3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (829+ words) The Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the nation’ top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators on Wednesday when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (897+ words) CARLISLE, Pa. — President Donald Trump addressed a defense summit at the U.S. Army War College on Wednesday but spent little time talking about battlefield issues — even as the war in Iran has reduced the U.S. supply of critical missile…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago  (361+ words) Anchorage Daily News Letter: Transgender athletes deserve dignity, not scapegoating There’s so much to write about nowadays, but I can’t ignore the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to discriminate against transgender athletes. I am dismayed…...

3+ hour, 46+ min ago  (669+ words) WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that he is rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops, calling it necessary to allow them to operate at their “absolute best.” The new screenings will be conducted annually…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago  (188+ words) Anchorage Daily News Letter: Bring back House Bill 52 but expand it to help more people in need House Bill 52 recently passed the House and Senate but legislators fell four votes shy of overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto. If House…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago  (623+ words) BEIRUT — After two days of U.S.-mediated talks in Rome, Lebanon and Israel took steps toward implementing “pilot zones” in southern Lebanon where Israeli forces would withdraw and turn over control to the Lebanese army, the U.S. State Department…...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago  (150+ words) Anchorage Daily News Letter: Let’s just shoot the caribou, too It is baffling to read a thorough, nuanced and well-researched series of articles by a talented reporter like Zach Hughes, only to have it followed by a flippant and…...

6+ hour, 18+ min ago  (717+ words) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to keep pulling over vehicles, signaling his opposition Wednesday to plans announced just a day earlier to suspend most traffic stops following another string of fatal shootings. It’s not clear…...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago  (137+ words) Every accusation by Trump Republicans is a confession. There is nothing more common these days than Republicans arguing that elections are beautiful when they are winning and rigged when they are losing. Sen. Dan Sullivan, Incumbent Dan, stood in front…...

6+ hour, 36+ min ago  (472+ words) Until last week, Alaska voters were facing one important ballot question in the fall election: how best to choose among candidates who will work for the public, not political parties. That decision will be whether to uphold the system of…...