Mike Sfraga, director of the Polar Institute at the Washington, D.C.-based think tank the Wilson Center, says climate change is making the Arctic Ocean more accessible.
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Sullivan, after voting to acquit Trump, says the president’s actions were not ‘perfect’
In a video, Sen. Dan Sullivan criticizes House Democrats for the impeachment process and defends the Senate’s decision not to call new witnesses. He also defends the president’s right to pursue investigations in Ukraine.
Murkowski opposes convicting Trump, but calls his behavior ‘shameful and wrong’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski casts blame on the House of Representatives for an impeachment process she says was rushed. She also blames senators of both parties, who she says had decided the verdict before the trial even started.
Murkowski, whose Alaska supporters run the spectrum, has angered the left
On high-profile votes as partisan as this one, Murkowski is sure to disappoint a lot of her base no matter how she votes.
Murkowski to vote against witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
“Given the partisan nature of this impeachment from the very beginning and throughout, I have come to the conclusion that there will be no fair trial in the Senate,” says Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Wuhan cargo flights into Anchorage suspended; no additional Chinese medical flights planned, officials say
A charter plane from Wuhan, China, left Anchorage for California Tuesday night after everyone aboard passed a coronavirus screening test.