Biden Takes on Putin in Fiery U.N. Address
September 21 By Susan Milligan President Joe Biden opened his address to the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday by taking a blunt and brutal shot at one of the institution’s most high-profile members: Russia, a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council the American president…
Judge Hands Trump a Win in Documents Probe
September 16 By Lauren Camera The Justice Department cannot resume its investigation of classified documents retrieved from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, a U.S. district court judge ruled late Thursday – a controversial decision that delays the criminal investigation into the former president and…
Biden’s Approval Ratings Rebound Amid Democratic Wins, Trump Probe
September 15 By Madeline Fitzgerald President Joe Biden’s approval rating rebounded sharply after a summer of low polling, surging almost 10 percentage points from his numbers in July on a series of Democratic victories. While still underwater at 45%, the figure is significantly better than…
Newly Buoyant Biden Aims High With Cancer Moonshot
September 13 By Susan Milligan Just a few months ago, a down-in-the-dumps, way-down-in-the-polls President Joe Biden was struggling to pass major legislative items and appease Democratic Party voters who worried the unpopular leader would drag down vulnerable House and Senate candidates, perhaps enabling a massive…
Dunleavy among 22 governors asking Biden to withdraw plan for student loan forgiveness
September 12 By Morgan Krakow Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday joined a group of other Republican governors in signing a letter to President Joe Biden opposing a recent move to forgive some student loan debt to eligible Americans. Biden announced his administration would relieve…
Candidates Look to Bypass Debates Amid Turn From Substance to Spectacle
September 9 By Lauren Camera Nearly three decades ago in the Michigan town of Grand Blanc, a man in a chicken suit squawked at President George H.W. Bush. “Read my beak,” said the 24-year-old Navy veteran who had been heckling Bush in the rented costume…
Another Primary Win for a Trump-Backed Candidate
September 7 By Elliott Davis Jr. Tuesday marked another primary win for a candidate supported by former President Donald Trump – this time in Massachusetts, where former state Rep. Geoff Diehl will face Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey in the state’s gubernatorial race in November….
US Navy Assault Ship Takes Part in Baltic Sea Training
September 5 By Lauren Camera U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge is taking part in international training in the Baltic Sea amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and tensions in the region. The Kearsarge is the first ship of the Wasp class to take part…
Alaska’s election results are certified with some ballots left uncounted
September 5 By Iris Samuels The Alaska board of elections on Friday certified the results of the Aug. 16 primary and special U.S. House elections, making official the victory of Democrat Mary Peltola, who will become the first Alaska Native elected to Congress and the…
Tens of Thousands Protest Against Czech Government
September 4 By Lauren Camera Tens of thousands of protesters from the far right and far left joined forces to rally against the country’s pro-Western Czech government in the capital on Saturday. Police estimated that the crowd at Prague’s central Wenceslas Square numbered around 70,000….
Alaska’s state revenue commissioner is resigning
September 3 By Sean Maguire Alaska state revenue commissioner Lucinda Mahoney is resigning for health and family reasons, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office announced. Mahoney’s resignation is effective Sept. 9. She has been in the role since 2020. Dunleavy has not yet announced an acting commissioner….