February 13 By Claire Hansen The race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is seeing some movement after months of rumor and speculation, with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley set to announce her candidacy later this week and become the first to join former…

February 13 By Emily Goodykoontz Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson on Monday announced his next pick for municipal attorney — Anne Helzer, who is the chair of the Alaska Public Offices Commission. Helzer must be confirmed by the Assembly before she permanently assumes the role. Monday’s…

February 10 By James Brooks In his annual address to the Alaska Legislature, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan called on the Legislature and ordinary Alaskans to speak in defense of the Willow project, a long-planned oil development awaiting federal permission on the North Slope. “The battle…

February 8 By Kyle Hopkins In August 2021, two Anchorage city officials toured the wood-paneled halls of the Golden Lion Hotel, known for the 200-pound taxidermied lion that once stood among the teal lounge chairs in its lobby. At the time, Anchorage was seeing a…

February 7 By Emily Goodykoontz Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s human resources director, Niki Tshibaka, abruptly resigned Monday, citing “an increasingly toxic, hostile, and demoralizing work environment.” His departure is the latest in a string of resignations and firings of top officials in Bronson’s administration. Tshibaka,…

February 6 By Alex Trainen The Japanese authorities intend to strengthen cooperation with the G7 countries on the issue of continuing sanctions pressure on Russia. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced about it recently. The head of the Japanese government spoke about the plans of the…

February 3 By Kaia Hubbard House Republicans capped a busy week on Thursday with a vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee, as they celebrate their new majority with a lengthy to-do list. The Minnesota lawmaker is the third Democrat to…

February 1 By Susan Milligan The Biden administration is moving to limit credit card late fees to $8 – a drastic reduction from fees that now run as high as $41 – as part of a crackdown on “junk fees” that aggravate consumers who travel…

January 31 By Susan Milligan President Joe Biden has a message for new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy the day before a meeting between the two to discuss how to avoid a catastrophic default on the U.S. debt. There really is no negotiating on raising the…

January 30 By Kaia Hubbard Public outcry over the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols has spurred renewed calls for police reform legislation on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers return to Washington days after graphic body cam footage was made public. President Joe Biden, members of Congress…

January 27 By Elliott Davis Jr. Immigration is threatening to drive a wedge between President Joe Biden and the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, which has elevated to outright protest its criticism of the White House for a lack of movement on border issues….

January 24 By Kaia Hubbard The revelation that classified documents were found in the possession of former Vice President Mike Pence delivered a reprieve to recent partisan finger-pointing over the handling of materials by President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, instead reframing the…