Forty-two members of the U.S. House and Senate wrote President Donald Trump and asked him Wednesday to overrule Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt.
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New bill aims to reverse Obama restrictions on offshore drilling
A U.S. House panel took up a bill Wednesday that would, among other things, block new environmental and safety standards the Obama administration imposed on Arctic offshore drilling.
Rep. Young wants feds to lay off medical marijuana prosecution
U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, is among 43 U.S. House members asking that Congress prevent the Justice Department from pursuing federal drug cases against people who are complying with their state’s medical marijuana laws.
While GOP runs from House ethics flap, Young argues watchdog needs tighter rules
In the U.S. House, Republicans started the new year with an awkward lurch. First they proposed to weaken their ethics watchdog. Then, after a flood of angry phone calls and a tweet from Donald Trump questioning their priorities, they abandoned the plan. But not everyone agrees the House majority should have backed down.
Alaska’s U.S. House and Senate candidates Debate for the State at 8 p.m. Thursday
Public media journalists based in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and Washington will moderate the debates and provide analysis.
FAA break-up bill clears U.S. House committee
A bill to break up the FAA and privatize the nation’s air traffic controllers cleared the Transportation Committee in the U.S. House Thursday night.
4 Ways This Whole Republican Speaker Situation Gets Resolved
With Kevin McCarthy out of the race for House speaker, the path forward is not clear. Everyone is pointing to Paul Ryan, but what if he doesn’t do it?