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Biden’s big semiconductor law will ramp up U.S. chip production — but at a high cost, report finds

January 15, 2025, 9:58am Business

A sweeping 2022 law, touted by President Joe Biden as a way to revive U.S. manufacturing of semiconductors and reduce the country’s reliance on foreign-made computer chips, will “sharply increase production’’ of semiconductors in the United States. But it will do so at a high cost and might not deliver… Read story

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attends a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

Austin failed to tell Congress or the White House about his health problems as required, report says

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attends a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

January 15, 2025, 9:21am Latest News

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to treatment for prostate cancer or when complications worsened his condition last year, the Pentagon's watchdog concluded in a highly critical report released Wednesday. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee poses for a photo with wife Trudi, center, and portrait artist Grace Flott, right, during his official portrait unveiling at the Washington State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Olympia, Wash.

WA Gov. Jay Inslee’s portrait unveiled as 3rd term comes to an end

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee poses for a photo with wife Trudi, center, and portrait artist Grace Flott, right, during his official portrait unveiling at the Washington State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Olympia, Wash.

January 14, 2025, 5:09pm Northwest

Gov. Jay Inslee’s portrait was unveiled in the State Reception Room to thunderous applause Tuesday afternoon following the three-term governor’s final State of the State address. Read story

President Joe Biden smiles after signing a proclamation to establish the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument during an event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Washington.

Biden announces 2 new national monuments in California after wildfires scuttled previous event

President Joe Biden smiles after signing a proclamation to establish the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument during an event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Washington.

January 14, 2025, 4:44pm Nation & World

In an announcement postponed by the Los Angeles wildfires, President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two sites in California as national monuments that will honor Native American tribes while shielding picturesque mountains and deserts from mining and energy development. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden walks with U.S. Border Patrol agents along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Jan. 8, 2023.

Border crossings in December trend low as Biden administration wraps up

FILE - President Joe Biden walks with U.S. Border Patrol agents along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Jan. 8, 2023.

January 14, 2025, 4:40pm Nation & World

U.S. officials on Tuesday announced the latest border data, and it suggests the Biden administration is poised to end its term without an expected bump in illegal border crossings. Read story

FILE - Violent rioters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.

Top DC prosecutor: Trump pardons couldn’t erase impact of Capitol riot convictions

FILE - Violent rioters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.

January 14, 2025, 2:14pm Politics

Pardoning rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol four years ago can’t erase the truth about what happened that day, the top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., said Tuesday as he prepares to leave office. Read story

People sit in Jan. 6 during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. The city council is considering policy changes that would limit disruptions during meetings.

Vancouver City Council weighs new policies to curtail disruptions at meetings

People sit in Jan. 6 during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. The city council is considering policy changes that would limit disruptions during meetings.

January 14, 2025, 1:23pm Clark County News

If you’ve been to a Vancouver City Council meeting, you’ve most likely witnessed interruptions from audience members in the form of clapping, talking, gestures or shouting. Read story

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee looks on during a news conference unveiling the Seattle FIFA World Cup 2026 brand and logo on the Observation Deck at The Space Needle on May 18, 2023, in Seattle.

WA is ‘a light to the world’ Gov. Inslee tells lawmakers in his final State of the State address

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee looks on during a news conference unveiling the Seattle FIFA World Cup 2026 brand and logo on the Observation Deck at The Space Needle on May 18, 2023, in Seattle.

January 14, 2025, 1:23pm Northwest

Gov. Jay Inslee, who’s led Washington state for the past dozen years, delivered his final State of the State address Tuesday morning. Read story