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Opposition grows to Trump lawsuit seeking to aid Sen. Dan Sullivan’s re-election bid, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/26/o...

alaskabeacon.comOpposition grows to Trump lawsuit seeking to aid Sen. Dan Sullivan’s re-election bid | Alaska BeaconDemocrats and nonpartisan groups file legal motions seeking to hurry a legal decision before Election Day, and Murkowski voices an objection.

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Dan J. Sullivan switches from Republican to ‘undeclared’ ahead of general election, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/26/d...

alaskabeacon.comDan J. Sullivan switches from Republican to ‘undeclared’ ahead of general election | Alaska BeaconThe candidate was a Republican during the statewide primary but switched when he listed a different affiliation while absentee voting.

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‘We don’t want it’: Voter backlash against data centers consumes midterm elections. Read more from @ashleymurray.bsky.social and our D.C. bureau @statesnewsroom.com @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/26/r...

alaskabeacon.com‘We don’t want it’: Voter backlash against data centers consumes midterm elections | Alaska BeaconBoth Democratic and Republican candidates during the heated midterm election cycle have had to navigate deep voter resentment of data centers that will power artificial intelligence.

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Rising prices squeeze more Americans ahead of pivotal midterm elections, writes Kevin Hardy for @stateline.org @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/26/r...

alaskabeacon.comRising prices squeeze more Americans ahead of pivotal midterm elections | Alaska BeaconAmericans’ growing frustration over high prices has defined many political campaigns ahead of November’s midterm elections.

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No indication of targeted attack behind Peltola car crash in Anchorage, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/26/n...

alaskabeacon.comNo indication of targeted attack behind Peltola car crash in Anchorage | Alaska BeaconPeltola postponed two days' worth of campaign events after a Saturday night crash injured her and members of her family.

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Candidates split on priority areas in Southwest Alaska Senate debate, writes @corinne-smith.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/26/c...

alaskabeacon.comCandidates split on priority areas in Southwest Alaska Senate debate | Alaska BeaconOne Republican, one Democrat and two independents, including the current Alaska House Speaker, are running to represent the large rural Senate District S.

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Incumbent congressional candidates skip Alaska Native convention’s forum, writes @yjrosen.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/25/i...

alaskabeacon.comIncumbent congressional candidates skip Alaska Native convention’s forum | Alaska BeaconDemocrat Mary Peltola used the forum to criticize a new Trump lawsuit and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan’s record.

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Gubernatorial candidates make their pitch at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention, writes @yjrosen for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/24/g...

alaskabeacon.comGubernatorial candidates make their pitch at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention | Alaska BeaconThree of the four candidates vying to become the next governor emphasized agreements on Indigenous issues and other subjects..

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COMMENTARY: Alaska’s ingenuity is a national asset, writes Fairbanks-born Kristopher Brown in a commentary for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/23/a...

alaskabeacon.comCommentary: Alaska’s ingenuity is a national asset | Alaska BeaconAlaskans grow up understanding something that maps of the Lower 48 can obscure: Our state occupies a consequential place in the world.

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The percentage of people without health insurance is growing, writes @chatlanis.bsky.social for @stateline.org @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/23/r...

alaskabeacon.comThe percentage of people without health insurance is growing | Alaska BeaconThe percentage of working-age adults without health insurance has increased in the past two years, largely because many people can no longer afford Obamacare coverage after Congress allowed federal su...

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Fisheries, rising costs and schools dominate Southwestern Alaska House debate, writes @corinne-smith.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/23/f...

alaskabeacon.comFisheries, rising costs and schools dominate Southwestern Alaska House debate | Alaska BeaconFour candidates are vying for an open seat to represent the Southwestern Alaska House District 37, one of the state’s largest rural districts where fisheries, skyrocketing costs of living, transportat...

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Trump administration sues to block Alaska’s US Senate election result if Peltola wins, writes @alaska.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/23/t...

alaskabeacon.comTrump administration sues to block Alaska's US Senate election result if Peltola wins | Alaska BeaconThe move is the latest attempt by the President to support incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan against a Democratic challenger.

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A record number of women are running for state legislatures this year, writes Kevin Hardy for @stateline.org @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/23/r...

alaskabeacon.comA record number of women are running for state legislatures this year | Alaska BeaconA record number of women are running for state legislative seats this November, more than two-thirds of whom are Democrats. Across the 46 states with legislative seats on the ballot, a total of 3,824 ...

