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Two judges ordered the Trump administration to reverse a freeze on SNAP funding, but the state had yet to receive the money as of the afternoon of Oct. 31.

The Data for Progress poll also shows Peltola leads the field in the governors race, but she has more name recognition and a year of campaigning could change that.

"Our tribal citizens will have to decide between fuel and food,” AFN President Ben Mallott told a U.S. Senate panel.

On government funding, tariffs, and Venezuelan boat strikes, Sen. Lisa Murkowski finds common cause with Democrats.

Begich III spent much of his 14-minute speech touting what he believes to be economic benefits that Alaska Native communities will reap from the budget reconciliation bill.

The filing deadline for the 2026 elections is still nearly a year away, but Democrats in Alaska and the lower 48 are anxiously awaiting a decision about which office Peltola will run for.

Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins were the only GOP senators to vote against the bill to claw back funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and foreign aid. It goes next to the House.

The Alaska senator was among a few Republicans on the Appropriations Committee who objected to clawing back money for foreign aid and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Republicans can only afford to lose the votes of three GOP senators. Murkowski doesn’t like major elements of it. But how she’ll ultimately vote is unknown, even to the senator herself.

In a list of potentially targeted agencies and programs, the state’s congressional delegation has voiced concerns over one unique to Alaska: Bypass Mail.