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Top Alaska Beacon News

House passes Trump’s megabill, sending it to the president’s desk

Big Beautiful Bill · United States

House passes Trump’s megabill, sending it to the president’s desk

50% Center coverage: 709 sources

The House on Thursday passed President Donald Trump’s massive tax-and-spending bill, delivering him a major political victory and teeing him up to enshrine much of his sweeping domestic agenda into law. The legislation, which Trump has dubbed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” contains trillions of dollars in tax cuts and beefed-up immigration enforcement spending and is offset by significant cuts to Medicaid and other programs. See the Story

Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs and more

US Politics · United States

Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs and more

54% Center coverage: 286 sources

Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income American families and wipe out some after-school programming next year.See the Story

Senate Republicans Pass Massive Medicaid Cuts

Senate Republicans Pass Massive Medicaid Cuts

53% Left coverage: 73 sources

The House is now looking over President Donald Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill" after the Senate passed it with amendments on Tuesday.All Democrats in the Senate opposed the measure, while three Republicans, Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, and Susan Collins of Maine voted against the bill. Vice President JD Vance was the tie-breaker. The three Republicans against the bill were concerned over the proposed cuts to Medicaid…See the Story

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Senators challenge Trump’s proposed cuts to foreign aid and public media in contentious hearing

Senators challenge Trump’s proposed cuts to foreign aid and public media in contentious hearing

Senators challenge Trump’s proposed cuts to foreign aid and public media in contentious hearing

Murkowski laments ‘agonizing’ process to ‘yes’ on GOP tax bill

46% Left coverage: 48 sources

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) labeled the process that brought her to vote for the GOP’s gargantuan tax and spending package “agonizing” and said she hopes more is done to improve the bill, including through both the Senate and House going to conference to finalize it. Lisa Murkowski · United States See the Story

Health care would be slashed even for immigrants with legal status under massive Senate bill

81% Left coverage: 16 sources

Provisions in the new tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate early Tuesday would go even further than the House bill in removing health care and other benefits from immigrants with legal status.Health Care · United States See the Story

My Complicated Love for the American Flag

100% Left coverage: 3 sources

(Getty Images)This Fourth of July, I bought an American flag. As a refugee, I bought this flag not because America is perfect, but because of its promise. The first time I saw the American flag, I was nine years old. My family and I were at the Pakistan–Afghanistan border, preparing to return to Afghanistan after years of fleeing the Taliban and living in exile. We waited to be vaccinated and processed for return, and the American flag was atta…Maine, United States · Maine See the Story

To thwart veto overrides, Dunleavy asks House Republicans not to show up to special session he called

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

According to Alaska law, legislators must vote on overturning the governor’s vetoes within five days of convening.Juneau · Juneau See the Story

Alaska’s US Rep. Begich: ‘No Doubt’ Before Vote on Big Congressional Budget Bill

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Rep. Nick Begich III, R-Alaska, speaks to the Alaska Legislature on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. At background are Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak (left) and Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham (right). (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)Alaska’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives said Thursday that he had “no doubt” that he was going to vote for the Republican-drafted budget bill that passed the House on a 218-21…See the Story

Alaska US Sen. Dan Sullivan Praises the Federal Megabill for Alaska: ‘No State Fared Better’

Coverage: 2 sources

After nearly 24 straight hours of political wrangling, tense negotiations, and a record-setting filibuster-style speech by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, House Republicans on Thursday passed a domestic policy bill that not only delivers a legislative victory for President Donald Trump and House and Senate Republicans, but has big wins for Alaska. It will head to the […] The post The fight for Alaska: Trump’s landmark bill unlocks state’s future in energy…Alaska · Alaska See the Story

Green crab discoveries in Ketchikan show the invasive threat is spreading in Alaska

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

A European green crab. (Photo by Emily Grason/Washington Sea Grant) On a sandy beach in a state park in Ketchikan, a group of local beachcombers encountered something ominous: shells of two invasive European green crabs, shed as part of the creatures’ growth process. That discovery, made during a June 6 beach survey that was part of a class held by the University of Alaska Southeast Ketchikan campus, led to more in the community. It makes Ketchi…Ketchikan · Ketchikan See the Story

Rare complication from gonorrhea infection results in Alaska death

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

There was no record of the woman being tested for gonorrhea in the year prior to her death, an official bulletin said.Alaska · Alaska See the Story

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