Murkowski wants to reassure Denmark, but it's not clear Congress is with her alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

President Trump devoted a few minutes of a speech in Mich to fume about @lisamurkowski and the other Republican senators who are trying to check his use of military force in Venezuela alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

n other Alaska news…SCOTUS is NOT taking up state’s appeal of subsistence case

Senate Leadership Fund (GOP) is quick w a statement portraying Peltola’s House record as pro-trans rights, pro-DEI and pointing to her above-average absenteeism/missed votes.

Mary Peltola enters Alaska U.S. Senate race. She takes on Sen. Dan Sullivan. Dems say Peltola makes Alaska one of their top chances to flip a seat. It puts Sen. Murkowski in a spot. She's endorsed Peltola before. Now she's endorsing her GOP colleague. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Sen. Murkowski condemns Trump administration's 'aggressive rhetoric' on Greenland. Seizing territory, as Trump and his aides have suggested, "would end NATO," Murkowski said. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Murkowski votes to 'tee up debate' on Venezuela. Sullivan votes no. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Facing a hot Trump controversy, Sen. Dan Sullivan deploys a political sidestep alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Not a surprising that Sen. Murkowski voted to extend health insurance subsidies. But Sen. Sullivan did, too? That was different. He's up for reelection next year. “He’s feeling the heat,” says Alaska Democratic Party Chair Eric Croft. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Conoco workers on North Slope aim for union representation. United Steelworkers already represents Hilcorp workers there but this seems to be a first for Conoco. alaskapublic.org/news/economy...

Sen. Murkowski defends Sen. Mark Kelly and the others Dems whom Trump accuses of 'seditious behavior.’ Murkowski says they ‘rightfully’ pointed out the military can refuse illegal orders. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

With the Epstein Files bill now nearly law, all three members of Alaska's delegation support it. Sen. Murkowski said she had to vote against releasing the files in September because it was a poison pill at the time, with Pres. Trump opposed. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Alaska congressman Nick Begich says he'd have voted to release the Epstein files EVEN IF Pres Trump was still pressing Rs to vote no. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Alaska's furloughed feds stave off stress and despair. Some are speaking out, despite fear of retaliation alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

New poll shows Peltola neck-and-neck with Sullivan, if she were to run for U.S. Senate alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

From food to financing, Alaska Native organizations feel the shutdown's pinch alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

How Sen. Murkowski is setting herself apart from fellow Republicans now "I think I'm being faithful to my responsibility," says Murkowski, the only Republican on a Supreme Court brief saying President Trump's tariffs are unconstitutional. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Update: President Trump signed a disaster declaration. Now we're just waiting to find out what's in it. alaskapublic.org/2025-western...

President Trump has approved a federal disaster declaration for Western Alaska. His social media post doesn't answer a crucial q for survivors — is he granting access to Individual Assistance? (But it does recount his election victories in Alaska!) Stay tuned for more ...

Lest you think the National Guard isn’t doing anything while deployed in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of D.C. …https://open.substack.com/pub/maryfarran/p/dramatic-rescue-in-lincoln-park?r=ezel6&utm_medium=ios

What's in a disaster declaration? One big detail that matters for Alaska storm survivors. Still no word a fed disaster declaration for areas slammed by ex-Typhoon Halong. If President Trump signs it, will it have "individual assistance"? alaskapublic.org/2025-western...

The remnant of Typhoon Halong slammed the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, an area in Western Alaska hundreds of miles from the U.S. road system. More than a thousand people are displaced.

Protesters stand and turn their backs to US Sen. Dan Sullivan during his address to the Alaska Federation of Natives conference. Signs read: "Medicaid Matters" + "Public radio saves lives" Sullivan does not acknowledge or stop speaking

Hundreds evacuating from hardest hit Western Alaska villages following storm A tribal administrator talks about how shocking it was to be drifting in his house, worried they would hit another house. Six kids in that home. alaskapublic.org/news/public-...

Hundreds sheltering in Western Alaska schools. Conditions are dire. “We're moving as fast as we can. We know that folks are miserable," incident commander says. In one town, nearly the entire population is sheltering in the school. Toilets not working. alaskapublic.org/news/environ...

