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Clark County Politics Election

On the 2022 Primary Election ballot

Green Mountain Director Position 5

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Camas Mayor

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Port of Vancouver Board District 1

Washington D.C. Roll Call report

May 28, 2023, 5:13am Northwest

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the week ending May 26. Read story

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger attends a luncheon with French President Emmanuel Macron, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Dec. 1 at the State Department in Washington.

Former U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger celebrates 100th birthday, still active in global affairs

May 27, 2023, 4:23pm Nation & World

Former diplomat and presidential adviser Henry Kissinger marked his 100th birthday Saturday, outlasting many of his political contemporaries who guided the United States through one of its most tumultuous periods, including the presidency of Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War. Read story

FILE - The Border Patrol station July 11, 2014, in Harlingen, Texas. U.S. immigration officials say an 8-year-old girl who died last week in Border Patrol custody was seen at least three separate times by medical personnel on the day of her death. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Sunday, May 21, 2023, the girl had complained of vomiting and a stomachache before later suffering what appeared to be a seizure. On May 17, the girl and her mother went to the Harlingen Border Patrol Station's medical unit at least three times, CBP said.

Court monitor warned of medical care issues at Border Patrol stations before girl’s death

May 27, 2023, 2:34pm Nation & World

A court-appointed monitor said in January that child migrants held in medical isolation may be overlooked when Border Patrol stations get too crowded, a warning issued five months before an 8-year-old girl with a heart condition died in custody during an unusually busy period in the same Texas region he… Read story

The Sun shines on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, May 27, 2023. House negotiators left the Capitol in the early hours of Saturday without a debt limit deal with the White House. They're expected to return later in hopes of reaching an agreement over the holiday weekend.

Biden, McCarthy reach ‘agreement in principle’ to raise debt ceiling as default looms

May 27, 2023, 1:03pm Latest News Updated 2 days ago

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal that to limit federal spending and resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline, a person familiar with the situation said. A deal would avert a… Read story

Visitors line the balcony of the rotunda before the impeachment proceedings against state Attorney General Ken Paxton at the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Saturday, May 27, 2023. Texas lawmakers have issued 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton, ranging from bribery to abuse of public trust as state Republicans surged toward a swift and sudden vote that could remove him from office.

Texas House launches historic impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton

May 27, 2023, 12:58pm Latest News

Texas’ Republican-led House of Representatives launched historic impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday as Donald Trump defended the scandal-plagued GOP official from a vote that could lead to his ouster. Read story

VP Harris, 1st woman to give commencement speech at West Point, welcomes cadets to ‘unsettled world’

FILE - United States Military Academy graduating cadets, wearing face masks, march to their socially-distanced seating during commencement ceremonies on June 13, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. Vice President Kamala Harris will be the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at a West Point graduation ceremony, White House officials said. Harris will deliver the keynote address on May 27 at the U.S. Military Academy for the Class of 2023.

May 27, 2023, 12:45pm Latest News

Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point, lauded graduating cadets Saturday for their noble sacrifice in serving their country, but noted they were entering an “unsettled world” because of Russian aggression and the rising threats from China. Read story

Biden says debt default deal “very close’ while deadline now set at June 5

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., speaks to reporters about the debt limit negotiations, as he leaves the House for Memorial Day weekend, Thursday, May 25, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

May 26, 2023, 3:45pm Latest News

Time running short, the government announced a new June 5 default deadline late Friday, threatening to send the White House and Republicans toward more cliff-edge negotiations over cutting spending and raising the nation's legal debt limit Read story