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House Speaker Mike Johnson negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid

April 11, 2024, 4:57pm Politics

House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the treacherous task of advancing wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel through the House, a top House Republican said Thursday. Read story

A new state law is requiring the city of Vancouver to allow duplexes, fourplexes and even sometimes sixplexes in any single-family home neighborhood.

How Washington’s local governments have moved to allow for denser housing

A new state law is requiring the city of Vancouver to allow duplexes, fourplexes and even sometimes sixplexes in any single-family home neighborhood.

April 11, 2024, 1:34pm Business Free

Washington lawmakers in recent years have passed laws to require local governments to allow for more housing density with duplexes, triplexes or attached dwelling units. Read story

FILE - Former North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory participates in a University of North Carolina Institute of Politics forum, Jan. 16, 2020, in Chapel Hill, N.C. The North Carolina Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Thursday, April 11, 2024, for Bouvier v. Porter &mdash; a suit that has lingered in state courts over the past seven years. The case centers around four voters from Guilford and Brunswick County who claim they were defamed by supporters of McCrory in the aftermath of the 2016 election.

Case at North Carolina high court may affect how partisan officials file voter fraud claims

FILE - Former North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory participates in a University of North Carolina Institute of Politics forum, Jan. 16, 2020, in Chapel Hill, N.C. The North Carolina Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Thursday, April 11, 2024, for Bouvier v. Porter &mdash; a suit that has lingered in state courts over the past seven years. The case centers around four voters from Guilford and Brunswick County who claim they were defamed by supporters of McCrory in the aftermath of the 2016 election.

April 11, 2024, 1:15pm Latest News

North Carolina’s highest court could determine whether partisan officials who file election complaints retain special legal privileges that shield them from defamation claims and set a precedent for how voter fraud allegations are pursued. Read story

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on proposed spending on child care and other investments in the "care economy" during a rally at Union Station, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Washington.

The Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on proposed spending on child care and other investments in the "care economy" during a rally at Union Station, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Washington.

April 11, 2024, 10:50am Latest News

Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden administration rule that will soon go into effect. Read story

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference with President Joe Biden in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to address Congress amid skepticism about US role abroad

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference with President Joe Biden in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington.

April 11, 2024, 10:08am Politics

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will head to Capitol Hill on Thursday for an address to U.S. lawmakers meant to underscore the importance of keeping a strong partnership between the two countries at a time of tension in the Asia-Pacific and skepticism in Congress about U.S. involvement abroad. Read story

FILE - Georgia Lt. Gov. candidate Burt Jones participates in a Republican primary debate, May 3, 2022, in Atlanta. A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Jones should face criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. The Prosecuting Attorneys&#039; Council of Georgia announced Thursday, April 11, 2024, that its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, will handle the matter.

Prosecutor to decide if Georgia lieutenant governor should be charged in election meddling case

FILE - Georgia Lt. Gov. candidate Burt Jones participates in a Republican primary debate, May 3, 2022, in Atlanta. A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Jones should face criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. The Prosecuting Attorneys&#039; Council of Georgia announced Thursday, April 11, 2024, that its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, will handle the matter.

April 11, 2024, 9:20am Nation & World

A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones should face criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. Read story

Protesters stand in front of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Thursday, April 11, 2024, where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was arrested five years ago. US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S.

Wife of Julian Assange says Biden’s comments mean case could be moving in the right direction

Protesters stand in front of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Thursday, April 11, 2024, where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was arrested five years ago. US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S.

April 11, 2024, 8:14am Nation & World

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing a trove of American classified documents. Read story

FILE - A driver stops on a mud-covered bridge while deciding whether to drive through flood waters of the Winooski River, July 12, 2023, in Montpelier, Vt. The Biden administration on Thursday, April 11, 2024, awarded $830 million in grants to fund 80 projects aimed at toughening the nation&rsquo;s aging infrastructure against the harmful impacts of climate change.

Biden awards $830 million to toughen nation’s infrastructure against climate change

FILE - A driver stops on a mud-covered bridge while deciding whether to drive through flood waters of the Winooski River, July 12, 2023, in Montpelier, Vt. The Biden administration on Thursday, April 11, 2024, awarded $830 million in grants to fund 80 projects aimed at toughening the nation&rsquo;s aging infrastructure against the harmful impacts of climate change.

April 11, 2024, 8:12am Nation & World

The Biden administration on Thursday awarded $830 million in grants to fund 80 projects aimed at toughening the nation’s aging infrastructure against the harmful impacts of climate change. Read story