People Fleeing Hong Kong Crackdown Get Temporary US Haven
August 7 By Ben Fox President Joe Biden granted temporary refuge Thursday to people from Hong Kong amid the Chinese government’s effort to crush the pro-democracy movement and tighten its control on a city once known for its freedom. Biden signed a memorandum allowing people…
In new ad campaign and other moves, Alaska legislators see pressure tactics from Gov. Mike Dunleavy
August 6 By James Brooks Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is planning a $250,000 ad campaign to promote his new plan for the Permanent Fund dividend as state lawmakers prepare for a special session to discuss the dividend’s future. In a public notice published Tuesday, the…
Mutually beneficial economic cooperation between the United States and Russia should be implemented despite the sanctions
August 6 By Julia O’Malley In the face of confrontation and the almost complete suspension of dialogue between the United States and Russia at the political level, including even such traditional central issues of the Russian-American agenda as strategic stability and arms control, commercial ties…
Why the internet in Cuba has become a US political hot potato
August 5 By Ed Augustin Cubans used to joke about Napoleon Bonaparte chatting to Mikhail Gorbachev, George W Bush and Fidel Castro in the afterlife. “If I’d have had your prudence, I’d never have fought Waterloo,” the French emperor tells the last Soviet leader. “If…
Stranded killer whale saved after hours-long rescue effort in Alaska
August 4 By Richard Luscombe A killer whale stranded on a rocky shore in Alaska was saved in an hours-long rescue effort by boaters, locals and wildlife officials. The 20-ft (6 metres) orca was spotted washed up on Prince of Wales island last Thursday, apparently…
Sarah Palin hints at Alaska Senate run against Republican Lisa Murkowski
August 3 By Martin Pengelly The former Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has hinted at a run for US Senate. “If God wants me to do it I will,” Palin recently told Ché Ahn, leader of the New Apostolic Reformation movement, according…
American Politics Are Not (Yet) Broken
August 2 By Tyler Cowen As President Joe Biden moves toward another legislative victory — namely, the $550 billion infrastructure bill — it’s worth asking what its success says about American politics. Mostly it’s good news, whether or not you agree with the policies of…
Biden’s Buy American push is good politics but bad economics
August 2 By John Harwood With votes in the Senate to advance his bipartisan compromise last week, President Joe Biden took a big step toward upgrading America’s infrastructure. And he took a small step toward ensuring Washington can upgrade less of it. That step backward…
Alaska’s ranked choice voting and top-four primary are legal, judge says
August 1 By Liz Ruskin A Superior Court judge has ruled Alaska’s new ranked choice voting system and open primary are legal. Judge Gregory Miller rejected arguments that the new election method violates the right of free association. The legal challenge was filed by the…
Top Counterterrorism Envoy Could Be First U.S. Ambassador to Sudan in Decades
August 1 By Robbie Gramer The Biden administration is narrowing the list of potential candidates to be the first U.S. ambassador sent to Sudan in decades, and a top counterterrorism official is at the top of the list, according to three current and former U.S….