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Sen. Lisa Murkowski stopped in Bethel to celebrate the breakup of the Kuskokwim River. She says climate change “is a reality that we are seeing.”

U.S. Attorney General William Barr says he plans to see for himself the hardship crime imposes in rural Alaska.

Congressman Don Young has apologized for shoving a female reporter at the U.S. Capitol Thursday. He was on his way to vote for the Violence Against Women Act.

Alaska’s congressional delegation has introduced legislation to pre-empt states from banning walrus ivory, whale bone and other marine mammal products.

Rep. Don Young told his colleagues to disregard the anti-drilling Gwich’in witnesses, while pro-development Iñupiaq witnesses accused Democrats of erasing them from the land that’s been their home for centuries.

China and Russia are teaming up to pursue their interests in the Arctic. Regional security expert Rebecca Pincus says the United States needs to pay more attention.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is talking about global warming more than ever. While the Green New Deal is a lightning rod in Congress, Murkowski says she’s reaching for what’s politically possible.

Rep. Don Young is now the longest-serving Republican in the history Congress. He reflects on his legacy, and on the goofs and gaffes that punctuate his career.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski says the issue is one of separation of powers, and the Constitution gives Congress the power to raise and spend money.

A close vote is expected when the Senate decides whether to reverse President Trump’s national emergency declaration to build a wall on the southern border. The Alaska delegation is split on the question.