Politics

Republicans in Congress are moving with rapid speed to advance President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security funding as leaders work to enact many of his campaign promises. Read story

Clark County Animal Protection and Control, along with the sheriff's office, served a search warrant at a Vancouver-area property in September 2023 and seized six dogs and five puppies that were confined to an unsanitary shed.

Gov. Bob Ferguson signs popular bill for preventing animal cruelty into law

May 14, 2025, 1:34pm Latest News

In a step toward enhancing animal welfare, the Washington State Legislature has passed House Bill 1149, an act aimed at the prevention of cruelty to animals. The bill received overwhelming support, with a vote of 96-0 in the House and 47-1 in the Senate, before being concurred by the House… Read story

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears before a Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Washington.

Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department

May 14, 2025, 1:28pm Health Updated 2 hours ago

Republicans and Democrats alike on Wednesday questioned the deep staffing cuts, research funding freezes and drastic policy changes that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made in a few short months at the helm of the nation’s health department. Read story

Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., holds hands with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during a “Fighting Oligarchy” event at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho, Monday, April 14, 2025.

Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, an AP-NORC poll finds

May 14, 2025, 1:14pm Latest News

Six months after Donald Trump’s presidential victory, Democrats remain deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, although neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party is viewed favorably by a majority of U.S. adults. Read story

Trump meets with Syria’s interim president, a first between the nations’ leaders in 25 years

In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, left, shakes hands with President Donald Trump, centre, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

May 14, 2025, 12:35pm Latest News Updated 3 hours ago

U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years and one that could serve as a turning point for Syria as it struggles to emerge from decades of international isolation. Read story

EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on so-called forever chemicals in drinking water

FILE - Logan Feeney pours a water sample with forever chemicals, known as PFAS, into a container for research, April 10, 2024, at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

May 14, 2025, 9:33am Latest News Updated 6 hours ago

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two common ones. Read story

Trump wants a nuclear deal with Iran, but says Tehran must end its support of proxy groups

May 14, 2025, 9:26am Nation & World Updated 6 hours ago

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he urgently wants “to make a deal” with Iran to wind down its nuclear program but Tehran must end its support of proxy groups throughout the Mideast as part of any potential agreement. Read story

Politics

Washington tries to maintain B.C. ties amid Trump era tensions

Trio of immigrant rights laws signed by WA governor

Clark County Politics

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‘I plan on being an advocate for victims’: Daughter of murder victim seeks Vancouver City Council seatUpdated 2 days ago

Filing week produces challengers for Vancouver City Council seatsUpdated 1 day ago

Election

Filing week in Clark County opens with familiar names seeking elected positions

Harless seeks reelection to Vancouver City Council

Battle Ground schools: ‘No matter how much we don’t want this to happen, cuts are going to happen’

All Politics is Local Blog

3rd Congressional candidates react to Trump verdict

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and white nationalist Nick Fuentes spar over who is responsible for Joe Kent’s 2022 loss

Kent questions efficacy of U.S. Secret Service

What’s in Trump’s big bill? Trillions in tax cuts, changes to Medicaid and more