Former Maryland Gov. O’Malley won cheers referring to “that immigrant-bashing carnival barker Donald Trump,” and adding “the symbol of America is the Statue of Liberty, not a barbed-wire fence.”
Federal Government
Hillary Clinton’s Mixed Record on Wall Street Belies Her Tough ‘Cut it Out’ Talk
As a U.S. senator during the crisis years, Clinton’s legislative proposals to reform banking and housing finance didn’t gain traction.
Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Texas Abortion Law
The high court will hear a dispute over a 2013 Texas law that would effectively eliminate most of the clinics that perform abortions in the state.
Walker’s appointee for top DC job: No one
Gov. Bill Walker cites finances, not job performance, as the reason he fired most of his Washington office, and then decided to keep associate director Nathan Butzlaff, on the job.
Defense bills clear U.S. Senate with Alaska projects
The National Defense Authorization Act passed Tuesday with amendment by Sen. Dan Sullivan that requires the Pentagon to write an Arctic strategy report within a year.
Conservation interests fear prized yellow cedar may face extinction
In some areas, yellow cedar trees stand white and bare of needles against a background of green hemlock. The places appear skeleton-like, bare trees standing with limbs exposed.
Pebble finds friends on US House panel
Pebble got a sympathetic ear from the Republicans on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.
U.S. Senate witnesses describe dark side of Russia
At a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday, witnesses described Vladimir Putin more as a cunning bully than a good neighbor. The hearing in the Foreign Relations Committee was all about Europe, not the Arctic.
Defense secretary talks to Fairbanks servicemen on drawdown, suicide
“I would be proud if we figured out suicide in a way that was not only helpful to our own members who are having that problem, but to society as a whole,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter said.
Missed Treatment: Soldiers With Mental Health Issues Dismissed For ‘Misconduct’
The Army has “separated” more than 22,000 soldiers for “misconduct” since 2009 — often without benefits — after they returned from war with mental health problems or brain injuries.