Mary Peltola made a mistake. But her Republican opponent would be a disaster for Alaska | Kim Heacox

Trump and Senator Dan Sullivan have put my home state on the chopping block. But Peltola understands Alaskans Donald Trump’s trip to Alaska earlier this month was a real doozy. Should I be surprised? The previous time he visited my home state, in August 2025, he ordered the US military to roll out a red carpet for Russia’s Vladimir Putin. The two billionaire oligarchs chummed it up and posed for cameras, then talked about the war in Ukraine and achieved no formal ceasefire and no peace agreement. Continue reading...

Kim Heacox · Fri, Oct 30, 2026, 3:00 AM
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Mary Peltola made a mistake. But her Republican opponent would be a disaster for Alaska | Kim Heacox

Trump and Senator Dan Sullivan have put my home state on the chopping block. But Peltola understands Alaskans

Donald Trump’s trip to Alaska earlier this month was a real doozy.

Should I be surprised? The previous time he visited my home state, in August 2025, he ordered the US military to roll out a red carpet for Russia’s Vladimir Putin. The two billionaire oligarchs chummed it up and posed for cameras, then talked about the war in Ukraine and achieved no formal ceasefire and no peace agreement.

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