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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

September 25 By Andy Josephson The coming fourth special session, scheduled for Oct. 1, is very unlikely to bear fruit by resolving our state’s fiscal conundrums. Here is why: First, let’s look back just one month for some context. Just prior to gaveling in for…

September 25 By Josh Boak Meeting with the leaders of India, Australia and Japan, President Joe Biden declared Friday that the U.S. and other members of the Indo-Pacific alliance known as “the Quad,” are showing they “know how to get things done” in an increasingly…

September 24 By Lolita C. Baldor The U.S. should explore ways to expand its military contacts with the Russians, potentially to include allowing observers from each country to watch the other’s combat exercises, in a broad effort to increase transparency and reduce the risk of…

September 23 By Meryl Kornfield Facing overwhelmed hospitals, Alaska became the second state this month to give health-care providers the power to prioritize patients — largely based on their likelihood to survive — for scarce resources and even deny treatment. “Our case counts are rising,”…