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Trump travels to Alaska touting tax cuts, energy leasing and Arctic military construction

Published 5:00 PM CT, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · Updated 5:15 PM CT
In the 5 PM CT update

The White House said Tuesday that President Trump is traveling to Alaska to highlight what it calls results for the state: Working Families Tax Cuts including no tax on tips and a senior deduction, reopening large parts of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and the Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing, and major military construction at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Fort Wainwright and Eielson Air Force Base. The release also cites Defense Production Act funding for a power line it says will lower energy costs for most Alaskans, and a South Korean investment package that includes funding for a new Alaska natural gas pipeline. Trump is in the final weeks of a midterm campaign travel blitz.

• Alaska
• Trump
• National Petroleum Reserve
• Coastal Plain
• Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
• Tax cuts
• Arctic
• Energy
• Military construction
• Midterms
• United States