Murkowski said the U.S. has to defend its global allies against authoritarian regimes.
Federal Government
Alaska’s congressional delegation backs Israel as Gaza war intensifies
More than 120 countries voted Friday for a United Nations resolution seeking a humanitarian cease fire. The United States, Israel and a dozen other countries voted no.
Federal funding to bring $200M in electrical grid improvements for Alaska’s Railbelt
The project includes a high-voltage submarine cable between the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage and multiple battery energy storage systems.
With GOP stalled by infighting, Peltola floats bipartisanship as way out of House speaker morass
Thursday marked the 16th day without a House speaker.
Peltola back in D.C. following husband’s death
As she cast her vote for Speaker on Tuesday, members on both sides of the aisle rose to give her a standing ovation.
FEMA under civil rights investigation after sending ‘unintelligible’ Merbok relief info to Alaska Native communities
Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties wants to find out “whether there are systemic problems” with the way FEMA works with Indigenous communities in Alaska.
Peltola says she’s still grieving but ready to return to work in Congress
Peltola has been in Alaska since learning that her husband, Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola, died Sept. 12 following a plane crash.
Alaska’s US senators pair help for Ukraine with border funds
Sen. Dan Sullivan wants to reframe aid for Ukraine by deemphasizing the Ukraine part.
Tommy Beaudreau, a Biden administration official who had Murkowski’s trust, resigns from Interior
Former Alaskan Tommy Beaudreau is stepping down from the No. 2 position at the U.S. Department of Interior.
Dramatic day in US House as members oust the speaker
McCarthy’s tenure as House Speaker was the shortest since 1875, and that speaker died in office of consumption.