Begich's draft would drop the standard for whale and walrus populations from 'maximum productivity' to bare survival, and auto-approve industrial permits after 165 days. Kawerak, the Eskimo Walrus Commission and the Alaska Federation of Natives all told him no.
Alaska's congressman turned a $100 Bitcoin buy into about $760,000. Then he sponsored legislation ordering the U.S. Treasury to purchase 200,000 Bitcoin a year and never sell. Three days after he filed it, Cameron Winklevoss maxed out to his campaign.
Speaker Mike Johnson flew to Alaska to campaign for Nick Begich. The flyer said don't share the address, bring photo ID, and no media. It was called a grassroots rally. Dozens of Alaskans stood outside with signs.
The STOCK Act asks members of Congress to do one thing: tell us what they bought and sold, within 45 days. Forty-five of the Republicans on this site couldn't manage it — some by years. The penalty is $200, and it's often waived.
New Mexico sued the Justice Department on August 5 for stonewalling its criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's ranch. On August 8, the Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general anyway.
Todd Blanche was confirmed as attorney general 50-49 before dawn on Saturday. Fourteen Republicans we track voted yes — and thirteen of them had already voted to put him at the Justice Department once before.
Before leaving town for a month of vacation, the Senate held an overnight vote on a brand-new photo ID bill written by Ohio Sen. Jon Husted. It failed. Fifteen Republicans we track voted for it anyway.
Betty Redd-Mendez cares for her brother, son and father in Wasilla. She spent weeks arranging coverage so she could go ask her senator about the Medicaid cuts he voted for. He wouldn't come out of his office.
One Nation, the Senate GOP's dark money arm, runs at least six websites that look like local newspapers. They exist to flatter Dan Sullivan, Susan Collins, Jon Husted, and Ashley Hinson — and voters are never told who is paying for them.
