WASHINGTON – Monday, Reps. Mary Peltola (AK-AL), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Jared Golden (ME-02), and Don Davis (NC-01) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s new executive order on border security: “This order is an overdue step, but our Southern Border is still not secure. We’ve long demanded President Biden change course and empower the […]
The finding from The Associated Press adds to the evidence of growing inequality—and helps explain worker dissatisfaction with the economy, as wages fail to rise alongside executive pay, an expert said. The median compensation of chief executives at major U.S.-listed firms increased by 12.6% to $16.3 million in 2023, far outpacing the growth in worker […]
Children are dying of malnutrition in Gaza as a “direct result of Netanyahu’s policies,” the Vermont senator said in a speech on the Senate floor. Sen. Bernie Sanders displayed photos of starving Palestinian children on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Monday to explain his decision to boycott an upcoming speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guard rescue personnel of 176th Wing hoisted a hypothermic mariner to safety May 30 about 20 miles southwest of Kodiak Island. The boat party called in a distress to Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and US Arctic. The hypothermia victim and three other mariners made refuge in […]