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Christina Love leads the audience in raising their fist, symbolizing telling the truth despite fear on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Natalie Buttner / Juneau Empire)

Juneau joins nation in ‘No Kings’ protest

More than 1,000 protestors join millions nationwide opposing Trump as he presides over military parade.

 

Rep. Nick Begich III, R-Alaska, speaks to the Alaska Legislature on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. At background are Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak (left) and Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham (right). (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

Begich joins US House Republicans in voting to claw back public broadcasting money

Clawback, formally known as a rescission, subject to approval by Senate in a simple majority vote.

 

Protesters gather outside the Anchorage Correctional Complex on June 11, 2025. It was the third consecutive day that protesters gathered at the jail site in response to Trump administration immigration actions. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

Alaskans plan widespread pro-democracy protests, joining national movement

Events planned Saturday have gained new support after President Trump ordered National Guard into L.A.

 

Adam Strom, head coach for the Haskell Indian Nations University women’s basketball team, coaches the team to a March 1, 2025, win against Washington Adventist University (Maryland) during the 2025 Continental Athletic Conference women’s basketball championship. After he was laid off Feb. 14, 2025, as a result of mass federal layoffs by the Trump administration, Strom continued to coach without pay until he was rehired on March 6, 2025. (Lauren Richey/Special to ICT)

Trump seeks 90% funding cut for tribal colleges and universities

Officials say impact would be “extremely dire” for campuses across U.S., including Alaska.

Adam Strom, head coach for the Haskell Indian Nations University women’s basketball team, coaches the team to a March 1, 2025, win against Washington Adventist University (Maryland) during the 2025 Continental Athletic Conference women’s basketball championship. After he was laid off Feb. 14, 2025, as a result of mass federal layoffs by the Trump administration, Strom continued to coach without pay until he was rehired on March 6, 2025. (Lauren Richey/Special to ICT)
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

Trump threatens that any protesters at Saturday’s military parade will be met with ‘very big force’

Warning makes no distinction between peaceful demonstrations and violent confrontations.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
Fishing boats are seen in Kodiak’s St. Paul Harbor on Oct. 3, 2022. Deep job cuts at NOAA Fisheries will negatively affect the scientific work normally done to support fishery management, agency officials warned. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

NOAA firings, cuts will reduce services used to manage Alaska fisheries, officials say

Data analysis, salmon research and other services will be impacted, officials say.

Fishing boats are seen in Kodiak’s St. Paul Harbor on Oct. 3, 2022. Deep job cuts at NOAA Fisheries will negatively affect the scientific work normally done to support fishery management, agency officials warned. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
North America’s tallest peak, known as Denali until President Donald Trump changed the name earlier this year, is seen from Parks Highway on Sept. 20, 2022. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

Five months after Trump order, most federal agencies are using ‘Gulf of America,’ Mount McKinley

On Friday, the federal agency in charge of offshore oil and gas drilling announced that it will be rewriting its core regulations to replace all… Continue reading

North America’s tallest peak, known as Denali until President Donald Trump changed the name earlier this year, is seen from Parks Highway on Sept. 20, 2022. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
People inspect vehicles burned in Sunday’s protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025. Defense officials said a battalion of 500 Marines was “being mobilized” to help quell immigration protests in Los Angeles. Earlier, California leaders said they would sue President Trump for deploying National Guard troops. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times)

Immigration protests spread to more cities as Trump deploys Marines to L.A.

Defense officials say battalion of 500 Marines “being mobilized” to help quell immigration protests.

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People inspect vehicles burned in Sunday’s protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025. Defense officials said a battalion of 500 Marines was “being mobilized” to help quell immigration protests in Los Angeles. Earlier, California leaders said they would sue President Trump for deploying National Guard troops. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times)
Members of the California National Guard are deployed outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025. Protests over immigration raids were expected to continue for a third day. About 300 guard members have been positioned across Los Angeles so far, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)

National Guard troops deployed by Trump across LA clash with protesters

President sends 2,000 troops under a rarely used power; objectors say he is trying to provoke a crisis.

