Senator Murkowski raises alarm over Trump administration's freeze on education funds, risking school closures.

Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski has raised concerns over the Trump administration's freeze on $6 billion in federal education funding, which could lead to school closures in Alaska. The freeze has already caused layoffs in Anchorage and Fairbanks. Murkowski, along with nine other Republican senators, has asked the administration to reverse the funding pause. The Office of Management and Budget has unfrozen over $1 billion for after-school and summer programs, but the rest remains frozen. At least 24 states and multiple school districts have sued the administration over the funding freeze.