Sen. Murkowski praises House, says it ‘appropriately’ impeached Trump
Unlike her colleague Rep. Don Young, who voted against impeaching President Trump, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski praised the U.S. House of Representatives for its hasty impeachment vote on Jan. 13. Led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi the House voted 232-197 in favor of
Rep. Young votes against impeachment, calls on all sides to ‘tone down rhetoric’
The longest current member of the U.S. House of Representatives voted against impeaching President Trump on Jan. 13. Rep. Don Young joined most of his fellow Republicans in refusing to hastily remove their president. The vote came one week after a small
Dunleavy restores Alaska court funds he vetoed over abortion dispute
The ACLU of Alaska is celebrating Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s capitulatation to a court order that he restore money he vetoed from the Alaska Court System last year shortly after the Supreme Court said his administration had to pay for elective abortions.
OPINION: Elections Still Matter
This past week has been traumatic. Last Wednesday protestors forcefully entered the United States Capitol building and occupied offices and the chambers in an illegal act of defiance over the 2020 presidential elections. These people were not terrorists, they
Anchorage lawsuit filed to block recall Rivera petition
A group working in conjunction with Anchorage Assembly Chair Felix Rivera filed a lawsuit to block a grassroots effort to remove the controversial assemblyman. Filed on Jan. 7, the lawsuit asks the Anchorage Superior Court to order the city clerk to reject
Alaska Trump supporters condemn violence and firmly stand by the president
Trump supporters in Alaska held a rally in Anchorage on Jan. 10 where they both condemned the recent violence at the nation’s capital while expressing strong support for the president. Held just four days after Congress voted to approve the Electoral
Sen. Sullivan defends decision to certify election for Joe Biden
Sen. Dan Sullivan issued a letter defending his Jan. 6 decision to approve the Electoral College votes which officially certified Joe Biden as president elect. The 2,000-plus word letter also addresses the violence that took place at the Capitol building on
Anchorage residents to rally behind Trump at 2 p.m. SUNDAY
Anchorage residents who support President Donald Trump have scheduled what organizers are calling one of their most important rallies of the year. Supporters of the president will gather at the corner of Northern Lights and New Seward Highway on Sunday, Jan.
America is at a desperate and dangerous crossroads
What unfolded in our nation’s capital on Jan. 6 was startling. To see protesters push through police barricades, break open windows and doors and flood through the nation’s Capitol building while lawmakers debated the merits of a highly controversial
WATCH: Trump agrees election was stolen, but asks protesters to ‘go home in peace’
President Donald Trump has just released a one minute video asking protesters in D.C. to peacefully disband and head home. His comments come after the U.S. Capital building was overrun by protesters which caused Congress the halt the process of certifying
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