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Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez speaks on the House Floor in support of her bipartisan FULL Act. (Provided photo)

Could a stock trading ban for Congress get new life in the Trump era?

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez speaks on the House Floor in support of her bipartisan FULL Act. (Provided photo)

January 19, 2025, 6:00am Latest News

Zach Nunn’s military background tells him that success in any given mission requires an understanding of the battle-space — and in the fight to ban congressional stock trading, it will always “be stacked against” those urging change, the Iowa Republican and Air Force Reserve colonel said. Read story

FILE - A student uses a cell phone after unlocking the pouch that secures it from use during the school day at Bayside Academy, Aug. 16, 2024, in San Mateo, Calif.

Banning cellphones in schools gains popularity in red and blue states

FILE - A student uses a cell phone after unlocking the pouch that secures it from use during the school day at Bayside Academy, Aug. 16, 2024, in San Mateo, Calif.

January 19, 2025, 5:59am Nation & World

Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that’s been rapidly gaining bipartisan ground in the states: Students’ cellphones need to be banned during the school day. Read story

A MAX light rail train makes its way through Portland near Lloyd Center in 2022.

Camas City Council on course to oppose light rail on new I-5 Bridge

A MAX light rail train makes its way through Portland near Lloyd Center in 2022.

January 18, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News

Camas officials are poised to formally oppose the inclusion of light rail on the Interstate 5 replacement bridge. Read story

President Joe Biden makes a statement on the latest developments in New Orleans from Camp David, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.

How Biden’s domestic policy record stacks up against public perception

President Joe Biden makes a statement on the latest developments in New Orleans from Camp David, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.

January 18, 2025, 6:04am Politics

President Joe Biden ends his term with a gulf between his policy record and his public reputation. Read story

President Joe Biden puts on his face mask after speaking Feb. 25, 2021, during an event to commemorate the 50 millionth COVID-19 shot, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington.

Biden falls short of his goals

President Joe Biden puts on his face mask after speaking Feb. 25, 2021, during an event to commemorate the 50 millionth COVID-19 shot, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington.

January 18, 2025, 6:03am Politics

Joe Biden promised nothing short of a national exorcism when he took office. He wanted to “restore the soul” of the country and prove that Donald Trump was only a footnote in the American story, not its next chapter. Read story

Heavy traffic moves along Interstate 395 during a morning commute Nov. 22, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

California, other states brace for emissions fight

Heavy traffic moves along Interstate 395 during a morning commute Nov. 22, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

January 18, 2025, 6:01am Nation & World

Blue states are bracing for a battle with the Trump administration over their authority to limit tailpipe emissions, a showdown that will have major repercussions on the types of cars and trucks sold to American drivers. Read story

Ann Kourelis, left, and Candee Minchin, right, work on a protest sign during a meeting of NC Forward in High Point, N.C., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. The group is traveling to Washington to take part in the People's March on Jan. 18 ahead of the inauguration.

A rebranded Women’s March returns before Trump’s inauguration as progressives seek to regroup

Ann Kourelis, left, and Candee Minchin, right, work on a protest sign during a meeting of NC Forward in High Point, N.C., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. The group is traveling to Washington to take part in the People's March on Jan. 18 ahead of the inauguration.

January 17, 2025, 4:15pm Nation & World

When Elisabeth Bramble and her sister stepped off the Washington Metro to join the massive crowds during the 2017 Women’s March, she counted it as one of the most powerful moments of her life. Read story

Secretary of State Antony Blinken bids farewell to diplomats and staff at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J.

Blinken bids farewell with pep talk to diplomats facing uncertain future under Trump

Secretary of State Antony Blinken bids farewell to diplomats and staff at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J.

January 17, 2025, 4:15pm Politics

Secretary of State Antony Blinken bade farewell to the State Department on Friday, urging career staffers to carry on in their mission to advance U.S. foreign policy amid uncertainty about how the incoming Trump administration will handle relationships and rivalries abroad or how it will treat career American diplomats. Read story