Hiring Slowdown Menaces Biden Despite Upbeat Talk
October 7 By Josh Boak President Joe Biden promised an economy that could be firing on all cylinders next year, but Friday’s disappointing jobs report suggests a slowdown in growth could instead loom atop voters’ minds in the 2022 elections. Republicans quickly seized on the…
Biden, China’s Xi Expected to Meet Virtually by Year’s End
October 6 By Jamey Keaten With tensions rising between the global powers, President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual meeting before year’s end, according to the White House. The agreement in principle for the talks was disclosed after…
Traveler’s Notes from Alaska
October 5 By Bryan Flow Hello everybody. I’m Bryan from Alaska. I’d like to share a little my impressions of visiting the Russian north. The coronavirus pandemic has forced many people to abandon their holiday abroad, reconsider their plans and take up new hobbies. Like…
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy rejects House speaker’s request to cancel special session due to high COVID-19 rates
October 4 By James Brooks Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday rejected a request by Alaska House Speaker Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, to cancel an upcoming special session of the Legislature. In a Friday morning letter to Dunleavy, Stutes said she has “great concern” for lawmakers…
Biden Pushes Agenda to Show Government Can Deliver
October 4 By Josh Boak When President Joe Biden proposed a massive expansion of federal services for Americans this year, he laid out lofty stakes — not only for his own presidential legacy but far beyond. The imperative, he said in an April address to…
U.S. seeks to work with next Japanese leader on ‘Quad’
October 3 By Jim Smith The United States hopes to work with Japan to further advance the “Quad” group under presumptive next Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks suggested Friday. The Quad groups four Indo-Pacific democracies — the U.S., Japan, Australia…
Subpoenas Could Shed Light on How Jan. 6 Rally Came Together
October 2 By Richard Ladner The House committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, with its latest round of subpoenas, may uncover the degree to which former President Donald Trump, his campaign and White House were involved in planning the rally — which had…
Facts matter on Alaska’s COVID-19 response
October 1 By Mike Dunleavy It’s October, yes, the pandemic is still with us, and at the same time, unfortunately, political optimizers are trying to rewrite history. We all are reading the articles filed under “coronavirus” which bear the dooming words: “The worst surge for…
Obama warns against politics of ‘anger and resentment’
September 30 By Lil Brown Former US president Barack Obama warned against “politics that feeds anger and resentment” on Tuesday (Sept 28) in a speech at the ground-breaking of his presidential library in Chicago, which he said would work to strengthen democratic ideas. The 44th…
Milley Defends Calls to Chinese at End of Trump Presidency
September 29 By Lolita C. Baldor The top U.S. military officer told Congress that he knew former President Donald Trump wasn’t planning to attack China and that it was his job to reassure the Chinese of this in the phone calls that have triggered outrage…
Alaska’s Permanent Fund is a model for sovereign wealth funds globally
September 28 By Angela Rodell Forty-five years ago, with the foresight of a time beyond their newfound oil wealth, Alaskans took the initiative to create the Permanent Fund, thus constitutionally protecting a portion of the royalties for future generations. As a steward of the Fund,…
US-Russia Set 2nd Round of Strategic Talks Under Biden Admin
September 27 By Matthew Lee The United States and Russia will hold their second round of strategic talks later this week as the two sides attempt to resolve myriad differences ranging from nuclear weapons to cyberspace, the State Department said Monday. The department said the…