Former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, and current U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska. (Official congressional portraits) Former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is taking concrete steps toward a Senate run, including interviewing potential campaign managers, Axios has learned. Peltola is expected to make a formal announcement challenging Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) this month, according to two people familiar with the matter…( Read full story )

Black Friday retail sales growth picked up this year, Mastercard said Saturday, as shoppers shook off economic uncertainty and weak sentiment.

In a post on social media, Mr. Trump charged that benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, “will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!”