Former Governor of Alaska and Republican candidate for Congress, Sarah Palin, speaks to the media as she campaigns with supporters on November 08, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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UPDATED 2:34 PM PT – Thursday, November 24, 2022

Former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin has lost her race for Congress.

On Wednesday evening, the Associated Press called the race for Democrat incumbent Mary Peltola. They showed that Pelota had nearly 55% support over Palin’s 45% support.

Peltola won a special election for the same congressional district earlier this year, after the death of Republican Don Young who held the position since 1973.

She says that there’s a lot of work to do to get colleagues on both sides to work together.

“Partisanship is a challenge,” Peltola said. “One of the things I’ve noticed in the few committee hearings I’ve participated in, I go, and I expect to hear about the topic at hand, the legislation at hand, ah, people flying into D.C., and unfortunately, very often the conversation gets derailed and circled back to things like January 6th. And a lot of partisan bickering. And it’s tough to sit through that, but I think that is what the atmosphere as you see is like right now.”

This was the first time Alaska election officials used a rank-choice system.

Last month, Palin warned this system would end up sending Democrats to represent “the last frontier” which she says is a deep red state.

Central American immigrants and their families pray before Thanksgiving dinner on November 24, 2016 in Stamford, Connecticut. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

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UPDATED 2:19 PM PT – Thursday, November 24, 2022

Americans across the country are sitting down for one of the most beloved holidays of the year, Thanksgiving. But how did this tradition start?

While the exact year of the first Thanksgiving feast has been debated for many years, various historians have contended that the holiday can be traced back to the Pilgrims’ first harvest back in 1621. The event, which lasted three days, was reportedly attended by 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims in Plymouth.

The tradition continued with then leader of the revolutionary forces, George Washington, celebrating Thanksgiving in 1777 following the defeat of the British at the Battle of Saratoga. Later, in the midst of a bloody Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln declared the day a national holiday in 1863. It has been celebrated every year since.

The Thanksgiving holiday comes with a lot traveling. According to AAA, nearly 55 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving.

According to the Farm Bureau’s annual survey, this Thanksgiving will be the most expensive in the last 37 years. The average Thanksgiving dinner will cost 20% more compared than last years.

On average, a 16 pound turkey is $5 more than last year. Thanksgiving favorites, such as stuffing, are up 69 percent compared to a year ago. Despite the hit to Americans wallets, studies show that Americans eat more food on turkey day than any other day of the year with an average 4,500 calories consumed.

While many Americans sit down for turkey, they’re not as fond of taking part in another infamous Thanksgiving past-time, talking politics. According to wallet hub, nearly 66% of Americans are opposed to talking politics at the dinner table.

Of course, many also choose to give back on Thanksgiving. Every year, millions of pounds of food are given to the Salvation Army and to other charities while hundreds of millions of dollars are donated on Giving Tuesday.

Thousands of Americans take part in Turkey Trot events in cities across the United States benefiting charitable organizations or perhaps just to simply to make room for turkey and pie.