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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins speaking at an event.

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins Wins Alaska Governor’s Race, Flipping Seat to Democrats

Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has won Alaska’s governor’s race, AP reports. He will succeed Mike Dunleavy and take office December 7.

November 14, 2026

by Jennifer Hicks

President Donald Trump gesturing with both hands as he speaks outdoors

Trump Says Taiwan Agreed to Buy 30% of Alaska LNG for 20 Years

Trump told an Alaska campaign rally that Taiwan has agreed to buy 30% of the gas from a planned pipeline for 20 years, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick put Taiwan's investment at $4.4 billion. The reports of the rally carry

October 14, 2026

by Qamar Munawer

US Coast Guard crew members conduct a joint search and rescue exercise in Kodiak Alaska 2026

Zuckerberg’s Yacht Failed to Answer a Distress Call in Alaska Waters

Mark Zuckerberg's 387-foot superyacht Launchpad did not respond when the US Coast Guard radioed for help

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at ASEAN Manila bilateral meeting

Lavrov and Rubio Confirm Manila Bilateral With Ukraine Settlement on the Table

Russia's Lavrov and US Secretary Rubio confirmed a direct bilateral for Thursday morning in Manila, placing Ukraine settlement on the agenda for their first face-to-face since the Alaska summit. Lavrov plans to

July 23, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaking at a press conference

Europeans, Not Trump, Have Declared Alaska Accords Dead, Lavrov Says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday that Europe and Ukraine — not Donald Trump — have publicly declared the Alaska summit understandings 'dead,' preserving Moscow's framing that the bilateral channel with

July 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Dairy Queen employee serving an ice cream cone as the chain closes over 46 locations across Texas, Alaska, and Montana

Dairy Queen Closes 46 Locations Across Texas, Alaska, and Montana as Franchise Pressures Mount

Dairy Queen closed more than 46 locations across Texas, Alaska, and Montana in 2026, as Berkshire Hathaway revoked franchise rights from a Texas operator and Alaska franchisees cited economic pressure. The closures

July 14, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Kirill Dmitriev head of RDIF speaking at SPIEF 2026 about Bering Strait tunnel design agreement

Alaska’s Own Engineer-Politician Says Bering Strait Tunnel Can Be Built, but at Enormous Cost

Former Alaska Lieutenant Governor Loren Leman, an engineer by training with Russian ancestry, told RIA Novosti the Bering Strait tunnel is technically doable — but warns of 'tremendous resources' required, offering the

June 15, 2026

Business·News

NASA Terra MISR satellite image of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain and Beaufort Sea summer 2000

Trump’s Arctic Refuge Oil Lease Sale Just Raised $3.7 Million. Only Two Alaska Companies Bid.

The Bureau of Land Management offered 688,829 acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain for oil and gas leasing on June 5. Two Alaska bidders — the state-owned Alaska Industrial

June 13, 2026

Climate·News

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin look at each other during a press conference following their meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025

Lavrov Warns US Not to Abandon Alaska Agreements, Says Rubio’s Ukraine Admission Proves the Problem

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned Monday that the West's history of walking away from negotiated agreements must not repeat with the Alaska understandings on Ukraine — then pointed to Marco Rubio's

June 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough at the Senate dais after ruling against Trump ballroom security funding

Trump Demands Senate Republicans Fire Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough After She Killed His $1 Billion Ballroom Funding

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded that Senate Republicans fire the chamber’s nonpartisan parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, accusing the longtime rules adviser of treating his party unfairly after she stripped a

May 21, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Bruce Springsteen performs at the No Kings protest rally at Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on March 28, 2026

Eight Million Americans and a Simple Idea: The No Kings Movement Is Now the Largest Democratic Uprising in Modern U.S. History

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA / WASHINGTON / NEW YORK — On a cold but crystalline Saturday in late March, something happened in the United States that has no modern precedent and very few

March 31, 2026

Government and Politics

President Trump orders Pentagon to plan possible military action in Nigeria

Trump Orders Pentagon to Draft Plans for Action in Nigeria

WEST PALM BEACH — In a sharp Saturday morning message his team described as “unprecedented,” President Donald J. Trump instructed senior Pentagon officials to begin planning for “possible action” in Nigeria, and

November 2, 2025

Government and Politics·News

Trump meets Zelenskyy to discuss Ukraine military aid and Tomahawk missiles

Trump balks at supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in tense Zelenskyy meeting

Moscow — Russia Ukraine war Day 1330 framed a capital managing rolling blackouts while Washington weighed the next move. Inside the White House, President Donald Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and

October 18, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins Wins Alaska Governor’s Race, Flipping Seat to Democrats

Trump Says Taiwan Agreed to Buy 30% of Alaska LNG for 20 Years

Zuckerberg’s Yacht Failed to Answer a Distress Call in Alaska Waters

Lavrov and Rubio Confirm Manila Bilateral With Ukraine Settlement on the Table

Europeans, Not Trump, Have Declared Alaska Accords Dead, Lavrov Says

Dairy Queen Closes 46 Locations Across Texas, Alaska, and Montana as Franchise Pressures Mount

Alaska’s Own Engineer-Politician Says Bering Strait Tunnel Can Be Built, but at Enormous Cost

Trump’s Arctic Refuge Oil Lease Sale Just Raised $3.7 Million. Only Two Alaska Companies Bid.

Lavrov Warns US Not to Abandon Alaska Agreements, Says Rubio’s Ukraine Admission Proves the Problem

Trump Demands Senate Republicans Fire Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough After She Killed His $1 Billion Ballroom Funding

Eight Million Americans and a Simple Idea: The No Kings Movement Is Now the Largest Democratic Uprising in Modern U.S. History

Trump Orders Pentagon to Draft Plans for Action in Nigeria

Trump balks at supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in tense Zelenskyy meeting

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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