WASHINGTON D.C.—Tuesday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after voting for final passage of the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA): “While I’ve long held that marriage should be an issue left up to the states, the Supreme Court nationalized the issue in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015. Although I disagreed with Obergefell, I said then I […]
Tuesday, Congressman Young released the following video message reflecting on Chantelle’s op-ed and calling on Alaskans to take her message seriously: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday, Alaska Congressman Don Young released video remarks echoing the recent message shared by Alaskan Chantelle Pence, author of a recent op-ed in the Anchorage Daily News titled Eat the fat: honoring our harvest […]
WHITE HOUSE — After Saturday’s death of U.S. Sen. John McCain, the White House flag was lowered to half-staff, and returned to full height Monday — provoking consternation and confusion. Later Monday afternoon, it partly descended the pole again. Throughout each tug of the rope, White House officials say they were strictly following protocol, although some […]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he would be open to a dialogue with the United States, but that it must be “based on mutual respect.” In an interview with CBS, Assad was responding to recent comments by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that the U.S. must eventually talk with the Syrian president in order […]