June 5 By Patrick Daly China on Saturday berated the US and EU consulates in Hong Kong for displaying candles to commemorate the 4 June Tiananmen crackdown, slamming it as a “clumsy political show” to destabilise the city. Candles were seen lit in the windows…

June 4 By Matthew Daly The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reversing a drilling program approved by the Trump administration and reviving a political fight over a remote region that is home to polar bears…

June 3 By Kristine Phillips The FBI is investigating campaign contributions tied to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s former business, his spokesman confirmed to USA TODAY. Mark Corallo, DeJoy’s spokesman, said the Justice Department is investigating campaign contributions that employees made when DeJoy was in the…

June 2 By Andrew Baker The Department of the Interior (DOI) on Tuesday suspended the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program launched by the Trump administration in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The order signed by DOI Secretary Deb Haaland halts “all activities…

June 2 By Morgan Bryan A major Southwestern metro region delivered a resounding victory to a Democratic congressional candidate who embraced the Biden administration’s prescription’s for economic recovery, as voters rebuffed Republican overtures across Albuquerque’s heavily suburban and Latino political landscape. Tuesday’s special election vaulted…

June 1 By Stephen Collinson The White House is injecting new urgency into Joe Biden’s protracted and so far inconclusive talks with Republicans on a bipartisan infrastructure package, as the President faces rising frustration within his own Democratic ranks. But the delicate 50-50 balance in…

May 31 By Harry Enten Tuesday’s special election to represent New Mexico’s 1st District in Congress is just one race. No matter who wins – likely the Democratic candidate Melanie Stansbury — control of Congress won’t change. Yet, this race will also be one of…

May 29 By Katie Bo Williams The intelligence community’s push to uncover the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic has largely relied on traditional intelligence-gathering tools up until now, but President Joe Biden’s 90-day “redoubled” effort is intended in part to elevate scientific analysis. The effort…

May 28 By Rita Storm A former assistant public advocate for the state will receive $75,000 as part of a settlement in a case she brought against Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a former chief of staff and the state that alleged wrongful firing. Kelly Parker agreed…

May 27 By Liz Ruskin Trail and cycling advocates are applauding Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan for being the first Republican to co-sponsor a bill that would provide billions of dollars to improve access and connect trail systems. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee…

May 26 By Richard Luscombe A school principal in Arkansas has apologized for “political inaccuracies” in a yearbook falsely stating that Donald Trump was not impeached and that last year’s racial protests in the US were “Black Lives Matter riots”. Josh Thompson, principal of Bentonville’s…

May 25 By Lora West Tonight’s Anchorage Assembly meeting will feature the certification of the Anchorage Mayoral race. The Assembly will take up the matter forwarded by the Municipal Clerk during its regular meeting that starts at 5 pm at the Loussac Library at 36th…