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Battle Ground School Board District 2

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Port of Vancouver Board District 1

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Camas Mayor

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) talks to reporters about the debt limit at the U.S. Capitol on May 1, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. could default on its debt as soon as June 1 if lawmakers do not increase the debt limit.

Hill-favored projects called defense budget’s ‘black hole’

May 28, 2023, 6:05am Politics

WASHINGTON -- Congress directed the Pentagon to spend $12.2 billion in the current fiscal year on nearly 1,000 different “program increases” in the Defense spending bill’s research account alone, projects pushed by lawmakers that the Defense Department did not publicly request, according to a previously unpublicized database. Read story

Delegates react after incumbent President Bill Clinton finished his nomination speech on Aug. 29, 1996, at the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago.

While DNC coming to Chicago might provide good vibes, experts say economic boost might be overhyped

May 28, 2023, 6:00am Politics

When Chicago last hosted the Democratic National Convention in 1996, Mayor Richard M. Daley played the role of deep-pocketed Johnny Appleseed. Read story

FILE - Demonstrators stand together, holding hands, at a demonstration in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. It's becoming increasingly difficult for Russians to escape government scrutiny. Activists say Putin's government has managed to harness digital technology to surveil, censor and control Russians -- new territory in a nation with a long history of spying on its citizens.

The cyber gulag: How Russia tracks, censors and controls its citizens

May 28, 2023, 6:00am Nation & World

When Yekaterina Maksimova can’t afford to be late, the journalist and activist avoids taking the Moscow subway, even though it’s probably the most efficient route. Read story

West Wendover City Hall is a hub of government in the city of 4,500. Community members packed the City Council's meeting room for a session in March at which the council voted against granting a building permit to Planned Parenthood Mar Monte for a clinic. Mayor Jasie Holm vetoed the council's decision.

Small, rural communities have become abortion access battlegrounds

May 28, 2023, 6:00am Nation & World

In April, Mark Lee Dickson arrived in this 4,500-person city that hugs the Utah-Nevada border to pitch an ordinance banning abortion. Read story

Washington D.C. Roll Call report

May 28, 2023, 5:13am Northwest

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the week ending May 26. Read story

Former U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger celebrates 100th birthday, still active in global affairs

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger attends a luncheon with French President Emmanuel Macron, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Dec. 1 at the State Department in Washington.

Former diplomat and presidential adviser Henry Kissinger marked his 100th birthday Saturday, outlasting many of his political contemporaries who guided the United States through one of its most tumultuous periods, including the presidency of Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War. Read story

Court monitor warned of medical care issues at Border Patrol stations before girl’s death

FILE - The Border Patrol station July 11, 2014, in Harlingen, Texas. U.S. immigration officials say an 8-year-old girl who died last week in Border Patrol custody was seen at least three separate times by medical personnel on the day of her death. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Sunday, May 21, 2023, the girl had complained of vomiting and a stomachache before later suffering what appeared to be a seizure. On May 17, the girl and her mother went to the Harlingen Border Patrol Station's medical unit at least three times, CBP said.

A court-appointed monitor said in January that child migrants held in medical isolation may be overlooked when Border Patrol stations get too crowded, a warning issued five months before an 8-year-old girl with a heart condition died in custody during an unusually busy period in the same Texas region he… Read story

Biden, McCarthy reach ‘agreement in principle’ to raise debt ceiling as default looms

The Sun shines on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, May 27, 2023. House negotiators left the Capitol in the early hours of Saturday without a debt limit deal with the White House. They're expected to return later in hopes of reaching an agreement over the holiday weekend.

May 27, 2023, 1:03pm Latest News

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal that to limit federal spending and resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline, a person familiar with the situation said. A deal would avert a… Read story