Juneau Independent

For the second time in as many weeks, a War Powers Resolution aimed at curbing President Donald Trump’s war with Iran failed to pass the U.S. Senate on Thursday.

Roughly six weeks before the first midterm ballots are mailed out, the U.S. Postal Service is emerging as a pivotal player in an election season that will determine control of Congress.

Alaska officials questioning citizenship of a few thousand voters, New Jersey says 6,600 noncitizens on its voter rolls in 2023 and 2024.

The increase has spurred calls for more communication, screenings and tailored care.

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that in nearly half of U.S. states halted President Donald Trump's executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list.

Couponing, comparison shopping and cutting back on favorite foods are new habits for millions of Americans as they absorb the biggest jump in grocery prices in a half-century. Buying food to eat at home has gotten 33% more expensive since the beginning of 2019, according to government figures.

The Trump administration has acknowledged in court documents that it canceled $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state" — in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

Political party poll watchers are showing up more and more, usually outside polling places.

President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court.

Congress gives states and cities more flexibility in how they can spend grant money.

More than 200 mayors say the feds should be expanding food access — not cutting it.

Few wildlife agencies have the authority to regulate habitat under state laws.