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President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. Standing are Vice President Kamala Harris, background center, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., background right.

Northwest lawmakers react to Biden’s most important State of the Union Address yet

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. Standing are Vice President Kamala Harris, background center, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., background right.

March 8, 2024, 8:01am Latest News

President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address on Thursday may have been the most consequential of his term, and Northwest lawmakers believe it highlighted exactly why — or why not — he should serve another four years. Read story

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, center, and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg look up at the Interstate 5 Bridge on Tuesday in Vancouver.

‘We have a sense of urgency about getting this done’: Buttigieg joins Washington, Oregon officials for tour of Interstate 5 Bridge

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, center, and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg look up at the Interstate 5 Bridge on Tuesday in Vancouver.

February 13, 2024, 2:50pm Community Funded Journalism

Carbs, caffeine and the Interstate 5 Bridge consumed U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s Tuesday morning in Vancouver. Read story

File - An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 awaits inspection at the airline&rsquo;s hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport onJan. 10, 2024, in SeaTac, Wash. Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners again for the first time Friday, Jan. 26, since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the airline&rsquo;s planes.

Under pressure, Boeing drops request for a 737 MAX 7 safety exemption

File - An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 awaits inspection at the airline&rsquo;s hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport onJan. 10, 2024, in SeaTac, Wash. Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners again for the first time Friday, Jan. 26, since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the airline&rsquo;s planes.

January 30, 2024, 8:52am Business

Under intense political pressure, Boeing on Monday withdrew its request for an exemption from key safety regulations to allow the 737 MAX 7 to be certified to carry passengers. Read story

Washington, D.C., Roll Call

January 27, 2024, 6:02am Northwest

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

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listens during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing Oct. 4 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Sen. Maria Cantwell accuses Boeing leaders of putting profits over safety. Her committee plans hearings

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listens during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing Oct. 4 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

January 24, 2024, 3:56pm Business

Congress is poised to join the scrutiny of Boeing, with a key senator blasting the company’s leadership on Wednesday and saying she plans to hold hearings on safety lapses at the aircraft maker. Read story

The Hood River-White Salmon Bridge crosses the Columbia River about 60 miles east of Vancouver.

‘This bridge is a lifeline’: Hood River bridge replacement gets $200M from feds

The Hood River-White Salmon Bridge crosses the Columbia River about 60 miles east of Vancouver.

January 22, 2024, 1:06pm Clark County News

The Hood River-White Salmon Bridge replacement project received a $200 million federal grant, federal and local officials announced Monday. Read story

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listens during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing Oct. 4 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Bipartisan tax package and changes to tax credit program could boost Clark County affordable housing

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listens during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing Oct. 4 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

January 16, 2024, 5:27pm Business

Clark County may see more affordable housing than expected this year thanks to a bipartisan federal tax package and changes to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program proposed by Sen. Maria Cantwell. Read story

This image taken Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows a section of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 that is missing panel on a Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland, Ore. Federal officials are investigating Boeing&rsquo;s oversight of production of a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week.

Boeing is under fire after Alaska Airlines MAX 9 blowout. So is the FAA

This image taken Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows a section of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 that is missing panel on a Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland, Ore. Federal officials are investigating Boeing&rsquo;s oversight of production of a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week.

January 12, 2024, 7:57am Business

Nearly a week after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 aircraft midflight, lawmakers and federal regulators are starting to look to the Boeing plane’s troubled history to understand what happened — and what didn’t. Read story

Marc Gross has given countless tours of the Interstate 5 Bridge during his more than two decades as bridge supervisor. Gross said a tour favorite is seeing the gunk that is used to grease the 6&frac12; miles of cable.

Washington’s U.S. Sens. Murray, Cantwell get up-close look at I-5 Bridge maintenancevideo icon

Marc Gross has given countless tours of the Interstate 5 Bridge during his more than two decades as bridge supervisor. Gross said a tour favorite is seeing the gunk that is used to grease the 6&frac12; miles of cable.

January 3, 2024, 6:57pm Clark County News

U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell on Wednesday saw up close what it takes to keep the century-old Interstate 5 drawbridge working. Read story

Washington D.C. roll call report

December 23, 2023, 5:11am Northwest

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the week ending Dec. 22. Read story