WASHINGTON —U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pledged Monday that the narrow Republican majority in the House of Representatives will vote to raise the country’s debt ceiling to avert a default on the government’s financial obligations in the coming months, but will also stipulate that future spending increases be capped at 1%. The White House strongly […]
An attempt by Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson policeto pull over a speeding motorist would turn into a high-speed chase down the Glenn Highway all the way to Wasilla on Saturday afternoon, Alaska State Troopers revealed. According to the AST report on the agency’s dispatch, JBER police attempted a traffic stop at 2:36 pm on Saturday, […]
Streamflow is increasing in Alaskan rivers during both spring and fall seasons, primarily due to increasing air temperatures over the past 60 years, according to new University of Colorado Boulder-led research. This increased volume of free-flowing water during the shoulder seasons is compounded by earlier snowmelt and thawing permafrost, also driven by increasing temperatures; all […]
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers will make their case Monday that New York City District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor who brought felony charges against former President Donald Trump, has neglected to address a wave of violent crime in the city. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan tweeted last week, “Alvin Bragg’s radical pro-crime, anti-victim policies have led […]