Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he believed the allegations against the GOP Senate candidate, which Moore denies. McConnell previously said he should withdraw “if” the claims were true.
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Arctic drilling foes find public passion has cooled
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., on Thursday lamented that the refuge drilling proposal isn’t drawing public outrage like it did more than a decade ago.
Looser drilling rules bill advances in U.S. House
A deregulation bill aimed at boosting energy production on federal lands cleared a U.S. House committee Wednesday. Known as the SECURE American Energy Act, H.R. 4239 would remove several limits on Arctic drilling, undoing former President Barack Obama’s decision to close off most Arctic waters to leasing.
China lavishes red-carpet treatment on Trump as he arrives for talks with Xi Jinping
China is managing the potential challenges Trump presents to U.S.-China ties with grand gestures and lavish hospitality. Wednesday marked the start of what Chinese officials term a “state visit plus.”
A plea to DC: Save the Tongass plan
Congress recently learned it has the power to overturn the amended Tongass Land Management Plan, a document that was years in the making. A Juneau business owner flew to Washington, D.C., with a message for the Alaska Congressional delegation: “don’t.”
Alaska meets global demand for sea cucumbers
The sea cucumber fishery in Southeast opened for harvest in the beginning of October. It’s now half way through its season. And, much like salmon this year, it looks like the state’s sea cucumber harvest is also finding success on the global market.
Texas church shooter may have been motivated to kill by ‘domestic situation’
Authorities said Monday that they don’t believe racial or religious reasons drove Devin Patrick Kelley, the 26-year-old who gunned down at least 26 people at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
At least 26 dead after gunman opens fire in South Texas church
Federal authorities are responding to a shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a small community southeast of San Antonio. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has tweeted that special agents from its San Antonio field office have been dispatched to the scene.
Alaska salmon season a success in global market
It was a generally good salmon season for Alaska, according to Andy Wink, a seafood economist with the consulting firm McDowell Group. Except for one species. “It was a disastrous year for chinook harvest.”
Trump doesn’t ‘remember much’ about meeting aide who pleaded guilty
President Trump said he doesn’t “remember much” about a key 2016 meeting of his foreign policy team, but used public appearances and tweets to bash the Justice Department.