Musher Jonathan Hayes said he hopes the expedition will honor the heroism of the original trek and highlight the importance of the Seppala Siberian dog breed.

Musher Jonathan Hayes and his Seppala Siberian sled dogs are retracing the 1925 journey that saved Nome, Alaska, during a deadly diphtheria outbreak.

HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will answer questions today from Republicans Susan Collins of Maine, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, all members of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

The Alaska Republican plans to vote against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense.

In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski had openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times

Even as handicappers adjudged Pete Hegseth ’s confirmation as secretary of Defense to be all but certain, not one but two Republican senators indicated a hard pass on the poorly qualified bad boy from Fox News.

The No. 20 Massachusetts hockey team prepares for two Hockey East matchups this weekend, facing Merrimack at home on Friday, Jan. 31 before traveling up to Orono to play No. 6 Maine on Sunday, Feb. 2.

The US Senate on Friday approved Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary by a razor-thin margin, in which, Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote.

The Senate narrowly advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary on Thursday in a 51-49 vote, moving him one step closer to confirmation despite fierce objections from Senate Democrats and mounting unease among some Republicans.

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