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Murkowski wins reelection in Alaska Senate race | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has won reelection, defeating Donald Trump-endorsed GOP rival Kelly Tshibaka. Murkowski beat Tshibaka in the Nov. 8 ranked choice election. The results were announced Wednesday, when elections officials tabulated the ranked choice results after neither candidate won more than 50% of first-choice votes. The race […]

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GOP defends warning about Halloween and ‘rainbow fentanyl’ | #alaska | #politics

Several House and Senate Republicans have issued warnings during October, including the release of a video PSA, which warns parents about the possibility of brightly colored fentanyl being a threat to children this Halloween. The move is one that the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration has debunked and a University of Delaware sociology and […]

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Senate punts on same-sex marriage vote until after election | #alaska | #politics

Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections, pulling back just days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to put the Senate on the record on the issue “in the coming weeks.” What You Need To Know Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex […]

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CPAC to host Trump, Viktor Orbán, Steve Bannon and others | #alaska | #politics

Former President Trump, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and former White House strategist Steve Bannon are among figures who will deliver remarks at The Conservative Political Action Conference, also known as CPAC, this week in Dallas, Texas. What You Need To Know Beginning on Thursday, the conference, organized by the American Conservative Union, will run […]

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Senate to vote on Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO | #alaska | #politics

The Senate on Wednesday is expected to vote on ratifying the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO, Senate Majority Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on Tuesday, a move that would bolster the alliance’s ranks in the face of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. What You Need To Know The Senate on Wednesday will vote on approving […]

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U.S. reckons with role in Native American boarding schools | #alaska | #politics

Federal Native American boarding schools have been a largely unknown, or ignored, chapter of United States history. Many Americans have grown up not even knowing about them or learning about their history. Now the federal government is trying to change that as it revisits a dark part of the country’s history. What You Need To […]

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Crunch time in Congress: Lawmakers barrel toward recess | #alaska | #politics

With just days left to go until Congress’ August’s recess, members of the House and Senate have a busy legislative slate standing between them and a return home from Washington — especially with November’s midterm elections looming and control of both chambers up for grabs. For Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Speaker […]

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Biden offshore drilling proposal would allow up to 11 sales | #alaska | #politics

President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed up to 10 oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one off the Alaska coast over the next five years — going against the Democrat’s climate promises but scaling back a Trump-era plan that called for dozens of offshore drilling opportunities including in undeveloped areas. Interior […]