A New York prosecutor and a defense lawyer for Donald Trump sparred sharply Monday over whether the former U.S. president illegally schemed to influence the outcome of his successful 2016 run for the White House by making hush money payments to two women who alleged they had extramarital affairs with him. “It was election fraud, […] The post Prosecutor, Trump defense lawyer spar over charges facing former president appeared first on Alaska Native News ..read more

Two of the seven jurors already sworn in earlier this week to hear the New York criminal case against former U.S. President Donald Trump were dismissed from the jury on Thursday, while dozens more prospective jurors were excused when they said they could not render a fair verdict in the case. In one instance, a […] The post Two of seven Trump trial jurors dismissed appeared first on Alaska Native News ..read more

Public confidence in the U.S. government, judiciary and military has plummeted, placing the country behind most other Group of Seven (G7) nations, according to a new Gallup analysis. Approximately 68% of Americans lack confidence in their national government. Confidence in the judiciary stands at a low 42%. Even the U.S. military, a traditionally popular institution, experienced […] The post Gallup: Confidence in US institutions continues to decline appeared first on Alaska Native News ..read more

“Trump engaged in criminal acts to cover up the truth just days before the 2016 election, and now he will finally face a jury of everyday Americans.” As former U.S. President Donald Trump’s first of four potential criminal trials began in New York on Monday, progressive groups emphasized that what is often called a hush […] The post Democracy Defenders Stress NY Trump Trial ‘Is About Voter Deception’ appeared first on Alaska Native News ..read more

“The bans we’re seeing are broad, harsh, and pernicious—and they’re undermining the education of millions of students across the country,” said one lead author of a new PEN America report. U.S. school districts banned more books during the first half of the current academic year than during the entire last scholastic year, a report published […] The post ‘Ed Scare’ Deepens​ as 4,000+ Book Banned in First Half of School Year appeared first on Alaska Native News ..read more

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he will try to push forward wartime aid for Israel this week as part of his effort to gain House approval for a national security package. It includes funding for Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia as well as funding to send U.S. weapons to Taiwan. The […] The post House speaker to push for passage of stalled US aid bill appeared first on Alaska Native News ..read more

“As the saying goes, when people show you who they are, believe them,” said a Democratic National Committee spokesperson. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s stated platform in the 2024 presidential race centers on promoting an “honest government,” a “clean, healthy environment,” and the protection of civil liberties—but his New York State director last week boiled down the Independent […] The post ‘Whole Thing Is an Epic Fraud’: RFK Jr. Official Admits Goal Is to Elect Trump appeared first on Alaska Native News ..read more

“There are 20 years of data showing trickle-down economics doesn’t work, yet today will still be a whole lot of revisionist history and wishful thinking on the singular largest failure of fiscal policy in recent memory,” said Rep. Richard Neal. As House Republicans prepare for Donald Trump’s possible White House return by plotting to expand […] The post GOP Confirms 2025 Tax Plan If Trump Wins: More Giveaways to the Rich appeared first on Alaska Native News ..read more

“Corruption on the Supreme Court has gotten out of control, and Justice Thomas is the poster child.” More than 165,000 people have signed a petition demanding that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from a pending case on whether former President Donald Trump should be immune from criminal charges stemming from his attempt to overturn his 2020 loss. The […] The post Petition Demanding Clarence Thomas Recuse From Trump Immunity Case Nears 200K Goal appeared first on Alaska Native News ..read more

“Viewing mass shooters as instruments of God seems like it’s the perfect next step for Republicans,” said one critic. “It combines everything that drives the modern Republican Party.” Two Maine state Republican lawmakers on Thursday were formally censured for saying during a legislative debate that the deadliest shooting in the state’s history was the result […] The post Two Maine Republicans Say Lewiston Mass Shooting Was God’s Retribution for Abortion Rights appeared first on Alaska Native News ..read more