Audio Captured McCarthy Saying He Would Urge Trump to Resign Over Jan. 6 Attack
April 22 By Lisa Hagen A new audio tape contradicted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s denial that he considered urging Donald Trump to resign days after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a major revelation that shows how top Republicans privately reacted to the…
Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat will be vacant until September. What happens in the meantime?
April 20 By Iris Samuels In the weeks since the sudden death of U.S. Rep. Don Young, the state has announced a special election to replace the 49-year congressman, and 48 candidates are running to replace him. But what happens until a successor is elected…
Calling Alaska ‘under attack’ by Biden, Alaska House boosts legal fund
April 18 By James Brooks During last week’s budget debates in the Alaska House of Representatives, Republican lawmakers stood and declared that the state of Alaska is under attack from the administration of President Joe Biden. No Democratic lawmakers disputed the claim. Now, as Alaska’s…
Biden Approves $800 Million for Ukraine, White House Defends ‘Genocide’ Remark
April 15 By Lisa Hagen President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he’s authorizing an additional $800 million in security assistance for Ukraine as the U.S. continues to step up its response and rhetoric about Russia’s invasion, including the president referring to it as “genocide.” Biden…
Subpoenas are on hold as Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. leaders say they will cooperate with special investigator
April 12 By James Brooks The leaders of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. will voluntarily answer questions from a special investigator appointed by the Alaska Legislature to investigate the abrupt firing of former Permanent Fund director Angela Rodell. A date for the interviews has not…
Alaska senators split as Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
April 8 By Iris Samuels The U.S. Senate voted 53-47 Thursday to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, with Alaska’s two Republican senators split on the issue. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of three Republicans to vote in favor of confirming…
Alaska lawmakers consider $2,600 payment per resident in 2022, but proposals differ in details
April 6 By James Brooks The Alaska House opened debate on the state’s annual operating budget Tuesday by repeatedly voting in favor of $2,600 payments to eligible residents this year. The payments would be a combination of a one-time $1,300 “energy rebate” and a Permanent…
Obama Returns to the White House
April 5 By Susan Milligan It seemed like old times Tuesday at the White House, with Joe Biden and Barack Obama touting the Affordable Care Act to an appreciative audience of Democratic lawmakers and health care advocates. And former President Obama understands – really, no…
Gross, Coghill say they plan to run for Alaska US House seat
March 29 By Becky Bohrer A former state lawmaker and an orthopedic surgeon each announced plans Monday to run for Alaska’s U.S. House seat following the death of Republican Rep. Don Young. Republican former state Sen. John Coghill said he filed to run in the…
Joe Biden’s Surprisingly Tough Message to Russia
March 29 By David Gergen President Joe Biden’s speech Saturday in Warsaw at the conclusion of his European trip was the most significant of this war and probably of his presidency. It was surprisingly bellicose and hostile, especially in his stunning call for Putin’s overthrow….
Is Ukraine Pushing Biden Toward a Second Term?
March 24 By Susan Milligan It’s a question Biden and his press secretary get asked from time to time, and the answer is always a very predictable “yes.” Even if the 79-year-old Biden were privately planning to step aside after one term, it would be…
Alaska Rep. Don Young will lie in state at U.S. Capitol
March 22 By Kevin Freking Rep. Don Young, the longest-serving Republican in House history, will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol on March 29, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Monday. Young’s office announced the congressman’s death in a statement Friday night. He was 88….