The news that Joe Biden had won the presidential election broke in Alaska early on Saturday morning.
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With most ballots still uncounted, Sullivan ‘very confident’ in his big lead
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan was leading challenger Al Gross by some 30 percentage points as Election Day came to a close.
As early Election Day results roll in, some races are beginning to take shape
But, these are preliminary results, and, as Alaska is the last state in the country to begin to count absentee ballots, the outcome of close races won’t be known for at least a week after Election Day.
In Alaska’s US House race, Galvin campaign goes big AND goes home
U.S. House candidate Alyse Galvin has more money and experience than she did two years ago, but now she has to campaign during a pandemic.
State vaccine task force plans include ‘backup plans for our backup plans’
Alaska’s plan emphasizes the state’s unique geography and infrastructure, with 80% of its communities off the road system.
As the pandemic drags on, unemployed Alaskans are still waiting for more help
In the leisure and hospitality industry, there were about 13,000 fewer jobs this September than at the same time last year.
National groups pour millions into Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, suggesting it’s tightening
President Donald Trump’s flagging poll numbers are helping to bring a number of previously safe Republican U.S. Senate seats into play across the country — including in Alaska.
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.
Alaska Republican events continue in person after Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis
A nationwide survey in late July found Republicans were much less likely to view COVID-19 as a serious public health threat.