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Apr 09 2017
News
Congress Just Made It Officially Legal To Kill Hibernating Bears
Hunters in Alaska can now track and kill hibernating bears thanks to a U.S. House and Senate resolution rolling back Obama-era regulations against the practice.
HuffPostMar 21 2021
Analysis
The U.S. and China Finally Get Real With Each Other
Thursday night’s very public dustup between United States and Chinese officials in Anchorage, Alaska, during the Biden administration’s first official meeting with China, may have seemed like a debacle, but the exchange was actually a necessary step to a more stable relationship between the two countries.
In his brief opening remarks before the press, Secretary of State Antony Blinken
The AtlanticJan 26 2021
News
McConnell Votes To Dismiss Trump Impeachment Trial As Only Five Senate Republicans Side With Democrats
The Senate on Tuesday tabled a motion by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) that would have dismissed the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, but 45 Republicans sided with Paul on the motion, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)—a sign Democrats do not have the votes to convict Trump.
Five Republicans voted with Democrats on the point of order: Mitt
ForbesNov 01 2021
News
19 States Sue Biden Administration Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Several U.S. states on Friday mounted multiple federal lawsuits against the Biden administration over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers and contractors.
Texas sued individually in a federal court in Galveston. Another lawsuit, filed in a federal district court in Missouri involves Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South
The Epoch TimesNov 16 2020
News
Trump Administration Takes Final Steps to Auction Drilling Rights in Arctic Wildlife Refuge
The Trump administration is taking the final steps to secure oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, starting a leasing process to strike deals with drillers to operate in the pristine, 19-million-acre wilderness before Democratic President-elect Joe Biden can stop it.
Mr. Biden has vowed to block plans for oil drilling in this northwest corner of Alaska. Congress passed
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 12 2021
News
US Condemns China at UN Rights Forum for Abuse of Uyghurs, Tibetans
The United States on Friday condemned China’s abuse of ethnic and religious minorities, including what it called “crimes against humanity and genocide” in Xinjiang against Muslim Uyghurs and severe restrictions in Tibet.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who meets his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Alaska next week, is due to raise the treatment of Uyghurs, U.S. officials have
The Epoch TimesJan 09 2021
Fact Check
Were Antifa Supporters Among Those Who Overtook the Capitol Building?
Viral social media posts claimed that two prominent participants in the riot that overtook Capitol Hill Wednesday were actually leftists or Antifa members: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin advanced this conspiracy as well, discussing it during an interview on Fox News, saying: “Keep in mind, we don't know who all were the instigators in this, of these horrible things that happened today. I think
The DispatchSep 30 2021
News
New COVID cases fall by 25%
New coronavirus infections in the U.S. fell by 25% over the past two weeks — another hopeful sign that the worst of the Delta wave may be behind us.
By the numbers: The U.S. is now averaging roughly 114,000 new cases per day. That's still a lot, but it's a significant improvement from this summer, when the Delta variant unleashed a new wave of infections, hospitalizations and death.
AxiosMay 28 2021
News
GOP hands Democrats first filibuster, blocking bill to create Jan. 6 riot commission
Senate Republicans on Friday thwarted an effort to create an independent bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, blocking legislation they believed would ultimately be used as a political weapon against them by Democrats.
Most Republicans refused to back the measure, depriving the Democrats of the 60-vote threshold needed to begin debate on the bill.
Washington ExaminerFeb 24 2021
News
Illinois Abolishes Cash Bail in Sweeping Criminal Justice Overhaul
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a sweeping criminal justice and police reform measure into law on Feb. 22 that includes making the state the first in the nation to completely abolish cash bail.
Pritzker, a Democrat, said in a statement after signing the bill that “this legislation marks a substantial step toward dismantling the systemic racism that plagues our communities, our state
The Epoch Times