Biden Meets Ukraine Leader in Long-Sought Oval Office Visit
September 1 By Lynn Berry President Joe Biden used his first meeting with a foreign leader since ending the war in Afghanistan to send the message Wednesday that the United States — unburdened of its “forever war” — is determined to become a more reliable…
Alaska lawmakers continue to feud over PFD amount, delaying this year’s dividends
September 1 By Andrew Kitchenman Alaska Permanent Fund dividends will be delayed after the Legislature failed to agree on funding in time for the usual early October payments. The House of Representatives plans to vote Tuesday on a bill that would pay dividends of up…
Analysis: War Is Over but Not Biden’s Afghanistan Challenges
August 31 By Zeke Miller With the final stream of U.S. cargo planes soaring over the peaks of the Hindu Kush, President Joe Biden fulfilled a campaign promise to end America’s longest war, one it could not win. But as the war ended with a…
China’s Arctic claims
August 31 By Julia O’Malley China currently has the widest research infrastructure of any non-Arctic states, which includes the Yellow River Station at Svalbard, the China Iceland Arctic Research Observatory, and the Xuelong and Xuelong 2 icebreakers. In 2018, China published a document under the…
Hate crimes against Asian and Black people rise sharply in the U.S., FBI says
August 30 By Dan Mangan The number of reported hate crimes nationwide against Asian and Black people sharply increased in 2020, according to new FBI data released Monday. Hate crimes targeting people of Asian descent rose by a whopping 70% last year compared with the…
Biden says an attack at the airport in Kabul is ‘highly likely’ in the next 24 to 36 hours
August 29 By Amanda Macias President Joe Biden said in a statement Saturday that his national security team warned an attack at the airport in Kabul is “highly likely in the next 24-36 hours.” “The situation on the ground continues to be extremely dangerous, and…
$500 Alaska campaign limit still in effect as federal appeals court could rehear case
August 28 By Sean Maguire A federal appeals court panel struck down some Alaska campaign contribution limits in late July, but that case could be reheard. In the meantime, the old restrictions are still in effect. The three-member Ninth Circuit appeals court panel said some…
U.S. and allies warn more terrorist attacks likely as Afghanistan withdrawal deadline nears
August 27 By Amanda Macias The U.S. and its allies have warned that more terrorist attacks in Kabul are likely, as the deadline for military withdrawal from Afghanistan draws near. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Joe Biden’s national security team warned on…
‘The crisis we have been warning about is here’: Alaska reports 701 new resident COVID-19 cases, the year’s highest daily tally, as hospital counts swell
August 26 By Zaz Hollander Alaska reported 701 new COVID-19 cases in residents on Thursday, the highest daily count so far this year, and one of the highest since the coronavirus pandemic began in March 2020. Hospitalizations of COVID-positive patients are also nearing pandemic highs,…
Blue, But Bipartisan: Can Vermont Be a Model for the Rest of the U.S.?
August 25 By Louis Jacobson Vermont is one of the bluest states in the nation. It gave Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden two-thirds of the vote in 2020, providing Biden with his single biggest winning margin in any state. Vermont sends a socialist, Bernie Sanders,…