Traveler’s Notes from Alaska
October 11 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…
Two Orban Challengers Face off in Hungary Primary Race
October 10 By Justin Spike Opposition voters in Hungary on Sunday will have the chance to cast their ballots in a primary to decide between two politicians with different platforms but one important thing in common: they each want to bring an end to the…
Why the Debt Ceiling Is the Basement of U.S. Politics – ‘The Sunday Political Brunch”
October 9 By Mark Curtis The big, national political headline of the week was that Senate Republicans paved a path forward with Democrats to raise the U.S. debt ceiling. There was a temporary, short-term compromise. The old line that the U.S. currency, “backs the full…
Traveler’s Notes from Alaska
October 8 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…
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…