Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Thursday announced on social media that she would vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Thursday she will vote against Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth, who is facing a barrage of accusations about his personal conduct, making the Alaska Republican the first in her party to oppose one of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Denali, North America’s tallest peak, back to its former name, Mount McKinley.

Pete Hegseth is on track to be secretary of defense, despite Murkowski's opposition. He has denied multiple allegations of alcohol abuse, financial mismanagement and violence against women.

JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Wednesday that he would seek out a conversation with President Donald Trump about his decision to rename Denali, the tallest mountain in the U.S. Trump ordered on Monday to change the name of the peak to Mount McKinley.

In 2015, the name of the peak was changed during the Obama administration to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives and preference of many Alaskans.

Trump on Monday also signed an executive order to overturn a limit on oil and natural gas leasing in the Bering Sea, which Biden signed on Jan. 6 as part of a broader drilling moratorium. Because the former president used the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for the ban, it would likely require an act of Congress to change.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump on ... That’s what they do to people.” Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among those expressing opposition to a name change from Denali.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump on ... That’s what they do to people.” Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among those expressing opposition to a name change from Denali.

Pete Hegseth is on track to be secretary of defense, despite Murkowski's opposition. He has denied multiple allegations of alcohol abuse, financial mismanagement and violence against women.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization with nearly 2.1 million service members, about 780,000 civilians and a budget of $850 billion.

A defining duo of the first Donald Trump administration is back. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska were at the center of Trump’s many previous battles with his own party on Capitol Hill.