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Gov. Jay Inslee visits the fourth Safe Stay Community off Main Street on Friday morning. Earlier, he visited with The Columbian&rsquo;s Editorial Board.

Inslee to agency leaders: Money’s too tight for new programs

Gov. Jay Inslee visits the fourth Safe Stay Community off Main Street on Friday morning. Earlier, he visited with The Columbian&rsquo;s Editorial Board.

July 19, 2024, 11:56am Latest News

As Washington Gov. Jay Inslee fashions his last budget proposal, he’s told directors of state agencies to not ask for money for new programs or expansion of existing ones. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks at a 2024 Prosperity Summit, July 16, 2024, in North Las Vegas, Nev. Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say President Joe Biden should withdraw from the presidential race and let his party select a different candidate, according to a new poll by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.  It sharply undercuts his post-debate claim that &ldquo;average Democrats&rdquo; are still with him even if some &ldquo;big names&rdquo; are turning on him.

Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks at a 2024 Prosperity Summit, July 16, 2024, in North Las Vegas, Nev. Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say President Joe Biden should withdraw from the presidential race and let his party select a different candidate, according to a new poll by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.  It sharply undercuts his post-debate claim that &ldquo;average Democrats&rdquo; are still with him even if some &ldquo;big names&rdquo; are turning on him.

July 19, 2024, 10:30am Latest News

President Joe Biden on Friday appealed for party unity to take on former President Donald Trump's “dark vision," working to hold off pressure from Democrats at the highest levels for him to bow out of the 2024 election to make way for a new nominee and avoid widespread losses. Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures during the final day of the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

‘I had God on my side.’ Trump accepts GOP nomination after Saturday assassination attempt

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures during the final day of the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

July 19, 2024, 9:53am Politics

Former President Donald Trump accepted his party’s nomination Thursday in his first speech since a gunman tried to assassinate him, delivering an address that recounted his brush with death as the raucous crowd at Fiserv Forum fell to a rapt silence. Read story

Republican presidential candidate and former president, Donald Trump, and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, watch with their families as the balloons fall during the final day of the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

Northwest delegates jubilant as Trump closes GOP convention with promises, grievances and a call for unity

Republican presidential candidate and former president, Donald Trump, and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, watch with their families as the balloons fall during the final day of the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

July 19, 2024, 9:52am Northwest

At the Republican National Convention in 2016, delegates from Washington and Idaho arrived with their loyalties split between two candidates. When former President Donald Trump took the stage at the close of this year’s convention on Thursday, the GOP appeared more united than ever. Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Melania Trump during the final day of the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

FACT FOCUS: A look at claims made at the Republican National Convention as Trump accepts nomination

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Melania Trump during the final day of the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

July 19, 2024, 9:49am Nation & World

As former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday he laid out his vision for running the country. He painted a dire picture of the state of the U.S. and outlined a range of actions he planned to take. But his comments were marked with a myriad… Read story

Balloons fall after the nomination of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio at the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say

Balloons fall after the nomination of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio at the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

July 19, 2024, 9:48am Nation & World

Activists who marched outside the Republican National Convention are trumpeting their efforts, despite crowd estimates falling short. Milwaukee police are praising their cooperation with other agencies in convention security, even as Ohio officers face scrutiny for shooting and killing a man while in the city. Read story

A man walks up the steps of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building Thursday in San Francisco. A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump&#039;s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, dealing another legal setback to the new administration&#039;s immigration policy.

Christian homeless shelter challenges Washington law prohibiting anti-LGBTQ+ hiring practices

A man walks up the steps of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building Thursday in San Francisco. A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump&#039;s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, dealing another legal setback to the new administration&#039;s immigration policy.

July 19, 2024, 9:46am Latest News

Lawyers for a Christian homeless shelter are scheduled to be in a federal appeals court Friday to challenge a Washington state anti-discrimination law that would require the charity to hire LGBTQ+ people and others who do not share its religious beliefs, including those on sexuality and marriage. Read story

Vice President Kamala Harris arrives for an Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote Town Hall, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Philadelphia.

Majority of Democrats think Kamala Harris would make a good president, AP-NORC poll shows

Vice President Kamala Harris arrives for an Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote Town Hall, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Philadelphia.

July 19, 2024, 9:45am Politics

As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, a majority of Democrats think his vice president would make a good president herself. Read story