Politics

On the 2025 Special Election ballot

Workers continue with the finishing touches on the presidential reviewing stand on Pennsylvania outside the White House Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington, ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

Trump’s swearing-in will move inside the Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold weather

January 17, 2025, 11:02am Politics

President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather. Read story

FILE - Members of the Mexican National Guard review cars as they line up to cross the border into the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, Dec. 3, 2024, in Tijuana, Mexico.

The Senate advances a migrant detention bill that could be Trump’s first law to sign

January 17, 2025, 11:00am Politics

The Senate is heading toward a final vote on legislation that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes and give states power to challenge federal immigration policies, setting a new tone on immigration as Donald Trump enters the White House. Read story

Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal listens to a member of the Washington State Board of Education speak in 2018 at Educational Service District 112 in Vancouver.

Reykdal says Washington risks lawsuit if school funding isn’t hiked

January 17, 2025, 10:37am Latest News Free

Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal warned Thursday that Washington is not living up to its constitutional obligation to cover the cost of basic education and faces the “very serious possibility” of landing back in front of the state Supreme Court to explain why. Read story

FILE - Mixed drinks are displayed at a bar in Baltimore on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023.

Lawmakers again trying to lower legal alcohol limit for drivers in Washington

January 17, 2025, 9:42am Courts & Crime Free

A measure to lower the legal limit for drunk driving in Washington cleared its first legislative hurdle Thursday. Read story

Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified

January 17, 2025, 8:26am Politics

President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, inserting himself into a long-running legal battle over gender equality. Read story

Army expects to meet recruiting goals, in dramatic turnaround, and denies ‘wokeness’ is a factor

FILE - New recruits participate in the Army’s future soldier prep course that gives lower-performing recruits up to 90 days of academic or fitness instruction to help them meet military standards, at Fort Jackson, a U.S. Army Training Center, in Columbia, S.C., Sept. 25, 2024.

January 17, 2025, 8:15am Nation & World

The Army expects to meet its enlistment goals for 2025, marking a dramatic turnaround for a service that has struggled for several years to bring in enough young people and has undergone a major overhaul of its recruiting programs. Read story

Kristi Noem, Trump’s homeland security pick, faces scrutiny on immigration plans

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

January 17, 2025, 8:14am Politics

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security. Read story