8 notable things Sen. @lisamurkowski told us on ‘Talk of Alaska’ What she said about the Comey indictment, the military deployment to Chicago, the shutdown, etc. alaskapublic.org/news/politic... alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Trump approves a controversial road to develop a new mining region in the Arctic. He said he's making Alaska "greater, bigger and more powerful and job-producing." alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Alaska Women, Infants and Children food benefits are at risk if shutdown lasts. Gov's office says it has funds for a week. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Tiny public radio station KUCB in Unalaska basks in love from afar. It and 13 other small public radio stations in Alaska finally catch a break. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Shutdown. Sen. Murkowski says Congress giving up its authority, giving President Trump free rein to do as he likes. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Sen. Murkowski calls FCC chief's comments 'chilling' and inappropriate. Kimmel is back on air but the threat still looms. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Holey moley www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Sen. Murkowski says letting subsidies expire would force some Alaskans off their health coverage: “Now, you tell me, who out there can find an additional half of their income to go towards insurance?” She wants a solution in the short-term spending bill. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

“A reporter who publishes only what the government ‘authorizes’ is doing something other than reporting.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Sen. ⁦Murkowski‬⁩ was 1 of 2 Republicans to join Ds & reject the GOP spending extension. She voted no on the Dem version, too alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Republicans gushed over Alaska’s oil/gas export potential. Dems focused on the energy woes of tiny AK village, worsened by President Trump’s tariffs and aversion to windmills. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Some Alaskans want Mary Peltola to run for governor. Some want her to challenge US Sen. Dan Sullivan. Some on the left are sidelined until they know: “What will Mary do?” alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

US House votes to repeal Central Yukon land plan. Stated goal: advance mining, the Ambler road & Alaska LNG. Also, to transfer fed land to the state. That alarms subsistence users, who'd lose their rural priority for hunting/fishing on those lands. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Alaska’s gov & US Rep say it’s time to get drilling & mining again. “There was a time, many, many years ago, that if you wanted to build something, you build it. Here in Alaska! Do you want to blow it up? You blew it up," @GovDunleavy said.

Alaska Congressman Nick Begich has done well with Bitcoin, turning a $100 investment into an asset worth $760,000. His bill would have the government buy lots of the cyber currency. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Does Putin have seller’s regret about the czar’s sale of Alaska to the U.S.? What’s all this talk about “Alaska is ours” among Russian nationalists? My colleague Alena Naiden breaks it down. www.facebook.com/share/v/18gj...

Some in Anchorage are waving Ukrainian flags. Others hope the big meeting could elevate the city’s place in history. “It could be the new Versailles,” one resident said. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

RFKjr., on visit to Anchorage, defends nixing $500m for mRNA vaccine development: "The mRNA vaccines … don't work against upper respiratory infections," he said. "They don't work very well — Let me put it that way." Protesters outside: “Vaccines save lives.” alaskapublic.org/news/2025-08...

Awkward moment for SenDanSullivan: Politico reports he was blocking confirmation of top Navy officer just as he was on the floor denouncing Democrats for slow-walking confirmations alaskapublic.org/news/2025-08...

Murkowski reports progress on filling Alaska's federal court seats. 2 of 3 have been vacant as Sens. Murkowski & Dan Sullivan disagreed on how to select candidates alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Murkowski says she’s not onboard with a Republican move to let Trump to bypass the Senate and get controversial nominees seated with recess appointments alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins were the only Republicans to vote against the confirmation of former Trump defense attorney Emil Bove to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. He was confirmed 50-49. "When somebody who is going to be placed on the bench at the Circuit Court ...

“I have no surety that these small stations that provide such important connections within their community are going to be able to stay afloat,” Murkowski said. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Alaska’s senators split on the clawback bill. Sen. Murkowski had an amendment to spare funds for public media stations. Only one other R voted for it, and it wasn’t Sen. Sullivan . alaskapublic.org/news/politic...

Alaska's tsunami warning is canceled. Think you evacuated "for nothing"? Not so. You confirmed you were in a tsunami zone. You found high ground & considered evacuation routes. You laid down "muscle memory" about how to get up and go. In the Pacific Ring of Fire, there'll always be a next time.