The Senate voted late Sunday evening on a compromise that could reopen the government following the longest shutdown in history.
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‘Always in our hearts’: September is an important month for boarding school survivors
The National Day of Remembrance coincides with Congressional consideration of the boarding school healing bill.
Trump remains vague on details of upcoming Ukraine peace talks in Alaska, anticipated Friday
Speaking to reporters Monday at the White House, Trump said he would seek to temporarily end the fighting that has resulted since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Trump sets meeting date with Putin in Alaska
The two world leaders are set to meet in Alaska on Aug. 15.
Native languages need radio, which is at risk of being lost
As public media is threatened after cuts from Trump administration, Indigenous radio also face threats to how they preserve and grow language.
Alaska’s Drue Pearce and Kara Moriarity join Interior to work on ‘unleashing’ state’s energy
The assistant secretary Pearce will work under is charged with implementing the Trump administration’s orders to unleash Alaska’s energy potential.
Jury finds ‘The New York Times’ did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
A jury concluded that The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who had argued that an error in a 2017 Times editorial damaged her reputation.
Trump administration says Alaska gas line investment could ward off tariffs
If Japan, Korea or Taiwan would invest in the Alaska LNG project and buy the gas, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it could help level its trade imbalance with the U.S.
Transfer to Alaska? Offer to health leaders called ‘insult’ to Indian Health Service
NPR obtained emails that went out last week to leaders at health agencies offering to transfer them to postings in tribal communities. Officials close to Dr. Anthony Fauci got the offer.
Thousands of fired federal workers must be offered reinstatement, a judge rules
Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement, a judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were terminated unlawfully.