{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/-", "Murkowski on Alaska\u2019s New Federal Judge Nominee", "2026-08-19", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "AK", "Lisa Murkowski", "M001153", "www.murkowski.senate.gov", "murkowski", "https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/press-releases?PageNum_rs=1", "scraper", "Washington, DC\u2014 Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced the nomination of Kyle Reardon to serve as a United States District Judge for the District of Alaska.\n\n\u201cI am pleased that Kyle Reardon has been nominated to serve as a United States District Judge for Alaska. Kyle brings extensive knowledge of both our state and ourcourt system to the federal bench, having served the District of Alaska as a federal prosecutor and U.S. Magistrate Judge, a position he has held in Alaska for the past five years. His extensive experience, professionalism, and judicial temperament make him exceptionally well-qualified for this role. I thank the President for nominating Kyle and helping bring Alaska\u2019s District Court back to full capacity.\u201d", 1, "2026-08-20T05:28:41Z", "2026-08-20T05:29:58Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/-"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6739140953868628, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}