Juneau – Monday, the Alaska House of Representatives took a step towards returning to the tradition of allowing lawmakers from different parties and caucuses to jointly sponsor bills and resolutions. House Bill 41 reinstates a long-time practice of allowing members to work together as lead sponsors of important legislation. “Significant legislative solutions are rarely if […]
With the passage of deep tax cuts late last year, annual U.S. budget deficits are expected to balloon over the next decade, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Monday. The independent financial scorekeeper said that the long-term U.S. debt, now more than $21 trillion, could soar to more than $33 trillion by 2028, with increasing […]
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President Donald Trump called the raid on his personal lawyer Michael Cohen’s office “a disgraceful situation,” an “attack on our country” and a “whole new level of unfairness.” “It’s a total witch hunt,” the president said at the start of a meeting with senior military leadership Monday. “I’ve been saying it for a long time. […]