May 01 By Kaia Hubbard The House is out this week on the heels of a key victory for Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the debt limit fight, as Republicans in the lower chamber narrowly approved legislation last week that would raise the debt ceiling while…

April 28 By Claire Hansen Former Vice President Mike Pence reportedly testified on Thursday before a grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump and others for their efforts to subvert the results of the 2020 election. Pence’s testimony marks another extraordinary development in the slate…

April 26 By Iris Samuels A bill proposed by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy to limit sexual education passed its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday, after lawmakers significantly amended the bill. The measure, which garnered widespread opposition from LGBTQ rights advocates, was originally written by the…

April 24 By Kaia Hubbard The latest phase of the debt ceiling fight comes to a head this week as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy looks to wrangle the votes for legislation raising the debt limit and slashing spending as a standoff between the GOP and…

April 23 Claire Hansen One of the most important munitions of the Ukraine war comes from a historic factory in this city built by coal barons, where tons of steel rods are brought in by train to be forged into the artillery shells Kyiv can’t…

April 22 By Sean Maguire In a landmark decision, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional under the Alaska Constitution’s equal protection doctrine. The decision follows a contentious recent reapportionment cycle: The Alaska Redistricting Board was twice found by the state’s…

April 21 By Kaia Hubbard For Republicans, battered by abortion in the midterm elections and blemished by the issue on every turn since, the party is still in search of a winning message. But the GOP’s leading candidates for the 2024 nomination have yet to…

April 20 By Kaia Hubbard House Speaker Kevin McCarthy outlined legislation to lift the debt ceiling on Wednesday, as tensions heat up between Republicans and the White House with a looming deadline to avoid default. In a speech from the House floor on Wednesday, the…

April 18 By Susan Milligan There are two painful truths for working parents: Child care is extremely difficult to find and often unaffordable, and Congress has zero interest in spending any taxpayer money to ease the situation. President Joe Biden, who was unable to get…

April 17 By Sean Maguire The Alaska House of Representatives advanced its version of the operating budget Monday, which is projected to create a $600-million deficit by paying a $2,700 Permanent Fund dividend. But a first supermajority vote failed to spend from savings to fill…

April 16 By Riley Rogerson The state of Alaska’s office in Washington, D.C. is vacant, leaving Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s staff in Alaska to advocate for the state’s agenda in the nation’s capital — more than 3,500 miles away. The governor’s D.C. office promotes the state’s…

April 14 By Susan Milligan When the Supreme Court handed down its stunning ruling undoing guaranteed abortion rights, the White House seemed caught somewhat off guard. President Biden, calling the ruling “a solemn moment,” tossed the ball to Congress and to American voters, saying the…