In another blustery warning to the U.S., Vyacheslav Volodin, a longtime Putin aide who serves as the speaker of the lower house of parliament, warned Wednesday that Washington should remember that Alaska was part of Russia when it freezes Russian assets.

The executive director of the Alaska Democratic Party faces charges including driving under the influence and refusing a chemical test after a weekend traffic stop near Soldotna.

President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed up to 10 oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one off the Alaska coast over the next five years.

The comment period was previously set to expire Tuesday.

Former President Donald Trump plans to attend a rally in Alaska next week for candidates he has endorsed in the state, including Sarah Palin, who is running for the Alaska’s only U.S. House seat.

Former Alaska state Sen. Dennis Egan, the son of the state’s first governor, has died. He was 75.

Troopers said they didn’t suspect foul play in Sunday’s crash, and the remains were sent to Anchorage for an autopsy.

Mackenzie Wilson, 19, a cadet at Oregon State University, died of injuries sustained in an accident on Friday. She was from Eagle River, Alaska, officials said.

The three candidates in the August special election for the seat are also running. They are Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich and Democrat Mary Peltola.

The Alaska Supreme Court on Saturday upheld a lower court’s ruling that will keep Republican Tara Sweeney off the ballot for the August special election in Alaska’s U.S. House race.