President Joe Biden and his administration have assiduously courted Sen. Lisa Murkowski, with some success. But their recent move on Arctic drilling puts the Alaska Republican in a tough spot heading into reelection.
On Tuesday, Biden signed an executive order suspending all oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, pending a deeper look at the environmental impacts of drilling in the sensitive region.
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