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Republican infighting defined a caustic debate that saw significant opposition to Medicaid cuts, which could define the 2026 ...
The revised package now heads back to the House, where Republican leaders hope to approve it and send it to Trump before a ...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) could have chosen to shrink the bill’s debt-ceiling increase to sway Rand Paul (R. Ky.), or adjust the Medicaid provisions to woo Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C ...
The fate of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda was in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s hands — and she used that leverage to force a series of changes that will deliver more federal dollars to her ...
The president's spending bill came down to the wire with three Republican senators ultimately choosing not to support his ...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., walks to the Senate floor during overnight votes at the U.S. Capitol on July 1 ... Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. Those included a reprieve for her state from new ...
Possible changes to President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts are being considered, though most of the amendments are expected to fail. After a weekend of setbacks, ...
Congress’s one-size-fits-all bill doesn’t take into account the realities of life in Alaska.
As for the state Capitol’s no-longer-reflective reflection pools, sometimes the best way for the state government to fix something is to not touch it. Richard Borreca writes on politics on Sundays.
Boise State lost a quarterback commit on Thursday but added a defensive player to its 2026 recruiting class later in the day. Deuce Alailefaleula, a defensive lineman from Alaska, announced his ...
Readers said their favorite features of the Wisconsin Capitol include the Old Abe eagle, a ghost in the Assembly mural and a starfish fossil.
A 1908 postcard showing the state Capitol's Eastern Approach less than a decade after construction of the building was completed.