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Alaska Lt. Gov. incorrectly put disqualified candidate on the ballot, state judge rules. Read more from @alaska.bsky.social @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/22/a...

alaskabeacon.comAlaska Lt. Gov. incorrectly put disqualified candidate on the ballot, state judge rules | Alaska BeaconHouse District 22 Republican candidate Jose Tagle cannot serve if elected, but ballots will not be reprinted without his name.

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New geological estimate puts Alaska North Slope gas resources at 96 trillion cubic feet, writes @yjrosen.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/22/n...

alaskabeacon.comNew geological estimate puts Alaska North Slope gas resources at 96 trillion cubic feet | Alaska BeaconThe new USGS analysis, the first to consider the entire North Slope, has a total nearly three times that of known natural gas reserves

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Cost of employer-sponsored health insurance plans rises again, nonpartisan survey finds, writes @jennifershutt.bsky.social for our D.C. bureau @statesnewsroom.com @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/22/r...

alaskabeacon.comCost of employer-sponsored health insurance plans rises again, nonpartisan survey finds | Alaska BeaconThe price health insurance companies charge for employer-sponsored plans increased again this year, as did the deductible many people must pay before those plans begin covering most healthcare costs.

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Thousands of Alaskans are voting before Election Day. Some ballots won’t be counted until after it, writes @alaska.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/22/t...

alaskabeacon.comThousands of Alaskans are voting before Election Day. Some ballots won’t be counted until after it. | Alaska BeaconBallot counting will continue until at least Nov. 18 and the state aims to certify the results by Nov. 25.

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Analysis: Trump deportations near 1M, but few are criminals, writes @timhenderson.bsky.social for @stateline.org Read more @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/22/r...

alaskabeacon.comAnalysis: Trump deportations near 1M, but few are criminals | Alaska BeaconThe current Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts claims to have expelled nearly a million people through July of this year, but those include both voluntary returns and people turned around...

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Alaskans to vote on language change in voter eligibility law in midterm election, writes @corinne-smith.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/22/a...

alaskabeacon.comAlaskans to vote on language change in voter eligibility law in midterm election | Alaska BeaconThis midterm election, Alaskan voters will decide whether to change state voter qualification language related to the citizenship requirement to vote.

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COMMENTARY: Cook Inlet’s gas shortage has become Fairbanks’ diesel bill, writes Fairbanks scientist Gwen Holdmann in a commentary for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/21/c...

alaskabeacon.comCommentary: Cook Inlet’s gas shortage has become Fairbanks’ diesel bill | Alaska BeaconOn October 12, Golden Valley Electric Association asked its cooperative members to conserve electricity and prepare for possible controlled power outages. Scheduled maintenance, compounded by an unexp...

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After successive damaging ex-typhoons, Western Alaska considers future storms, writes @yjrosen.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/21/a...

alaskabeacon.comAfter successive damaging ex-typhoons, Western Alaska considers future storms | Alaska BeaconSouthern tropical storms that transforming into damaging storms up north are hitting a more vulnerable Alaska landscape.

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I’m in the @nytimes.com today: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/b...

nytimes.comAlaska’s Journalists Join Forces to Cover the Midterms (Gift Article)The state’s challenging geography and newspapers’ broader economic struggles have stretched reporters in Alaska, just as its competitive U.S. Senate race has grabbed national attention.

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Revealed: The money behind the last-minute fringe candidate ad blitz in Alaska’s U.S. Senate primary, writes Nathaniel Herz for Anchorage Press. Read more @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/21/r...

alaskabeacon.comRevealed: The money behind the last-minute fringe candidate ad blitz in Alaska’s U.S. Senate primary | Alaska BeaconA left-leaning dark money organization and a GOP fund were among the groups behind the last-minute blitz of cash into Alaska’s U.S. Senate primary in August, when super PACs flooded the state with ads...

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Ballots in Alaska and 5 other states include bans on noncitizen voting, writes @acvollers.bsky.social for @stateline.org @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/21/r...

alaskabeacon.comIn 6 states, ballots include bans on noncitizen voting | Alaska BeaconProposed constitutional amendments in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, South Dakota and West Virginia would explicitly bar noncitizens from voting.

