Nick Begich
U.S. Representative · U.S. House
50 articles · 18 transcripts · 19 clips
Chugiak, Alaska
Republican U.S. Representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district, in office since 2025.
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Nov. 11 results trim Peltola's Senate lead to 3,975 as Mat-Su ballots come in
New Alaska results posted Wednesday, Nov. 11, were mostly Mat-Su absentee ballots, so Sullivan gained a little. Peltola still leads the Senate race by 3,975.
Analysis: Most Alaska ballots so far went one of two ways at the top of the ticket
Most Alaska ballots counted so far went one of two ways at the top of the ticket. Those ranking Sullivan Jr. first split, and bullet voting varied by race.
Trump's new chief of staff has called Alaska's second Dan Sullivan an election 'attack'
Trump's new chief of staff, Stephen Miller, has called the second Dan Sullivan's candidacy an attack on election integrity. The race is still uncalled.
Analysis: Ranked choices would put Begich over 50% as counting continues
The ballot math so far favors Begich, with backup choices nudging him just past 50%. But Hill leads the early and absentee vote, and plenty of ballots remain.
Peltola leads Sullivan by 626 votes with nearly all Alaska precincts counted
Peltola leads Sullivan by 626 votes with nearly every precinct in, but early, absentee and questioned ballots are still out.
Alaska's 2026 races have drawn at least $210 million, mostly in the Senate race
Alaska's 2026 races have drawn at least $210 million. If turnout matches 2022, that's about $790 per voter. Three-quarters is in the Senate race.
Anonymous texts push Eric Hafner, but no group has reported spending to support him
Alaskans got texts telling Democrats to vote for Eric Hafner, who's in federal prison. No group has reported paying to support him, and the texts don't say.
Seward police seek tips after political signs destroyed near Tony's Bar
Someone wrecked political signs across from Tony's Bar in Seward overnight Wednesday. Police want help finding them and say "we are better than this."
Outside spending in Alaska's U.S. House race runs nearly 2 to 1 in Hill's favor
Outside groups have reported about $21 million in Alaska's House race, nearly 2 to 1 for Hill over Begich. The Senate race has drawn about five times as much.
FEMA public assistance obligated for Typhoon Halong recovery reaches $9 million
“While there has been progress, there is still a great deal of work left to be done.”
Cook moves Alaska's U.S. House race to Lean Republican as a new poll shows a closer race
Cook Political Report moved Alaska's House race from Likely to Lean Republican. Begich is still favored, but a new poll has Hill within 2 in the final round.
AIDEA commits $25 million to nuclear startup NuCube as it seeks to go public
AIDEA is putting $25 million into NuCube, a 10-person, pre-revenue nuclear startup, buying discounted shares as the company tries to go public.
Begich tells AFN Southcentral Foundation land transfer is law; Sullivan lists his bills
“Just 2 days ago, the president signed the Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act into law.”
Groups backing Bill Hill spend more than $400,000 urging Alaskans not to rank Eric Hafner
Two groups backing independent Bill Hill have spent nearly $400,000 on ads attacking Democrat Eric Hafner in Alaska's US House race.
USDA asks fishermen for fuel cost data for $8 billion relief program, sets no payment
USDA asked fishermen to send in fuel cost data for its new $8 billion fuel relief program. Sullivan says Alaska fishermen are eligible. Nobody's said how much.
Bill to give Southcentral Foundation downtown Anchorage clubhouse land reaches president
Congress voted to give Southcentral Foundation the land under its downtown Anchorage mental health clubhouse for free. Now it's up to the president.
Park Service proposes ATV access across Gates of the Arctic for Anaktuvuk Pass residents
Anaktuvuk Pass hunters could drive off-road vehicles across Gates of the Arctic under a proposed rule ending a 1986 ban rooted in dictionary definitions.
Bronson stays in governor's race, disputing Trump's account of deal to quit
Trump says Bronson agreed to quit the governor's race. Bronson says they remember the calls differently, and he is staying in.
Trump pardons two Anchorage diesel shop owners onstage at Wasilla campaign rally
Trump pardoned two Anchorage diesel shop owners onstage in Wasilla. He said they faced 10 years for fixing an engine. The charge maxed out at five.
Trump endorses Wilson
Trump endorsed Bernadette Wilson for governor, attacked two Republican rivals and urged the GOP field to unite behind her.
Supporters line up as protesters prepare for Trump rally in Wasilla
Trump is scheduled to speak at 3:30pm Tuesday in Wasilla for Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich, with roads closed nearby. Protesters are rallying separately at Newcomb Park.
Murkowski joins bipartisan call for Trump to reverse decision allowing Russian diesel imports
Trump says Putin agreed to send diesel. Murkowski and six other senators say letting it in runs counter to a ban Congress passed 100-0 in 2022.
Trump schedules Wasilla rally before Alaska general election
Trump is due in Wasilla on Tuesday. Ahead of it he again endorsed Sullivan and Begich and said he hopes Alaskans repeal ranked-choice voting.
Who's spending for and against Begich and Hill in Alaska's U.S. House race
Here's who's spending for and against Begich and Hill in Alaska's House race, and who's paying. Club for Growth and Wheel Dog lead their sides.
