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| Sep 21, 2026 | ICYMI: MURKOWSKI HIGHLIGHTS TRIBAL HOUSING NEEDS DURING HEARING TO EXAMINE NAHASDA MODERNIZATION ACT | U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held an oversight hearing titled, “Examining Housing Needs in Native Communities,” and a legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 5354, the Nat... |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Alaska Charter Crash Kills 8 at Radar Site; Charter Ops Exempt From Airline Safety Rules | By Kyle Belmonte
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| May 23, 2026 | Special Session and Pensions | Dear Neighbors,
The Legislature is rounding out the 30 days of the 121-day session here in the State Capitol. As the final month begins to wind down, the committee process does too as only a few bills will continue on their approach to pa... |
| Mar 25, 2026 | The Casey Means Surgeon General Nomination Appears To Be In Trouble | It’s somewhat stunning to realize that the United States has been operating with Surgeon Generals that are merely “acting” in the role or “performing the duties of” since January 20th of 2025. The last Senate-confirmed SG was Dr. Vivek Murt... |
| Feb 11, 2026 | SAVE Act: House advances Trump-backed voter ID bill | The SAVE America Act — supported by President Donald Trump — would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID at the ballot box.
The legislation would make it harder to vote, Democrats and voting rights groups warn, and h... |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Powell investigation: Drumbeat of Republican opposition grows on Capitol Hill | Bipartisan opposition to the opening of a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is growing louder on Capitol Hill.
Powell said Sunday that the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into his handl... |
| Jul 25, 2025 | No one knows whether Trump’s $50B for rural health care will be enough | The $50 billion addition was an effort by Republican leaders in Congress to win the votes of colleagues within their party who initially balked at supporting such steep cuts to Medicaid and other health services.
In the U.S. Senate, the rur... |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Senate votes on amendments to Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ stretch late into the night | Senators are still voting on amendments to President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” in what’s known as a vote-a-rama..
Senate Majority Leader John Thune can only afford to lose three Republican votes and get the package through his c... |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Gabbard's New Role: A Shift in Intelligence or a Political Gamble? | Tulsi Gabbard has stepped into a storm. Sworn in as the Director of National Intelligence, she now holds a key position in a turbulent political landscape. The air is thick with skepticism. Critics question her qualifications. Supporters se... |
| Feb 12, 2025 | National Politics | Gabbard sworn in as Trump’s director of national intelligence after Republicans fall in line | Speaking after she was sworn in at the White House, Gabbard promised to work to “refocus” the intelligence community in line with Trump’s vision.
“Unfortunately, the American people have very little trust in the intelligence community, larg... |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Hegseth's Ascension: A Controversial Chapter in Trump's Military Leadership | The confirmation of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense marks a significant moment in American politics. It’s a tale of ambition, controversy, and the relentless grip of partisan politics. Hegseth's rise is not just about one man; it refle... |
| Jan 25, 2025 | National Politics | Hegseth is quickly sworn in as defense secretary after dramatic Senate vote | “It is the honor of a lifetime, sir, to serve under you,” Hegseth said, in thanking Trump, who was in Las Vegas on Saturday.Related Articles
National Politics | Senate confirms Noem as Trump’s homeland security secretary
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| Dec 13, 2024 | Senate approves modernized version of the Older Americans Act | A reauthorized version of the Older Americans Act (OAA), originally passed by Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965, has passed the Senate and is now making its way to the House of Representatives.
This is accordi... |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Alaska Communications secures funding to expand broadband | Rural Alaskans will continue to have access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet thanks to a Nov. 4 order issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The order establishes the Alaska Connect Fund (“ACF”), which will provi... |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Land bureau's tough road ahead | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
The Bureau of Land Management is one of the agencies with the most at stake in the 2024 election.
Why it matters: BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning's appearance in the... |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Editorials | Views from the nation’s press | The Whittier Daily News (Whittier, Calif.) on how sham impeachment of Mayorkas rightly dismissed by the U.S. Senate:
Of course Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, should not have been impeached, and good on the United State... |
| Aug 7, 2023 | US deployed warships after China, Russia naval patrol near Alaska: WSJ | The United States deployed four navy warships after Russian and Chinese naval forces conducted joint patrols near the Alaskan coast, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
At least 11 Russian and Chinese ships went close to... |
| Dec 26, 2022 | These Five Senators Brought Home $500 Million In College Earmarks | |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Here are the 5 senators who voted against giving workers break time to pump breast milk | Mother pumped milk from both boobs into Automatic breast pump machine. Blandscape/Getty Images
Five senators voted against expanding protections for breastfeeding workers.
