December 18, 2024, 11:07am Latest News
The House Ethics Committee voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, raising the possibility that the allegations against the Florida Republican who was President-elect Donald Trump’s first choice for attorney general could be made public in the coming days. Read story
December 18, 2024, 10:25am Latest News
The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion while also stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children of military members. Read story
December 18, 2024, 8:37am Politics
The U.S. has repatriated a Kenya man held for 17 years without charge at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, leaving 15 other never-charged men still waiting for release after long being cleared of wrongdoing. Read story
December 18, 2024, 8:36am Politics
Wrapping up their own investigation on the Jan. 6 2021 Capitol attack, House Republicans have concluded it’s former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney who should be prosecuted for probing what happened when then-President Donald Trump sent his mob of supporters as Congress was certifying the 2020 election. Read story
December 18, 2024, 8:31am Health
The kids seen by Dolores Mejia around suburban Phoenix have been growing heavier in recent years. Their parents, too, she says. Read story
December 18, 2024, 8:29am Nation & World
China is expanding its nuclear force, has increased military pressure against Taiwan and has strengthened its ties with Russia over the past year, according to a Pentagon report Wednesday that details actions accelerating key areas of conflict with the United States. Read story
December 18, 2024, 7:41am Election Free
Washington’s 12 electors gathered in Olympia on Tuesday and, using white feather pens to make their selections and sign their names, silently cast their votes for the Democratic presidential ticket, despite Kamala Harris and Tim Walz losing the election. Read story
December 18, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News
Gov. Jay Inslee recently released an executive order that reemphasizes his administration’s support for the state’s salmon recovery efforts as his term enters its final days. Read story
December 17, 2024, 1:55pm Latest News
In a rare joint statement, the archivist and deputy archivist of the United States said Tuesday that the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment cannot be certified without further action by Congress or the courts, as Democrats press President Joe Biden to act unilaterally on its ratification before he leaves office next… Read story
December 17, 2024, 10:55am Latest News
Congressional leaders are nearing the unveiling of a spending agreement that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local communities recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters. Read story
