19+ hour, 38+ min ago   (213+ words) adn.com Letter: High noon at the ballot box In a Must Read Alaska article published Feb. 15, 2023, the new Division of Elections director, Carol Beecher, was quoted saying, “Over the next few months, I will be meeting with staff…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (437+ words) Sarah Short, a Republican candidate for House District 13 in Anchorage, sued the Alaska Public Offices Commission and the Alaska Division of Elections on Thursday, arguing that she was improperly disqualified from running in the primary after failing to file a…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1672+ words) JUNEAU — Alaska voters and donors in last month’s primary election showed the most support for candidates who say they will join a bipartisan coalition in the state Legislature if they are elected this fall. During the most recent two-year legislative…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (181+ words) As we approach November, the political rhetoric becomes more vitriolic. The candidates tout their achievements while the big-money super PACs slander the opposition. That is to be expected. What this election is, and rightly should be, is a referendum on…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (52+ words) Anchorage Daily News Letter: The nonsensical battle over voting by mail Why is the president against mail-in ballots when he himself has used them? What is good for the president should be good for all. Stop cluttering the Supreme Court…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (918+ words) DALLAS — Republicans at their midterm convention know that history is not on their side this election season, but they are counting on President Donald Trump and his two-day extravaganza in Dallas to rally voters to protect their House and Senate…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (555+ words) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil prices that have surged because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after U.S. midterm elections. Oil prices on Wednesday jumped more than 3%, pushing international Brent crude past the…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (627+ words) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would most likely…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (863+ words) WASHINGTON — Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections and politics, foreign affairs or the environment, a new…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1355+ words) The Alaska Democratic Party is asking a court to reverse the Dunleavy administration’s decision allowing a Republican legislative candidate to remain on the ballot, despite his initial refusal to declare his financial interests. The court challenge could have far-reaching implications…...