Political
Need information regarding current political news? Here we'll keep you updated on the latest political news, locally and nationally.
Fifth Congressional District candidates discuss their qualifications
SPOKANE — Six of the 12 candidates running for the Fifth Congressional District seat detailed some of their qualif…
Chilling Trump trial video: Police beg help, senators flee
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors unveiled chilling new security video in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Wednesday, showing the mob of rioters breaking into the Capitol, smashing windows and doors and searching menac…
Eyman fined $2.6 million, barred from campaign control
SEATTLE (AP) — Tim Eyman, the watch salesman-turned-antitax folk hero whose initiative campaigns have bedeviled state and local governments across Washington for decades, will no longer be allowed to have any finan…
Judge orders anti-tax activist Tim Eyman to pay $2.6 million, bars him from financial control of political committees
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Judge orders anti-tax activist Tim Eyman to pay $2.6 million, bars him from financial control of political committees.
The Latest: Democrats say Capitol mob sought to kill Pelosi
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
The Latest: Many GOP senators indifferent to Democrats' case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
Did someone say impeachment? Biden avoids wading into debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The searing images once again claimed center stage: a mob storming the U.S. Capitol, Trump flags held aloft as violent rioters fought with police and targeted lawmakers.
Georgia prosecutor investigates election after Trump call
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” last year’s general election, including a call in which President Donald Trump asked a to…
Governor: Transgender athletes will 'destroy women's sports'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Wednesday that transgender girls should be banned from playing on middle and high school sports teams or they will “destroy women's sports.”
Hack exposes vulnerability of cash-strapped US water plants
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A hacker’s botched attempt to poison the water supply of a small Florida city is raising alarms about just how vulnerable the nation's water systems may be to attacks by more sophisticat…
Trump accused as 'inciter in chief' of Capitol insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial laid out their case Wednesday that he was no “innocent bystander” but the “inciter in chief” of the deadly Capitol riot who spent months spreading e…
The Latest: Democrats: Trump 'built' mob behind Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
Judge to rule in state's campaign finance case against Eyman
SEATTLE (AP) — A Thurston County judge is due to rule Wednesday afternoon in Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s campaign finance lawsuit against initiative promoter Tim Eyman, a decision that could significantly alter…
Georgia prosecutor opens election probe after Trump call
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor said Wednesday that she has opened a criminal investigation into “attempts to influence” last year’s general election, including a call in which President Donald Trump asked a to…
Government investigating massive counterfeit N95 mask scam
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating a massive counterfeit N95 mask operation in which fake 3M masks were sold in at least five states to hospitals, medical facilities and government agencies. Th…
The Latest: Prosecutors trace Trump's inflammatory rhetoric
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate