“The American people want us to fight back, not cave to Donald Trump for absolutely nothing in return,” said Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib. President Donald Trump signed legislation to end the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history late Wednesday after Republicans pushed the funding measure through the House with the support of six Democrats. The 222 to 209 House vote […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) Sunday released the following statement after voting to advance legislation to reopen and fund the government, as he has done 14 previous times since the end of September. Senate Democrats have, until tonight, prevented the Senate from reaching the 60 votes necessary to advance legislation. Tonight’s vote was the first […]
“Americans are losing faith in the economy because they’re losing ground,” said one policy expert. “Every day it becomes clearer that President Trump has no real interest in improving the lives of American families.” Consumer sentiment in the United States has fallen to a near-record low and Americans’ view of current economic conditions has deteriorated under President […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Department of Military & Veterans Affairs annual Veterans Day ceremony, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 11 in the Alaska National Guard armory on JBER, has been canceled due to a lapse in appropriations and inability to host public events on base resulting from the government shutdown. Maj. Gen. […]