A Senate proposal has $750 million for a third Coast Guard icebreaker, but that money is caught in a fight over President Trump’s wall at the southern border. Still, there’s more than one way to break ice.
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Alaska’s U.S. senators veer apart on shutdown votes
Two bills that would have ended the partial government shutdown failed to get enough votes in the U.S. Senate. Alaska’s senators took different tacks.
Some GOP lawmakers defied Trump on Russia sanctions, but Alaskans did not
The sanctions bill was seen by some as a chance to stand up to President Donald Trump and portray him as too cozy with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. If that’s what the opportunity was, no Alaska lawmakers took it.
In this shutdown, every day is a winding road
Does Sen. Lisa Murkowski see a path to reopening government? The question prompted her to sing a Beatles line: “A long and winding road. Buh-boom.”
Federal shutdown drives hundreds of Alaskans to the unemployment line
Federal employees will get retroactive pay after lawmakers and President Donald Trump agree on spending bills to end the shutdown. Those workers will then have to pay back any unemployment insurance benefits they receive.
Young considers crossing aisle as shutdown grinds on
Rep. Don Young said President Donald Trump is right to try to improve border security. But Alaska’s lone House member said he’s among the Republicans likely to cross the aisle to vote for spending bills.
U.S. House Dean Don Young swears in Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Alaska’s lone congressman had a ceremonial role in a major transition that happened Thursday in Washington, D.C.
Updated: Federal criminal justice bill passes Senate, without support from Murkowski and Sullivan
President Trump is congratulating the U.S. Senate for passing a criminal justice reform bill that shortens sentences for some federal inmates. It passed the Senate Tuesday night, but both Alaska senators voted against it.
The farm bill’s untold story: What did Congress do for fish sticks?
Even though it’s considered a “Product of U.S.A,” Jim Gilmore of the At-sea Processors Association said up to half of the pollock served in schools now is from Russia. Thanks to the new farm bill, that might change.
Murkowski: Disaster aid for Alaska likely to be linked to relief for California wildfires
The federal government has kicked in the first $5 million to help Alaska deal with the immediate effects of the earthquake. But the big money will have to come from Congress.