senate 50-47 discharges Kaine Iran resolution to floor#10219 May
WPR wind-down hits 1 June cliff
Iran Conflict 2026#10118 May
Mentioned in: Trump signed nothing on Iran across Day 80
Iran Conflict 2026#9814 May
House ties 212-212 on third Iran vote
Iran Conflict 2026#9713 May
Left bipartisan Iran AUMF unfiled after Hegseth's Article 2 testimony removed its rationale
Iran Conflict 2026: Murkowski's Iran AUMF collapses after Hegseth Article 2 testimony#9613 May
Left the Iran AUMF unfiled on 13 May after Hegseth's Article 2 testimony rendered it procedurally moot
Iran Conflict 2026: AUMF unfiled, blackout hits 1,728 hours#9713 May
Voted yes on the seventh Democratic Iran war-powers resolution for the first time
Iran Conflict 2026: Senate rejects Iran war-powers vote 49-50; Murkowski crosses first time#9612 May
Asked Hegseth whether an AUMF would help Trump, prompting his Article 2 reply
Iran Conflict 2026: Hegseth: Article 2 covers Iran war#10012 May
Kept Iran AUMF unfiled since Hegseth destroyed its rationale on 12 May
Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon weighs Sledgehammer rename to reset WPR clock#9511 May
Mentioned in: Three military options, no signed order
Iran Conflict 2026#9511 May
Kept Iran AUMF unfiled on 11 May as Senate returned; verbal escalation did not satisfy her credible-plan condition
Iran Conflict 2026: Murkowski holds AUMF for a paper plan#9411 May
Murkowski's Iran AUMF still unfiled as Senate returns
Iran Conflict 2026#929 May
Confirmed Iran AUMF not filed on 9 May; stated she would introduce it week of 11 May absent White House credible plan
Iran Conflict 2026: Murkowski's Iran AUMF still unfiled before recess#57 May
Mentioned in: White House signs nothing on elections
US Midterms 2026#57 May
Mentioned in: Fellowship PAC drops $3M on GOP races
US Midterms 2026#916 May
Mentioned in: IDF kills Radwan chief Balout in Beirut
Iran Conflict 2026#895 May
Mentioned in: Trump pauses Project Freedom by post
Iran Conflict 2026#883 May
Confirmed 11 May AUMF filing target on Senate floor and named Todd Young as fourth Republican co-sponsor
Iran Conflict 2026: Young becomes fourth Republican on AUMF#871 May
Mentioned in: OFAC ships paper, Trump signs Cuba
Iran Conflict 2026#8530 Apr
Mentioned in: Senate sixth WPR fails 47-50; Collins flips
Iran Conflict 2026#8630 Apr
Gave floor speech announcing she would introduce an Iran AUMF by 11 May without a White House credible plan
Iran Conflict 2026: Murkowski sets four 11 May AUMF specs#8530 Apr
Set the week of 11 May as her new AUMF introduction target conditional on no White House credible plan in seven days
Iran Conflict 2026: Murkowski sets AUMF target for 11 May#8530 Apr
Mentioned in: Hegseth tells SASC ceasefire pauses WPR clock
Iran Conflict 2026#8429 Apr
WPR cliff is 1 June, not 1 May
Iran Conflict 2026#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: Day 60 ends with zero Iran instruments
Iran Conflict 2026#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: First Tehran-Moscow flight after 60 days
Iran Conflict 2026#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran defers nuclear talks past ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026#8228 Apr
Failed to file Iran AUMF on Congress.gov by her own 28 April target date
Iran Conflict 2026: Murkowski misses her own AUMF deadline#8328 Apr
Failed to file Iran AUMF by her own 28 April target; bill remains unintroduced
Iran Conflict 2026: Murkowski AUMF still missing on Day 60#8127 Apr
Targeted 28 April for formal AUMF introduction requiring greater Iran-war disclosure and transparency
Iran Conflict 2026: Murkowski targets 28 April AUMF filing#426 Apr
Voted against Kennedy SAVE Act reconciliation motion
US Midterms 2026: SAVE Act loses reconciliation route, 48-50#7925 Apr
Collins, Tillis back Murkowski's Iran AUMF draft
Iran Conflict 2026#8025 Apr
Confirmed ongoing bloc-building conversations without filing the AUMF text
Iran Conflict 2026: Curtis becomes third Republican on AUMF#7924 Apr
Mentioned in: Federal Register dockets sb0465 on schedule
Iran Conflict 2026#7822 Apr
Senate rejects fifth WPR motion, 51-46
Iran Conflict 2026#7520 Apr
Mentioned in: Five energy PDs signed; no Iran paper
Iran Conflict 2026#7318 Apr
Drafted Operation Epic Fury AUMF with parameters and limits
Iran Conflict 2026: Murkowski drafts Iran AUMF; Hawley ties to Day 60#7318 Apr
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#314 Apr
Voted against proceeding with SAVE Act debate for second time
US Midterms 2026: SAVE Act debate resumes as wedge theatre#6814 Apr
Six Democrats join Senate war-powers push
Iran Conflict 2026#6913 Apr
Senate WPR reaches thirteen as deadlines cluster
Iran Conflict 2026#313 Apr
#210 Apr
SAVE Act Stalls as Thune Refuses Nuclear Option
US Midterms 2026#210 Apr
#210 Apr
#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: MTG: war supporters have destroyed MAGA
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: US fuel bills up $300m a day vs pre-war
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Mentioned in: IDF: halfway done. Trump: already won.
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Heritage calls war funding revolt good
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Refused to vote without a White House foreign policy statement
Iran Conflict 2026: GOP lacks votes for $200bn war bill#4218 Mar