NRA political fund registers with Alaska campaign regulators
The NRA Political Victory Fund registered with Alaska campaign regulators Monday for the 2026 election, having already endorsed U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and U.S. Rep. Nick Begich.
Trump urges Alaskans to reelect Begich in video attacking Hill
Trump released a video Saturday backing Rep. Nick Begich for reelection on Nov. 3, crediting him with tax cuts and the Alaska LNG pipeline while attacking independent challenger Bill Hill.
Navy commissions USS Ted Stevens in Whittier
“The roughly 340 sailors who have brought this ship from Mississippi to Norfolk, through the Panama Canal, across the Pacific, and finally here to Alaska are the ones who will give this ship life.”
Seoul protested U.S. Alaska LNG announcement, says investment remains under review
White House officials and Alaska leaders announced $50 billion-plus in Korean money for Alaska LNG. Seoul says it agreed only to review it, and protested.
Senate sends Anchorage Quyana Clubhouse land transfer to president
“the opportunity to make the long-term investments necessary to expand behavioral health services and provide more comprehensive care”
House passes water bill naming Alaska harbor, flood and water projects; Senate still has to act
“losing slips because this, this harbor infrastructure is literally falling apart”
Coast Guard awards nearly $5 million to fix moisture damage in Cordova family housing
“The housing issue with the Coast Guard is significant, needs to be addressed.”
Park Service hires Everts Air Fuel to keep avgas at two remote Alaska park units through 2030
“it costs a dollar a pound to fly groceries from Anchorage to that community”
Peltola leads the poll. Sullivan leads the voters most likely to show up.
A bipartisan poll has Peltola ahead of Sullivan 53-47 after ranked choice, but the older voters most likely to actually turn out favor him 54-46.
DCCC adds independent Bill Hill to Red to Blue program; FEC reports no national party contributions
National Democrats added independent Bill Hill to a support program, but his FEC filings report no contributions from national party committees.
House subcommittee hears testimony on conveying 21,578 Denali acres to Doyon
“They have been waiting ever since.”
A bill would guarantee vehicle access for the village inside Gates of the Arctic
A national park was drawn around Anaktuvuk Pass in 1980 without asking. A bill would guarantee the village the right to drive out and go hunting.
Two Southeast geoduck beds stay closed until biomass recovers past 30% threshold
“Dungeness crab, sea cucumbers, geoducks, clams and urchins are the backbone of our dive fisheries and our emerging mariculture industry.”
House passes Begich bill to open treaty talks with Japan over Alaska Native handicrafts made with bird parts
Alaska Native artists can use feathers from 27 bird species in work they sell. A House bill would open the door to more, by way of talks with Japan.
In Kodiak, Sullivan and Peltola agreed on the problems and fought over the fix
Sullivan and Peltola agreed on nearly every fisheries problem in Kodiak and split on what fixing one looks like: laws passed, or fish in the river.
Ketchikan council to vote on seventh amendment to water consulting deal
Ketchikan avoided a $70 million filtration plant by proving its mountain-lake water meets federal conditions for filtration avoidance.
A Koch-backed group spent the same for Sullivan as against Peltola in one filing
Outside money keeps landing on Alaska's Senate race. A Koch-funded group spent the same amount for Dan Sullivan as it did against Mary Peltola.
A fight over whether North Slope oil money stays local or goes to the whole state
“We were promised when we became a state a certain set of things from the federal government. One of those was an outsized share of those federal royalties and revenues for the people of Alaska.”
Begich endorses Wilson for governor, calls on other Republicans to drop out
Rep. Nick Begich endorsed Bernadette Wilson for governor and asked the other Republicans to drop out. Dave Bronson had already said he is staying.
Wright and Dunleavy insist the Alaska LNG project is alive
At an Anchorage conference, the U.S. energy secretary and Gov. Dunleavy insisted the stalled Alaska LNG project is alive, pointing at different obstacles.
Hill runs second in Alaska's unofficial U.S. House primary count
Independent Bill Hill, a Bristol Bay fisherman, finished second in Alaska's U.S. House primary with 31% and advances to November against incumbent Republican Nick Begich.
Alaska primary: who advanced and what passed, in unofficial results
Peltola and Sullivan head to November, Begich leads the House field, four of 17 governor tickets advance, and donation caps passed with 71%
Alaskans vote today in a primary narrowing the governor, Senate and House races
Alaskans vote today in a primary narrowing crowded races for governor, Senate and House to four each — 17 governor tickets, two Dan Sullivans on the ballot.
A Chamber endorsement for Begich, labor's backing for Hill
Nick Begich's campaign says he's won the U.S. Chamber's endorsement, days after Speaker Johnson visited; challenger Bill Hill has the state AFL-CIO's backing.
A dollar-a-year lease would help stand up an American Legion post near Alaska's first state veterans cemetery
A dollar-a-year lease would help build an American Legion post in Salcha, beside Alaska's first state veterans cemetery — a 257-acre site for 12,000+ vets.
Sullivan leads a push to sanction ships supplying China's fleet
Nine senators led by Sullivan asked Treasury to sanction 29 ships supplying China's fishing fleet over its illegal catch. Treasury hasn't acted.
