September 15, 2023, 10:19am Northwest
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill likely to ultimately fail that would prevent states from banning gas-powered cars. Read story
September 14, 2023, 5:04pm Newsletter Free
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is suing Fox Corporation, alleging that false claims about the 2020 election broadcast on Fox News caused losses to the state’s employee retirement funds. Read story
September 14, 2023, 5:00pm Politics
Angry, frustrated and unable to lead a fractured and unruly Republican majority, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday told the colleagues threatening to oust him: Do it. Read story
September 14, 2023, 4:57pm Northwest Free
Washington’s bipartisan Redistricting Commission will not be reconvened and a federal judge should redraw the disputed map for a Yakima Valley legislative district, the Democratic leaders of the state Legislature said Wednesday. Read story
September 14, 2023, 4:10pm Nation & World
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Capitol Hill and at the White House next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly. Read story
September 14, 2023, 3:24pm Business
Increases in federal flood insurance premiums that are projected to surpass 700 percent over the coming years are already leading people to back out of home purchases and will likely lead to an exodus of residents and businesses from southern Louisiana, officials told a federal judge Thursday in New Orleans. Read story
September 14, 2023, 3:20pm Nation & World
In an apparent policy reversal, Cuba’s ambassador to Russia said the Cuban government would not stop its citizens from enlisting in the Russian army to fight in Ukraine, despite earlier statements by the island’s authorities reporting the arrest of 17 people involved in recruiting Cubans for the Russian army and… Read story
September 14, 2023, 1:31pm Nation & World
The Pentagon said Thursday that it has not restarted counterterrorism operations in Niger, a day after the head of U.S. airpower for Europe and Africa said those flights had resumed. Read story