Politics
The Blue Light News race to watch: Alaska House
Candidates: Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, Republican Nick Begich, Democrat Eric Hafner and Alaska Independence Party candidate John Wayne Howe Ad spending since Labor Day: $15.7 million for Democrats, $11.9 million for Republicans Past results: Peltola won the special election to succeed the late Republican Rep. Don Young in August 2022…
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Senate Republicans are on the cusp of formally adopting a controversial accounting tactic to zero out much of the cost of their massive domestic policy bill. The matter came to a head on the Senate floor Sunday afternoon, when Democrats sought to prevent the use of the current policy baseline…
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Senate clerks have completed a nearly 16-hour reading of the GOP’s 940-page megabill. Clerks began reading the text aloud at 11:08 p.m. Saturday and finished Sunday at 3:03 p.m. By refusing to waive chamber rules allowing for reading, Senate Democrats hoped to create an opportunity to highlight some of the most unpopular issues in the legislation…
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White House officials will host Kentucky state Sen. Aaron Reed in the coming weeks for a discussion about challenging GOP Rep. Thomas Massie in next year’s Republican primary, according to two people granted anonymity to describe the private plans. President Donald Trump and his political operation have been searching for a candidate to challenge Massie over his opposition to the president’s “big…
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