Dan Sullivan Rips Up Biden Executive Orders ‘Singularly Focused On Shutting Down Alaska’ During the Senate Commerce Committee's confirmation hearing for Howard Lutnick to be Secretary of Commerce, Sen.
A freeze on federal grants and loans by the Trump administration that was temporarily blocked Tuesday by a federal judge has left Alaska’s governor and congressional delegation wondering how Alaska will feel the impacts.
From health to infrastructure, nonprofits and local governments are scrambling to understand how the Trump administration’s announced freeze would impact billions of dollars in federal funding in Alaska.
Alaska's all-Republican congressional delegation welcomed President Donald Trump's executive orders that were intended to boost resource development in Alaska. But the delegation has been divided on other actions Trump has taken since returning to the White House.
The Alaska House voted 28-10 to adopt a resolution signaling their opposition to changing the name of North America’s tallest peak.
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Thursday that she would vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense. The state's other senator, Dan Sullivan, said he supports Hegseth.
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.
President Donald Trump announced the name of Alaska’s highest peak — and North America’s tallest at over 20,000 feet — Denali, would be changed back to Mount McKinley. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Monday,
Dunleavy offered no opinion on Trump's decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley, saying he wanted to speak with the president before sharing his own view.
"It is morning again in Alaska," Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan posted to X Monday evening. A subsequent post from the senator encouraged Alaskans to read President Trump's executive order.
Alaska's top lawmakers oppose Trump's plan to rename Denali back to Mount McKinley, advocating for the name that honors the region's Indigenous heritage.
The Alaska House has voted to urge President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali