"I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real," Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska conceded this week.

Moderate Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski claimed this week that she and other lawmakers are worried about retaliation for speaking out against some of the Trump administration’s policies. Murkowski (R-Alaska) refrained from calling out President Trump directly or elaborating more specifically about what she’s nervous about,

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an independent voice from Alaska, has been the rare Republican on Capitol Hill willing to criticize the Trump administration.