The senators are Sens. Rand Paul, Ron Johnson, Pat Toomey, Mike Lee,... |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski faces off against Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka and Democrat Patricia Chesbro in Alaska's US Senate election | Mark Thiessen/AP Photo; Insider
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski is running against fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka and Democrat Patricia Chesbro to represent Alaska in the US Senate.
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| Nov 29, 2021 | Murkowski Slams Interior Oil and Gas Report | 11.29.21
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today released the following statement criticizing the Department of the Interior's "Report on the Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program," which it issued the day after Thanksgiving af... |
| May 28, 2021 | US senators ask for reconsideration of mask mandates on commercial fishing vessels | Following federal changes to masking guidelines for fully vaccinated citizens, issued on 13 May, Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) submitted a letter to the U.S. Coast Guard and the Centers for Disease C... |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Murkowski Leads Effort to Ramp up Domestic Critical Mineral Supply Chain | 04.23.21
The current Federal permitting process has been an impediment to mineral production and the mineral security of the United States. Permitting times in the U.S. rank among some of the longest in the world and are a threat to our nat... |
| Mar 31, 2021 | HUD Announces $64 Million In Critical Housing Funding Going To Alaska Native Communities | 03.30.21
Senator Murkowski visiting families in Native Village of Savoonga in August 2018
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the allocation of $450 million to assist with COVID related tribal housing needs.... |
| Mar 17, 2021 | US seafood industry set to benefit from COVID-19 relief package | U.S. President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law on Thursday, 11 March, almost one year after the CARES Act established the country’s first federal coronavirus relief bill.
The USD 1.9 trillion (EUR 1.6 trillion) Americ... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Oil Giant Bets Big On Expected $2 Trillion Carbon Capture Market | Under CEO Darren Woods, ExxonMobil is betting on the commercialization of carbon capture and ... [+] sequestration technology in its efforts to address climate change. ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Native Hawaiians disproportionate among human trafficking victims | Legislative resolutions would ask the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women to convene a task force to study missing and possibly slain Native Hawaiian women and girls who might have been used in the sex trafficking trade.
Senate C... |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Can a Former President Assert Executive Privilege in an Impeachment Trial? | The central question of former President Trump’s second impeachment trial may be very similar to the central question of the first trial. Putting aside the larger discussion about whether a president who is impeached but then leaves office ... |
| Jan 21, 2021 | Trump spent Inauguration Day fretting over his Senate impeachment trial and asking allies which Republicans could vote against him, report says | The former first lady Melania Trump and former President Donald Trump arrived in Florida during President Joe Biden’s inauguration. Noam Galai/Getty
Donald Trump spent Wednesday focused on his Senate impeachment trial, The Daily Beast repor... |
| Feb 4, 2020 | The Incomprehensibly Weak Case for Acquittal Without Witnesses | The 1992 Robert Altman movie “The Player” has a scene in which movie studio executives are sitting around complaining about the cost of acquiring scripts from outside screenwriters and one of them proposes having the studio generate its own... |
| Feb 4, 2019 | Senators file bill to mandate labeling requirements on genetically enhanced salmon | A bipartisan group of U.S. senators from the Pacific northwest filed a bill last week that would require any salmon produced through genetic engineering to be labeled clearly as such on its packaging.
The bill, filed last week, comes a mont... |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Trump’s emergency declaration is just one step in combating the opioid epidemic | Saying it’s “time to liberate our communities from the scourge of drug addiction,” President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency Thursday. Sadly, he didn’t “show me the money,” failing to offer the massive, new reso... |
| Aug 5, 2014 | Who’s accusing whom? | A letter from a U.S. senator from Alaska urging one of America’s largest fast-food chains to ignore an environmental group’s boycott surfaced this week, but the group is denying allegations that they have organized a boycott, calling into q... |
| Jun 24, 2013 | AquaBounty CEO: We continue to battle to communicate the reality of our product… Sen Murkowski should know better | AquaBounty CEO Dr Ron Stotish told FoodNavigator-USA he was "disappointed" the Senate Appropriations Committee has passed an amendment to the 2014 Agriculture Appropriations bill requiring mandatory labeling of genetically engin... |
| New government funding package includes ‘historic step forward’ for pregnant workers, new mothers | Two bills to provide additional protections for pregnant workers and breastfeeding people were included in the $1.7 trillion federal government spending package passed by Congress this week.
The changes are a “monumental and historic step f... |