Incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski was declared the winner over Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka as Alaska’s lengthy and complex ranked-choice election process reached an unofficial conclusion on Nov. 23. Murkowski, one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, overcame a post-Election Day deficit to defeat Tshibaka, who was endorsed by […]
Will a ‘Special Master’ be appointed to oversee the review of documents seized in the FBI raid at former President Trump’s home? A U.S. District Judge is hearing arguments today.
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s attempt to resurrect her political career fell short. A Former Democratic State lawmaker defeated her in a special election for Alaska’s congressional seat.
The International Atomic Energy Agency is in Ukraine to inspect a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant. The mission is going forward despite reports of nearby fighting.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lost to Democrat Mary Peltola on Wednesday in a special election to fill Alaska’s only U.S. House seat in a surprising defeat. Mary Peltola, a former state lawmaker, was the winner according to the Alaska Division of Elections. She defeated Palin by three percentage points at 51.47 percent; Palin received […]
Republican Representative Liz Cheney loses her House seat. Trump-backed challenger Harriet Hageman doubles Cheney’s votes to win Wyoming’s House-at-Large Republican Primary.
Alaska holds its primaries. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka, and Sarah Palin all advance.
A state appeals court rules a California church that defied safety regulations during the pandemic won’t have to pay fines. The church and its pastors were fined in 2020 and 2021 for violating state and county limits on indoor public gatherings.
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), her Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka, and Democrat Patricia Chesbro will advance to the general election in November as the projected winners of Alaska’s ranked-choice primary on Aug. 16. With about 50 percent of the ballots counted, Murkowski has 43 percent and Tshibaka 42 percent, according to DecisionDeskHQ. Republican Buzz […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Unofficial polling results in Alaska’s June 11 special primary placed former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Nick Begich, both Republicans, among the top four vote-getters in Alaska’s June 11 special primary. As of 10:51 a.m. ET on Sunday, with roughly 72 percent of the votes counted, Palin had garnered 29.8 percent and Begich received […]
A U.S. federal court judge has ruled against former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s bid for a new trial, saying she failed to show “even a speck” of evidence that The New York Times defamed her in 2017. “The striking thing about the trial here was that Palin, for all her earlier assertions, could not in […]
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday she is running for Congress to represent Alaska as a House representative to fill the vacant seat left by the late Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska). Palin, 58, said in an announcement, “Public service is a calling, and I would be honored to represent the men and women of Alaska […]
NEW YORK—After roughly 15 hours of deliberation over three days, the jury in the Sarah Palin v. The New York Times trial delivered a verdict of “not liable” on Feb. 15, giving the newspaper a victory. Since the verdict in the defamation trial was not in Palin’s favor, there was no monetary figure attached for […]
NEW YORK—Judge Jed Rakoff struck a blow to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times on Feb. 14 when he ruled in favor of a motion by the defense that essentially nullifies a jury’s verdict in her favor should it come back with one. Officially known as Federal Rule of […]
After a delay, Sarah Palin’s defamation trial against the New York Times started Thursday. Palin says she’s trying to get justice for people who expect truth in the media. But some are worried the case could end up hurting press freedom, by making it easier for public officials to win cases against the media for inaccuracies.
Sarah Palin is going after the New York Times. Her defamation trial started Thursday. What are the stakes? And why are some saying this could be a landmark case?
Lawmakers are pledging to oppose funding for Biden’s vaccine mandates. This comes as the army starts discharging unvaccinated soldiers. And a Pfizer board member says mask mandates may be a thing of the past for schools.
General Motors workers in Mexico elect an independent union, pushing for higher wages. The vote is one of the first over labor reform that underpins a new trade deal with Canada and the United States.
NEW YORK—A federal appeals court revived former U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, over an editorial that she said maliciously linked her to the 2011 mass shooting that seriously wounded Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska who ran as vice president on John McCain’s ticket in 2008, spoke out on April 1 about not being invited to McCain’s funeral. Palin, a supporter of President Donald Trump, said that not being invited to the funeral was a “gut punch.” “They [the McCain family] didn’t have […]
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin suggested she’d challenge Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) after Murkowski voted “no” during a cloture vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and announced she’d also not vote for Kavanaugh in the final vote, which is slated for Oct. 6. Kavanaugh was accused of sexual assault by three women, but none […]
Sarah Palin, who was on John McCain’s 2008 presidential ticket as the vice presidential nominee, is not invited to McCain’s funeral, according to news reports. According to one source, the decision not to invite Palin was made by McCain’s widow. “My guess is, it came from Cindy,” a source close to the McCain family told […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The elder son of former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was in jail on Sunday, facing assault and burglary charges in her home state of Alaska. Track Palin, 28, appeared in state court in Palmer, Alaska, earlier in the day, on a felony burglary charge and misdemeanor assault and criminal mischief charges, […]
