Republican Nick Begich ousted incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) on Wednesday, a victory two weeks after Election Day that will help the GOP pad its narrow House majority. The Associated Press called the race for Begich shortly after 9 p.m. EST, with 95% of the vote counted. Begich received 48.4% to Peltola’s 46.4% at the
The White House is responding to reports that President Trump wants a 250-foot-tall “Independence Arch" in Washington, D.C., saying the monument would be among the most iconic in the world....