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Tigers pull off OT victory over Huskies
OTHELLO — The Ephrata Tigers (4-7-2) earned a competitive 3-2 overtime victory on the road against the Othello Hus…
McCarthy faces choices as GOP divides over Cheney, Greene
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy faced unrest Tuesday from opposing ends of the Republican spectrum over Reps.
Biden signs immigration orders as Congress awaits more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a second spate of orders to undo his predecessor’s immigration policies, demonstrating the powers of the White House and its limitations without support from …
Biden, Yellen say GOP virus aid too small, Democrats push on
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden panned a Republican alternative to his
State Senate takes testimony on more use of neck restraints
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill in the state Legislature that could expand the use of vascular neck restraints by law enforcement officers was sharply criticized Tuesday by a Black Lives Matter activist.
Biden's immigration moves show limits as Congress waits
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a second wave of splashy announcements to undo his predecessor’s immigration policies, President Joe Biden showed where he sees perils and limitations.
Washington state eyes 'billionaire tax' on the ultra rich
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s richest residents — including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates — would pay a wealth tax on some financial assets under a bill proposed by a lawmaker who says she is seeking a fair …
Biden boosting vaccine allotments, financing for virus costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday that it is moving to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, freeing up more doses for states and beginning to distribute them to retail pharmaci…
Biden, Yellen pan GOP virus aid as too small, urge action
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told Senate Democrats on a private call Tuesday that a Republican alternative to his
Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Buttigieg won Senate approval Tuesday as transportation secretary, the first openly gay person to be confirmed to a Cabinet post. He’ll be tasked with advancing President Joe Biden’s ambitiou…
Feds to start sending COVID vaccine to pharmacies next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will begin shipping COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies next week, ramping up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are appearing, the White Hous…
Georgia Senate GOP introduce bills to limit mail voting
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are moving quickly to limit who can vote and how after Democrats won the presidential election and two U.S. Senate runoffs in the once reliably red state.
Biden administration to provide COVID vaccine to pharmacies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. pharmacies, part of its plan to ramp up vaccinations as new and potentially more serious virus strains are starting to appea…
House Dems make case for conviction; Trump denies charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters “like a loaded cannon” at the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats said Tuesday in making
Moscow court orders Kremlin foe Navalny to prison
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prison for more than 2 1/2 years, finding that he violated the terms of his probation while recuperating in Germany from n…
Lawyers: Trump didn't incite riot, trial unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's lawyers denied Tuesday that he played a role in inciting the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol and said that the Senate impeachment trial is unconstitutional.