NotedDC — Why Washington is suddenly talking about Alaska

Alaska’s new voting system is putting its general election on the map as more of a wild card this November, as some see signs that Democrats could perform well in the traditionally red state.  Alaska debuted its ranked-choice voting system on Tuesday in the special election to replace the late Rep. Don Young (R), allowing voters to rank their preferred candidates instead of only voting for one.  Democrat Mary Peltola currently leads the race, where ballots are still being counted. Since no candidate is

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Russia moves hypersonic missiles to its westernmost Baltic region: report

Russia on Thursday announced that it has deployed aircraft armed with hypersonic missiles to its westernmost region along the Baltic Sea, The Associated Press reported.  Moscow’s Defense Ministry said three MiG-31 fighters and Kinzhal hypersonic missiles arrived at the Chkalovsk air base in Kaliningrad, the capital of the Russian province of the same name which sits between Poland and Lithuania along the Baltic coast.   The armaments we

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Judge blocks DeSantis's 'Stop WOKE Act,' says Florida feels like a 'First Amendment upside down'

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U.S. will manufacture monkeypox vaccine in bid to expedite delivery

An agreement between the Danish manufacturer of the only U.S.-approved monkeypox vaccine and a Michigan-based company would move the final packaging steps to the U.S. in an effort to expedite the delivery of millions of doses. Company and administration health officials on Thursday announced Denmark-based Bavarian Nordic entered into an agreement with U.S.-based contract manufacturer Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM).  The priority will be to fill and package 2.5 million vials of the Jynneos vaccine that were ordered by the Biden administration in July. Jynneos is

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Biden keeps student loan borrowers in suspense over payment pause

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