Murkowski, Tshibaka, Chesbro meet in first U.S. Senate debate
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…
Arizona Gov. Ducey Hails Taiwan Semiconductor Investment
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…
A winner is declared, finally, in Alaska’s special election for U.S. House
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…
Kremlin Offers Mixed View of Gorbachev’s Historic Role
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…
Democrat Mary Peltola wins special U.S. House election, will be first Alaska Native elected to Congress
August 31 By Iris Samuels Democrat Mary Peltola is the apparent winner of Alaska’s special U.S. House race and is set to become the first Alaska Native in Congress, after votes were tabulated Wednesday in the state’s first ranked choice election. Peltola topped Republican former…
Biden Lashes Out at ‘MAGA Republicans’ in Fiery Speech on Law Enforcement
August 30 By Lauren Camera President Joe Biden mounted an assault on “MAGA Republicans” on Tuesday in a searing speech on gun safety, crime and law enforcement, lashing out at former President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters for defending rioters who stormed the Capitol last…
Alaska State Troopers commander becomes first Black colonel in state’s history
August 30 By Tess Williams Maurice “Mo” Hughes made history Wednesday when he was promoted to the position of Alaska State Troopers colonel, becoming the first Black person to hold that rank. Hughes will replace Bryan Barlow, who was promoted to deputy commissioner in the…
EU, German Leaders Pledge Reform to Cut Electricity Prices
August 29 By Lauren Camera The head of the European Union’s executive branch and Germany’s chancellor on Monday pledged a reform of the continent’s electricity market to help bring down power prices that have been pushed higher by skyrocketing gas prices. European Commission President Ursula…
Results in Alaska’s special U.S. House race expected Wednesday after candidates are set to share a stage
August 29 By Iris Samuels The Alaska Division of Elections is set to release final results of the special U.S. House race Wednesday afternoon — forcing organizers to scramble to reschedule a candidate forum to avoid having the candidates sitting on stage when the winner…
Peltola again grows her lead, but final outcome in Alaska’s U.S. House race is days away
August 26 By Iris Samuels The Alaska Division of Elections tallied votes on Friday in the state’s August election, but results in the special U.S. House race won’t be final for days. With a new ballot count released Friday evening, more than 190,000 votes have…
Democrats Run on Biden’s Achievements – and Away From Biden
August 26 By Susan Milligan The Democratic president was facing a grim midterm election scenario, and his own popularity problem wasn’t helping down-ticket candidates in his party very much. So the president – in this case, Barack Obama – sent his then-vice president, Joe Biden,…
Peltola solidifies lead over Palin in first-place votes but results aren’t final
August 25 By Iris Samuels Democrat Mary Peltola solidified her lead in first-place votes ahead of Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III, after the Alaska Division of Elections counted additional ballots on Tuesday. But results from Alaska’s special U.S. House race won’t be known…