Members of the California National Guard are deployed outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025. Protests over immigration raids were expected to continue for a third day. About 300 guard members have been positioned across Los Angeles so far, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
A few snow drifts remain on June 18, 2004, on the Arctic coastal plain of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. (Craig McCaa/U.S. Bureau of Land Management)

As Trump officials visit Alaska, feds announce plans to remove some restrictions on Arctic drilling

The Trump administration plans to lift environmental protections on roughly half of the National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska’s North Slope, reopening the area to possible… Continue reading

A few snow drifts remain on June 18, 2004, on the Arctic coastal plain of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. (Craig McCaa/U.S. Bureau of Land Management)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) at an infrastructure and development symposium in Anchorage on April 22, 2025. (Ash Adams/The New York Times)

Lisa Murkowski isn’t using ‘nice words’ about life under Trump

Alaska Republican senator could play make-or-break role in pushing back on president’s agenda.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) at an infrastructure and development symposium in Anchorage on April 22, 2025. (Ash Adams/The New York Times)
A cruise ship docks in downtown Juneau on April 30, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

As foreign tourists stay away, US could lose $12.5 billion this year, tourism group says

Border detentions, confusion over visas deterring visitors, according to World Travel & Tourism Council.

A cruise ship docks in downtown Juneau on April 30, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
A scene from the PBS children’s series “Molly of Denali.” (WGBH Educational Foundation photo)

‘Molly of Denali’ and other PBS children’s programs on hold as Trump cancels funds

Emmy-winning Juneau writer of “Molly” says PBS told creators the series isn’t being renewed.

A scene from the PBS children’s series “Molly of Denali.” (WGBH Educational Foundation photo)
Staff at the Juneau Public Library’s downtown branch sort materials on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Assembly moves to keep Juneau libraries open daily by providing funds after federal cuts

Money would prevent branches from closing one day a week, but won’t restore statewide loan program

Staff at the Juneau Public Library’s downtown branch sort materials on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Cruise ships dock in downtown Juneau on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Outlook among Alaska businesses this year plummets in statewide, Southeast surveys

SE mood last year second-highest since 2010, is second-lowest now; statewide drop biggest in eight years

Cruise ships dock in downtown Juneau on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
The Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The center, as well as the adjacent Centennial Hall, are operated by the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

JAHC gave up DEI under Trump’s threats, then lost its board chair and executive director. What’s ahead?

Arts nonprofit “trying to respond to other concerns in the community and learning from this,” interim chair says.

The Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The center, as well as the adjacent Centennial Hall, are operated by the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich and his supporters wave campaign signs at the corner of the Seward Highway and Northern Lights Boulevard on Nov. 4, 2024, the day before Election Day. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

Trump backs Begich for reelection to Alaska’s U.S. House seat in 2026

President Donald Trump has endorsed incumbent Rep. Nick Begich III, R-Alaska, for reelection. In a social media post Thursday afternoon, Trump said Begich “is doing… Continue reading

Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich and his supporters wave campaign signs at the corner of the Seward Highway and Northern Lights Boulevard on Nov. 4, 2024, the day before Election Day. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
Adak’s airport is on the right of this photo, which was taken in 1986, 11 years before the Naval Air Facility Adak closed. Adak is served by the Essential Air Service, targeted by President Donald Trump’s administration for cuts. (Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development; Division of Community and Regional Affairs’ Community Photo Library)

Trump-proposed cut to federal Essential Air Service would fall on rural Alaska

White House budget office cites the program’s rising costs in recent years.

Adak’s airport is on the right of this photo, which was taken in 1986, 11 years before the Naval Air Facility Adak closed. Adak is served by the Essential Air Service, targeted by President Donald Trump’s administration for cuts. (Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development; Division of Community and Regional Affairs’ Community Photo Library)
A marker for the U.S.-Canadian border sits between Skagway, Alaska, and Stikine Region, British Columbia. (Philip Yabut/Getty Images)

Alaska Legislature rejects call for Canada as 51st state, opposes ‘restrictive trade measures’

The state’s House and Senate have approved a resolution supporting Canadian independence, a “slap” to Trump.

A marker for the U.S.-Canadian border sits between Skagway, Alaska, and Stikine Region, British Columbia. (Philip Yabut/Getty Images)
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Trump’s first 100 days shredded millions in funding for Indigenous peoples

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. When Native Hawaiian combat veteran Joseph Guzman-Simpliciano got back home to… Continue reading

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