Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, the Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act, legislation authored by Congressman Don Young (R-AK) to provide advance appropriations authority for the Indian Health Service (IHS) passed out of a House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples hearing. The 2018-2019 partial government shutdown, which affected IHS, put the health and safety of tribal communities […]
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) issued the following statement after voting on S.J. Res. 54, the National Emergency Declaration Resolution of Disapproval: “My vote today (Wednesday)is about ensuring we respect the separation and balance of powers that are fundamental to our democracy. The U.S. Constitution distinctly gives the legislative branch the power to […]
NEW YORK – Myroslava Gongadze and Kenneth Schwartz in Washington contributed to this story. Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump and allegations that he sought a foreign government’s help with his 2020 re-election bid. “The actions taken to date by the president have seriously violated […]
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday he had told his staff to withhold about $400 million in aid to Ukraine days before a phone call with the country’s leader that is at the center of a debate between Congress and the White House over a whistleblower complaint. The revelation came as he spoke with reporters […]
