The Trump administration has tied new requirements to election security grants. Some states told NPR they're passing on the grants as a result.

Canadian residents made just 1.7 million return trips by motor vehicle back into their country from the U.S. in July, a nearly 37% decline over the same month in 2024, according to Statistics Canada.

Some 2 in 5 of all the local officials who administered the 2020 election left their jobs before the 2024 cycle, new research has found.

Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines. But legal experts say he lacks the constitutional authority to do so.

James Garrett Hermansen, 31, told an Alaska Public Media reporter that “the devil is in my home” near the defaced Government Hill gate sign Friday morning.

Trump made the announcement after a day of talks with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a delegation of top European officials. He said he'd meet with the two leaders afterward, but did not say when.

The Alaska Aerospace Corp. says a request for information on temporary housing for up to 500 workers is related to the Trump administration's missile defense system.

President Trump said that he and Russia's Vladimir Putin made progress in talks to end the war in Ukraine, but the two leaders did not announce any steps toward reaching a ceasefire.

Some in Anchorage plan to protest. Others say it could elevate Anchorage's place in history. “It could be the new Versailles,” one resident said.

From the agenda to travel impacts, here's what to know about Friday's summit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Donald Trump's "energetic and sincere" efforts to end the war in Ukraine. But on the streets of Moscow while many hope for an end to the war, they disagree on how to get there.

European leaders held a high-stakes meeting Wednesday with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO's chief ahead of Friday's U.S.-Russia summit.