September 9 By Lauren Camera Nearly three decades ago in the Michigan town of Grand Blanc, a man in a chicken suit squawked at President George H.W. Bush. “Read my beak,” said the 24-year-old Navy veteran who had been heckling Bush in the rented costume…

September 7 By Elliott Davis Jr. Tuesday marked another primary win for a candidate supported by former President Donald Trump – this time in Massachusetts, where former state Rep. Geoff Diehl will face Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey in the state’s gubernatorial race in November….

September 5 By Lauren Camera U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge is taking part in international training in the Baltic Sea amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and tensions in the region. The Kearsarge is the first ship of the Wasp class to take part…

September 5 By Iris Samuels The Alaska board of elections on Friday certified the results of the Aug. 16 primary and special U.S. House elections, making official the victory of Democrat Mary Peltola, who will become the first Alaska Native elected to Congress and the…

September 4 By Lauren Camera Tens of thousands of protesters from the far right and far left joined forces to rally against the country’s pro-Western Czech government in the capital on Saturday. Police estimated that the crowd at Prague’s central Wenceslas Square numbered around 70,000….

September 3 By Sean Maguire Alaska state revenue commissioner Lucinda Mahoney is resigning for health and family reasons, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office announced. Mahoney’s resignation is effective Sept. 9. She has been in the role since 2020. Dunleavy has not yet announced an acting commissioner….

September 3 By Lauren Camera President Joe Biden warned Americans on Thursday that democracy is under attack by former President Donald Trump and his “MAGA Republican” supporters who he said are foisting unprecedented threats upon the ability of the United States to remain a democratic…

September 2 By Elliott Davis Jr. The political comeback of Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, hit a snag late Wednesday after she lost the special election for Alaska’s at-large congressional seat to a Democrat despite the backing of former President Donald Trump….

September 2 By Sean Maguire, Iris Samuels In their first time sharing a debate stage, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her Trump-backed challenger Kelly Tshibaka presented their visions for representing Alaska as Republicans. And the differences were just as pronounced in style as they were…

September 1 By Susan Milligan Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday hailed economic and educational cooperation with Taiwan, marked by a $12 billion investment in his state by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. Ducey spoke during a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, in the latest…

September 1 By Iris Samuels Democrat Mary Peltola held on to her lead in ranked vote tabulation to defeat former Gov. Sarah Palin and businessman Nick Begich III, both Republicans. On Wednesday, Mary Peltola was named the winner of Alaska’s special U.S. House race, weeks…

August 31 By Susan Milligan The Kremlin treaded carefully Wednesday reacting to Mikhail Gorbachev’s death, praising his prominent role in reshaping 20th-century history but noting his “romantic” view of the West. The Kremlin’s ambivalence was reflected in the uncertainty about funeral arrangements. An iconic central…