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With 2 weeks until midterms, analysts say Dems still on track to win U.S. House majority, writes @fischler.bsky.social for our D.C. bureau @statesnewsroom.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/21/r...

alaskabeacon.comWith 2 weeks until midterms, analysts say Dems still on track to win US House majority | Alaska BeaconThe Cook Political Report with Amy Walter predicts Democrats will gain a net of 10 to 20 House seats in the Nov. 3 elections, Erin Covey, the top House analyst at CPR, said Monday during a panel discu...

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COMMENTARY: Alaskans should decide the future of Alaska seabed mining, write Alaska Native leaders Melanie Bahnke and Sarah Dybdahl in a commentary for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/20/a...

alaskabeacon.comCommentary: Alaskans should decide the future of Alaska seabed mining | Alaska BeaconWe want a moratorium on the exploration, leasing and extraction of seabed mineral resources in Alaska federal waters and on the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf.

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Alaska voters’ privacy could be at risk from state’s handling of voter rolls, judge says. Read more from @alaska.bsky.social @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/20/a...

alaskabeacon.comAlaska voters’ privacy could be at risk from state’s handling of voter rolls, judge says | Alaska BeaconJudge Adolf Zeman declined to dismiss a lawsuit brought by three civil rights organizations against the Alaska Division of Elections.

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This midterm election, 21 Alaska judges are on the ballot for retention, writes @corinne-smith.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/20/t...

alaskabeacon.comThis midterm election, 21 Alaska judges are on the ballot for retention | Alaska BeaconEarly in-person voting opened Monday across the state, and in addition to high-stakes races for governor and U.S. Congress voters also have a chance to weigh in on whether or not to allow 21 judges to...

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Whittier honored for supporting the World War II effort in Alaska, writes @yjrosen.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/20/w...

alaskabeacon.comWhittier honored for supporting the World War II effort in Alaska | Alaska BeaconThe Prince William Sound town of Whittier is sometimes called the “strangest town in Alaska” because nearly all of its roughly 250 residents dwell in a single high-rise building. Now it has another cl...

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Trump order sets up new women’s health research initiative at NIH, White House task force, writes Shauneen Miranda for our D.C. bureau @statesnewsroom.com @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/19/r...

alaskabeacon.comTrump order sets up new women’s health research initiative at NIH, White House task force | Alaska BeaconPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing a Women’s Health Division within the National Institutes of Health.

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Operator of Alaska North Slope oil field hit by a second fine for gas flaring, writes @yjrosen.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/19/o...

alaskabeacon.comOperator of Alaska North Slope oil field hit by a second fine for gas flaring | Alaska BeaconFlaring at the troubled Southern Miluveach Unit continued for months beyond the allowable period, according to the AOGCC.

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Juneau hazmat team intercepts suspicious envelope addressed to state Division of Elections, writes Mark Sabbatini for the @juneauindependent.bsky.social Read more @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/19/j...

alaskabeacon.comJuneau hazmat team intercepts suspicious envelope addressed to state Division of Elections | Alaska BeaconA suspicious envelope addressed to the Alaska Division of Elections in Juneau was intercepted by a hazardous materials response team and turned over to the FBI on Saturday, in what is believed to be p...

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As Alaska fuel costs spike, this state agency chose three tiny villages for $25,000 relief checks. Read more from Anchorage Press' Nathaniel Herz @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/19/a...

alaskabeacon.comAs Alaska fuel costs spike, this state agency chose three tiny villages for $25,000 relief checks. | Alaska BeaconAlaska’s economic development agency wrote $25,000 checks to communities near a proposed mining project as fuel prices spike.

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Early voting for Alaska’s general election opens in Juneau, Nome and across the Railbelt, writes @alaska.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/19/e...

alaskabeacon.comEarly voting for Alaska’s general election opens in Juneau, Nome and across the Railbelt | Alaska BeaconIn-person early voting locations will be open in Juneau, Nome, Anchorage and places up and down the Railbelt.

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Alaskans join nationwide No Kings rally focused on getting out the vote, reports Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/17/a...

alaskabeacon.comAlaskans join nationwide No Kings rally focused on getting out the vote | Alaska BeaconAlaskans across the state rallied on Saturday as part of a nationwide No Kings day of action to encourage early voting in the November elections and criticize the Trump administration. Early in perso...

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Signs at #NoKings in Juneau encourage early voting and condemn the Trump administration

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Dozens of Alaskans rally for No Kings and urge early voting in Juneau

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Trump administration moves to reopen Alaska national preserves to bear baiting by sport hunters, reports Yereth Rosen for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/16/t...

alaskabeacon.comTrump administration moves to reopen Alaska national preserves to bear baiting by sport hunters | Alaska BeaconBear baiting by sport hunters, allowed in certain areas by the state, was banned in national park units by past administrations.

