April 8, 2022, 7:32am Latest News
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to serve on the high court. Northwest senators voted along party lines despite some bipartisan support for Jackson’s confirmation. Read story
March 16, 2022, 6:42pm Business
C-Tran will receive a $2.7 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program, according to a Wednesday announcement from Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, both D-Wash. Read story
January 13, 2022, 11:05am Latest News
A day after President Joe Biden called on Democrats to change Senate rules to pass sweeping election reform legislation, both of Washington's senators threw their support behind the effort Wednesday, while an Idaho Republican warned the proposed changes would "destroy" the Senate as it exists today. Read story
November 1, 2021, 7:48am Latest News
While the attention of Northwest salmon advocates has been focused on a renewed debate over the fate of the Lower Snake River dams, a Washington Democrat has quietly worked to secure an unprecedented investment in salmon recovery through two bills Congress appears poised to pass. Read story
October 11, 2021, 8:33am Latest News
Last week was a decidedly bad one for Facebook, as the social media giant faced the dual crises of a server outage on Monday and a whistleblower detailing to senators a day later how the company has knowingly chosen profits over protecting children and curbing misinformation and hate, a charge… Read story
September 26, 2021, 6:05am Politics
Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the week ending Sept. 24. Read story
August 11, 2021, 7:54am Latest News
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the Senate Tuesday would funnel billions of dollars of federal cash to Washington state. Read story
June 30, 2021, 8:00pm Business
Sen. Maria Cantwell visited Vancouver on Wednesday to advocate for increases to a federal program that encourages construction of affordable housing units. Read story
June 23, 2021, 6:02am Latest News
In the 1950s, when University of California forestry professor Harold Biswell experimented with prescribed burns in the state's pine forests, many people thought he was nuts. Read story
January 26, 2021, 12:52pm Latest News
Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are recommending a pair of firsts for Washington’s two U.S. attorney posts. Read story