July 1, 2020, 2:00pm Politics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s July Fourth celebration on the National Mall will feature one of the largest fireworks displays ever and as many as 300,000 face masks will be given away to those who want them — but despite health concerns from D.C.’s mayor, no one apparently will be required to wear them. Read story
July 1, 2020, 11:49am Clark County News
Protesters targeted the homes of two Vancouver city attorneys over the weekend in response to a criminal charge against a local business owner, who allegedly violated Gov. Jay Inslee's stay-at-home order by reopening her pet grooming shop in May. Read story
July 1, 2020, 9:08am Politics
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is vowing to veto a massive defense bill to keep military bases such as Fort Bragg named after Confederate officers, swimming against sentiment in his own party and imperiling a 3% pay raise for the troops. Read story
July 1, 2020, 9:07am Politics
DENVER — A pistol-packing restaurant owner who has expressed support for a far-right conspiracy theory has upset five-term U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton in Colorado’s primary elections. Read story
July 1, 2020, 9:06am Politics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — They didn’t like it when then-candidate Donald Trump criticized John McCain for being captured in combat. They were angrier when Trump, as commander in chief, abandoned Kurdish allies in the Middle East. And they were upset again last month when he threatened to deploy troops against American protesters. Read story
July 1, 2020, 9:01am Politics
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is stepping up the defense of its response to intelligence assessments that suggested Russia had offered bounties for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan, with the president’s national security adviser saying on Wednesday he had prepared a list of retaliatory options if the intelligence had been corroborated. Read story
July 1, 2020, 8:41am Latest News
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Tuesday recommended the state Legislature fortify police accountability laws by requiring law enforcement agencies to collect detailed information about use of deadly force and share it publicly. Read story
July 1, 2020, 6:05am Clark County News
The hearing in which the Clark County Council adopted this year’s budget was contentious through the final vote. Read story
June 30, 2020, 8:01pm Latest News
OLYMPIA – A ballot measure that reduced most vehicle taxes and fees should be thrown out as misleading because the $30 tabs it promotes won’t exist and it’s guilty of “logrolling” by including more than one topic, attorneys for local governments opposing the proposal told the state Supreme Court Tuesday. Read story
June 30, 2020, 4:30pm Politics
WASHINGTON — When it comes to Russia, the Trump administration just can’t seem to make up its mind. Read story