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An American flag flutters in the wind outside the King County Elections office in 2020 in Tukwila.

People over party is no longer the mantra of Washington politics

An American flag flutters in the wind outside the King County Elections office in 2020 in Tukwila.

November 27, 2023, 6:00am Election

In a mark of how deeply political polarization has taken root here in historically moderate Washington, partisans of both parties consider the presumptive nominee of the other party to be a literal threat to the country. Read story

FILE - A &quot;Vote&quot; sign is seen on the University of Texas campus, Nov. 6, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The 2024 presidential election is drawing an unusually robust field of independent, third party and long shot candidates hoping to capitalize on Americans&#039; ambivalence and frustration over a likely rematch between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump.

Many voters are weary about a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024 – third parties hope they can fill the gap

FILE - A &quot;Vote&quot; sign is seen on the University of Texas campus, Nov. 6, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The 2024 presidential election is drawing an unusually robust field of independent, third party and long shot candidates hoping to capitalize on Americans&#039; ambivalence and frustration over a likely rematch between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump.

November 26, 2023, 12:07pm Politics

The 2024 presidential election is drawing an unusually robust field of independent, third party and long shot candidates hoping to capitalize on Americans' ambivalence and frustration over a likely rematch between Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump. Read story

Traffic moves through the section of Interstate 10 Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, that was closed for more than a week due to an arson fire in Los Angeles. The Nov. 11 blaze, fed by flammable materials stored under the roadway in violation of a company&rsquo;s lease, shut a mile-long stretch of Interstate 10 near downtown, snarling traffic as repair crews worked around the clock. Officials had said last week that all lanes were expected to reopen by Tuesday, but moved it up to Monday after significant progress. (AP Photo/Jae C.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks with a constituent prior to a town hall meeting hosted by the Democrat at Montana Technological University, Nov. 10, 2023, in Butte, Mont. Tester is seeking re-election to a fourth term.

A Montana farmer with a flattop and ample lobbyist cash stands between the GOP and Senate control

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks with a constituent prior to a town hall meeting hosted by the Democrat at Montana Technological University, Nov. 10, 2023, in Butte, Mont. Tester is seeking re-election to a fourth term.

November 26, 2023, 6:00am Politics

After 17 years in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Jon Tester is a well-known commodity in Montana — a plain-spoken grain farmer with a flattop and a carefully cultivated reputation as a moderate. Read story

Filmmaker Rob Reiner attends the photocall of &ldquo;This Is Spinal Tap&rdquo; during the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival at Majestic Beach on May 18, 2022, in Cannes, France. &Ccedil;&fnof;&uacute;Who Killed JFK?&Ccedil;&fnof;&ugrave; is a new podcast from Reiner and journalist Soledad O&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;Brien.

For 60 years, JFK’s assassination haunted Rob Reiner. Now he thinks he’s solved it

Filmmaker Rob Reiner attends the photocall of &ldquo;This Is Spinal Tap&rdquo; during the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival at Majestic Beach on May 18, 2022, in Cannes, France. &Ccedil;&fnof;&uacute;Who Killed JFK?&Ccedil;&fnof;&ugrave; is a new podcast from Reiner and journalist Soledad O&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;Brien.

November 26, 2023, 6:00am Entertainment

According to director Rob Reiner, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, has been a wound on the American psyche for 60 years. Read story

Sen. Lynda Wilson, right, meets with constituents on Nov. 9 at Brewed Awakenings in northeast Vancouver. Wilson and State Rep. Paul Harris met with family members of children with intellectual/development disorders to hear their concerns for the next legislative session.

Clark County lawmakers keep busy year-round with committees, constituents, and in some cases, full-time jobs

Sen. Lynda Wilson, right, meets with constituents on Nov. 9 at Brewed Awakenings in northeast Vancouver. Wilson and State Rep. Paul Harris met with family members of children with intellectual/development disorders to hear their concerns for the next legislative session.

November 25, 2023, 6:14am Clark County News

For Washington lawmakers, the work of an elected official doesn’t end when the legislative session does. Read story

John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline hold their son John during the christening ceremony Dec. 10, 1960, at the chapel of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

JFK assassination records still sealed

John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline hold their son John during the christening ceremony Dec. 10, 1960, at the chapel of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

November 25, 2023, 6:07am Politics

Sixty years have now passed since President John F. Kennedy was shot dead in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. But despite the passage of time, records related to his assassination remain sealed by the government, fueling conspiracies that question the official telling of events. Read story

Camas City Hall.

Camas City Council OKs 1% property tax and levy hikes for EMS, street preservation

Camas City Hall.

November 25, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

Despite strong objections from Councilor Jennifer Senescu, the Camas City Council has approved taking the annual 1 percent property tax and emergency medical services tax levy increases allowed under state law. Read story