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For your weekend listening — I had the privilege this week to talk about Alaska elections on the @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social podcast: decisiondeskhq.substack.com/p/podcast-al...

decisiondeskhq.substack.comEpisode 47: Can Mary Peltola flip Alaska? Can Ashley Hinson hold Iowa?A look at where things stand in Alaska and Iowa’s Senate and gubernatorial races

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Alaska’s final U.S. Senate debate devolves into mudslinging between Peltola, Sullivan, reports James Brooks @alaska.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/16/a...

alaskabeacon.comAlaska’s final U.S. Senate debate devolves into mudslinging between Peltola, Sullivan | Alaska BeaconThe two leading candidates in this year’s Senate midterm accused each other of lying during the televised debate.

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No dark money in Alaska, writes Joe Paskvan, a retired attorney and former state senator for Fairbanks in a commentary for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/16/n...

alaskabeacon.comCommentary: No dark money in Alaska | Alaska BeaconThe wealthy's capacity and motivation to manipulate society for their own gain uses wealth to not only lobby for preferential changes but, importantly, to elect politicians willing to give to the few,...

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Hey Alaska, I'll be covering #NoKings tomorrow statewide and let me know if your community is planning a protest and/or early voting event, comment below! 👇 So far hearing events are planned in Nome, Fairbanks, Talkeetna, Palmer, Anchorage, Girdwood, Soldotna, Valdez, Gustavus, Juneau and Sitka

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The next act for the No Kings movement: Early voting in the midterms, reports Ashley Murray for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/16/r...

alaskabeacon.comThe next act for the No Kings movement: Early voting in the midterms | Alaska BeaconOrganizers across hundreds of advocacy groups will pull together thousands of events nationwide Saturday to encourage early voting in this year’s midterm elections.

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On the campaign trail for Republicans, Trump changes course and advocates for mail-in voting, reports James Brooks @alaska.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/16/o...

alaskabeacon.comOn the campaign trail for Republicans, Trump changes course and advocates for mail-in voting | Alaska BeaconIn Alaska and other states, the President is urging Republicans to vote by mail despite having attempted to restrict the practice.

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Special committee identifies improvements for state-run Mt. Edgecumbe High School, reports Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/16/s...

alaskabeacon.comSpecial committee identifies improvements for state-run Mt. Edgecumbe High School | Alaska BeaconThe state formed the committee to review concerns and make recommendations for improvements at the state-run boarding school, Mt. Edgecumbe High School, after a tumultuous year of budget cuts, staff t...

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Data centers are now the largest financial bet in US history, reports Tim Henderson for @stateline.org via @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/16/r...

alaskabeacon.comData centers are now the largest financial bet in US history | Alaska BeaconThe sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures. Until now, no industry had driven the U.S. e...

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Who pays when a remote Alaska village can no longer stay? reports freelance journalist Jenni Monet for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/16/w...

alaskabeacon.comWho pays when a remote Alaska village can no longer stay? | Alaska BeaconIn August, the Native Village of Kwigillingok took a bold approach, telling the U.S. Supreme Court that Big Oil should be the one to foot the bill for its relocation.

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In Alaska campaign rally, Trump and Sullivan say Iran war is worth the cost to Americans, writes @alaska.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/15/i...

alaskabeacon.comIn Alaska campaign rally, Trump and Sullivan say Iran war is worth the cost to Americans | Alaska BeaconAlaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan has repeatedly voted in support of the war and against measures that seek to oppose it.

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Trump administration expands vehicle access to Alaska’s Denali National Park, writes @yjrosen.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/15/t...

alaskabeacon.comTrump administration expands vehicle access to Alaska’s Denali National Park | Alaska BeaconThe rule will allow 160 vehicles a day to travel the sole road crossing through the park, up from the current limit of about 100 vehicles.

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Democrats aiming for control of Congress vow action on healthcare, cost of living, Iran war. Read more from our D.C. bureau @statesnewsroom.com @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/15/r...

alaskabeacon.comDemocrats aiming for control of Congress vow action on healthcare, cost of living, Iran war | Alaska BeaconA slew of pressing policy debates are on tap for Democrats if they take control of Congress, including healthcare, immigration, voting rights, the war in Iran, oversight, education and beyond, as they...