The Associated Press called the race for Biden on Saturday when it said that Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes put him over the 270-vote threshold needed to win the Electoral College.
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Alaskans react to CNN poll labeling Native voters ‘something else’
The gaffe led to the hashtag #SomethingElse trending on Native social media calling out the cable news network for its political erasure.
Inside the fall of the CDC
How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders, causing damage that could last much longer than the coronavirus.
Still undergoing COVID-19 treatment, Trump vows he’ll be ready to debate next week
The president said he is “feeling great” and plans to move forward with the second presidential debate slated for Oct. 15 in Miami.
Trump pauses coronavirus relief talks until after election
The president’s tweets came on a day when Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell urged more stimulus to help the economy recover from the recession caused by the pandemic.
President Trump to be hospitalized at Walter Reed following coronavirus diagnosis
Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the president has mild symptoms.
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s approach to law left a lasting impact on Kenai attorneys
In 2008, Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered an address at the Alaska Bar Association convention. For some Kenai attorneys, Ginsburg’s influence went beyond one speech.
Alaska Senator Murkowski said Friday she would not vote for a justice ahead of election
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died in her home in Washington D.C. of complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 87.
Alyse Galvin has outraised Don Young in US House race
This is Galvin’s second run at Young. She also outraised him in the 2018 campaign, but lost by seven percentage points.
Alaska banks can’t keep up with demand for coronavirus relief money
Demand is so high for Paycheck Protection loans and grants that some banks are calling a time out. Both First National Bank of Alaska and Northrim Bank say they’re already inundated and have suspended accepting new PPP applications. AlaskaUSA Federal Credit Union is limiting applications to members only. The bottleneck is becoming evident just as…