Senator Mark Begich News

Sen. Mark Begich drew the line between himself and the three Republicans who want his job: He co-sponsored legislation that would block the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the Hobby Lobby case.

Given Alaska s political landscape, when do you think Democrats will scare up somebody -- almost anybody will do, actually -- to jump into the post-primary race as a viable third-party conservative candidate for Mark Begich s Senate seat? Without that magical person, Begich could be toast.

I dimly recall being rousted out of my bunk bed as a young child before sunrise on Oct. 27, 1948, so I could stand at an intersection in my hometown of Weymouth, Mass., to catch a brief glimpse of President Harry Truman as he drove by on his way to a campaign event in the more populous Brockton some 10 miles away.

Our veterans deserve the best -- I don't think anyone questions that. Yet my plan to help veterans in Alaska and around the country is stalled right now in Washington.

The super PAC supporting Democratic Sen. Mark Begich's re-election campaign, Put Alaska First, released an ad Wednesday with a new attack on Republican primary candidate Dan Sullivan over an old issue: his support of a pro-development permitting and water rights bill.

'Gun Owners of America [has] blasted the bill as a 'fake pro-gun bill designed to re-elect endangered anti-gun [Senators] up in 2014 in pro-gun states.'

In 1994, Alaskans voted overwhelmingly to impose term limits on our federal delegation.

We've written before about " single-candidate super PACs ," outside spending groups that exist solely to support or oppose a sole office-seeker.

The 2014 primary season, now more than half over, has been notable for its fierce and frequent intraparty battles among Republicans.

Democrats are largely happy with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid 's election-year strategy of limiting the number of amendment votes they face, even though it means some of their own ideas haven't gotten a chance.

So says Politico's Jennifer Haberkorn , but color me skeptical. Not of Haberkorn's reporting on the subject, which accurately takes the temperature of the rhetoric from the Left, but of the bravado coming from Capitol Hill Democrats in the dog days of July.

Begich brings in $1.3 million in the latest fundraising quarter: Alaska Sen. Mark Begich brought in $1.3 million in the fundraising quarter that ended in June, a slight bump up from the $1.1 million raised during the previous quarter.

Thom Tillis is stuck at the state capitol trying to resolve a budget quarrel as speaker of the North Carolina House.

When constituents are thinking of reasons to vote for candidates, "They wear great shirts," is not among the top answers.

You know how when you surf political sites such as this one you inevitably come across some conservative push-poll with questions like, "Is Obama ruining the country?" or "Are Gays after your children?" or some other such dumb-shit.

NBC morning show filming at Mendenhall Glacier: NBC's "Today" show will be broadcasting live from Alaska's capital city Thursday morning.

A board member for the Arctic Slope Regional Corp. has taken issue with the organization's endorsement of Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Dan Sullivan.

As President Barack Obama travels to Texas this week to grapple with a surge of migrants hitting the border there, tea party darling Joe Miller is highlighting immigration as a key issue in the race for the U.S. Senate seat in Alaska that's currently held by Democrat Mark Begich.

This column documented how the far left is gaining foothold in American society and culture by taking over or infiltrating many institutions of American society as shown in the documentary by Curtis Bowers titled, "Agenda: Grinding America Down."

Alaska Libertarians could influence Senate contest: Could an Alaska Libertarian Party candidate play spoiler in the battle over control of the Senate? Perhaps, says the Washington Post, in a round-up of seven states where U.S. Senate seats are in play and a Libertarian candidate could be a factor.