“The people stealing from Americans are not folks with tattoos and hoodies—it’s people wearing suits and ties and congressional pins, sitting in this Capitol right now,” said Rep. Maxwell Frost. House Republicans on Thursday morning passed their sprawling budget reconciliation package after making last-minute changes to the legislation to mollify far-right hardliners. The final count […]
Although another case could soon come before the high court, the ACLU still welcomed that, for now, “public schools must remain secular and welcome all students, regardless of faith.” Public education and First Amendment advocates on Thursday celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to allow the nation’s first religious public charter school in Oklahoma—even though […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 22, 2025 – Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that includes historic measures to unleash American energy and restore economic leadership anchored by provisions critical to Alaska’s future: “Today, the House took an historic step to restore […]