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Governor-elect Bob Ferguson makes his way through the room prior to being sworn in as Governor on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Wash.

Gov. Ferguson pledges to limit his emergency powers if Legislature won’t

Governor-elect Bob Ferguson makes his way through the room prior to being sworn in as Governor on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Wash.

March 12, 2025, 9:48am Northwest

Gov. Bob Ferguson is pledging to limit his own emergency powers after a bill he backed to place new limits on that authority hit the skids amid reported tensions with fellow Democrats. Read story

WA Senate Republicans unveil budget proposal they say is a ‘third way’

March 12, 2025, 9:48am Northwest

Republicans in the Washington Senate unveiled a budget plan Tuesday they say will address the state’s budget deficit without increasing taxes. Read story

FILE - Elon Musk speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington.

Most AAPI adults don’t support cutting agencies and want a focus on costs: AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll

FILE - Elon Musk speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington.

March 12, 2025, 9:44am Nation & World

Most Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders do not agree with the strategy of putting entire federal agencies on the chopping block, nor are they broadly on board with mass layoffs of federal workers, according to a new poll. Read story

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, arrives for a hearing of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee on her nomination, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington.

The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, arrives for a hearing of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee on her nomination, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington.

March 12, 2025, 9:42am Latest News

As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take over its major responsibilities: civil rights enforcement to the Justice Department, perhaps; student loans to Treasury or Commerce; oversight of student disability rights to Health and Human Services. Read story

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen speaks as she participates in a panel discussion during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

In a blow to Democrats, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen will not seek reelection in New Hampshire

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen speaks as she participates in a panel discussion during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

March 12, 2025, 9:40am Politics

Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire will not seek reelection next year, a decision that will end the longtime senator’s historic political career and deals a significant blow to Democrats, who were already facing a difficult path to reclaiming the Senate majority. Read story

Trump administration weighs barring Cubans, Haitians from US as part of new travel ban

March 12, 2025, 9:37am Nation & World

The Trump administration is weighing including Cuba and Haiti on a list of countries whose nationals will face restrictions to enter the country, sources with knowledge of the ongoing discussions told the Miami Herald. Read story

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and fellow Democrats, from left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., criticize President Donald Trump for his plan to shut down the Education Department, during a news conference at the Capitol, in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/J.

Trump is dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what it does

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and fellow Democrats, from left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., criticize President Donald Trump for his plan to shut down the Education Department, during a news conference at the Capitol, in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/J.

March 12, 2025, 9:36am Latest News

President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job.” Read story

FILE - Flowers and a sign are placed outside the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington.

Court asked to intervene after email tells USAID workers to destroy classified documents

FILE - Flowers and a sign are placed outside the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington.

March 12, 2025, 9:29am Politics

A union for U.S. Agency for International Development contractors asked a federal judge Tuesday to intervene in any destruction of classified documents after an email ordered staffers to help burn and shred agency records. Read story