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Moses Lake author encourages women to look beyond church culture norms
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake author’s book, “A Christian Woman Striving to Live Her Faith in a Man-Controlled World,”…
Biden's nominees promise fresh approach on national security
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden’s nominees to lead his national security team promised a turnabout from the Trump administration’s approach on the world stage, saying Tuesday they would keep partisan po…
The Latest: Biden gives emotional farewell in Delaware
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):
12 Guard members removed from Biden inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twelve U.S. Army National Guard members have been removed from the presidential inauguration security mission after they were found to have ties with right-wing militia groups or posted extremist …
McConnell: Trump 'provoked' Capitol siege, mob was fed lies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying the mob was “fed lies” and the president and others “provoke…
Two Guard members removed from Biden inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. Army National Guard members have been removed from the presidential inauguration security mission after they were found to have ties with right-wing militia groups, according to two U.S. …
Trump expected to issue flurry of pardons on last full day
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will offer rare, kind words to his successor in a “farewell address” Tuesday as he spends his final full day in office preparing to issue a flurry of pardons in a near-deser…
Plunged into virus 'dark winter,' Biden must lead US out
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden predicted he would take office amid a “dark winter,” and the outlook is only getting bleaker.
Yellen pushes GOP senators on $1.9 trillion relief package
WASHINGTON (AP) — Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden's choice as Treasury secretary, said Tuesday that the incoming administration would focus on winning quick passage of its $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan…
Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'
WASHINGTON (AP) — On his way out the door, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out anew at China on Tuesday by declaring that its policies on Muslims and ethnic minorities in the western Xinjiang region constitut…
McConnell said Trump 'fed lies' to mob about Biden election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell opened the Senate on Tuesday saying the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol was “fed lies” by the president and others in the deadly riot to overturn De…
The Latest: McConnell points finger at Trump in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):
Biden arriving in Washington with big plans, big problems
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — It's hardly the grand entrance Joe Biden might have dreamed of. The president-elect is arriving in the nation's capital Tuesday, ready to assume power as the nation reels from the coronaviru…
Trump's trial, Biden's Cabinet picks await Senate post-siege
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's last full day in office Tuesday is also senators’ first day back since the
Biden DNI pick says no room for politics in intel agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to lead the intelligence community, Avril Haines, promised Tuesday to “speak truth to power" and keep politics out of intelligence agencies to ensure their work…
Pandemic support at center of Yellen confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Finance Committee has begun its confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary-nominee Janet Yellen with Democrats and Republicans squaring off immediately over how much more support the e…