July 14 By Lara Jakes President Biden took office with bold warnings for Russia and China about human rights as he pressed democracies around the world to stand up against autocracy. But this week, he is facing a string of similar challenges in America’s neighborhood….

July 13 By Andrew Kitchenman Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed the money that would pay for lawmakers’ daily expenses during the legislative session. Voices in the Legislature — and a prominent critic of the governor — are concerned about the short- and long-term impacts it will…

July 13 By Elton Right Reuters – U.S. officials sent to Haiti by President Joe Biden’s administration in the wake of the assassination of its president met with three politicians who have all staked claims to lead Haiti’s government, the White House said on Monday….

July 12 By Linda Cors The leaders of Alaska’s Republican Party on Saturday endorsed a challenger to incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who has been one of the GOP’s most outspoken critics of former President Donald Trump, the Anchorage Daily News reported. The Alaska Republican…

July 12 By Ken Bredemeier The top U.S. infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, on Sunday deplored the political split in the country about getting vaccinated against the coronavirus. Polls show that Democrats, who generally are more liberal in their support of government programs, are…

July 11 By Sam Stone U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will meet with Russian officials in Moscow next week, making him the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit Russia so far, at a time when the two countries are at odds. A terse State Department…

July 11 By Sarah Jones A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute shows white Evangelicals last year experienced “the most precipitous drop in affiliation” among American religious groups since 2006, shrinking from 23 percent of Americans that year to 14 percent in 2020….

July 10 By Lex Treinen Anchorage will not purchase a former Alaska Club gym to turn it into a homeless shelter, throwing a wrench in the Anchorage Assembly’s push to have smaller shelters dispersed around town. A spokesperson confirmed via text message the administration of…

July 10 By John Echohawk Native American voters are waking up to their political power — which means that some politicians threatened by this new reality are trying to take it away from them. State legislatures across the country have introduced bills that target and…

July 9 By Martin Slow Favorable weather conditions have allowed firefighters to bolster protections for structures even as a wildfire burning in interior Alaska had grown on the opposite end, a fire official said Thursday. Nearly 200 firefighters were battling the fire, parts of which…

July 9 By Caroline Downey Haitian government officials said they’ve asked the United States to deploy troops in an auxiliary effort to help shield Haiti’s infrastructure from attack amid the political turbulence the country is experiencing after President Jovenel Moïse’s sudden assassination Wednesday. They requested…

July 8 By Eddie Burkhalter Despite Alabama having the second-lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the nation, hospitalizations rising and the more contagious delta strain quickly becoming dominant, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has no plans to ask for help from newly-formed federal surge response teams. White…