Political
Need information regarding current political news? Here we'll keep you updated on the latest political news, locally and nationally.
Soap Lake looking to seat salary commission
SOAP LAKE — The City of Soap Lake is seeking residents to serve on its newly reactivated Salary Commission, a citi…
Dems attempt to push through school funding, wage increase
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Tuesday muscled past Republicans on portions of President Joe Biden's pandemic plan, including a proposed $130 billion in additional relief to help the nation's schools reopen a…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's lawyers and the Constitution
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump stretched beyond the facts when they argued there's an open-and-shut case that the Constitution bars impeaching former presidents. That question is not settled, though the…
The Latest: Cassidy among 6 GOP senators voting to proceed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
Senate agrees to hear Trump case, rejecting GOP arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial opened Tuesday with graphic video showing the former president whipping up a rally crowd to march to the Capitol and “fight like hell” against his …
Senate agrees to hear Trump case, graphic video opens trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators in Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial agreed Tuesday to consider the case, rejecting an attempt by the former president's defense team and some Republican allies to halt the…
Election of Democratic chair portends change at post office
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former labor leader and Obama administration official was elected Tuesday to serve as chair of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, marking the first step in
The Latest: Senate agrees to hear Trump's impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
The Latest: Trump lawyer says trial will tear the US apart
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
The Latest: Lawyer for Trump concedes he lost election
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
The Latest: Raskin chokes up talking about Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
The Latest: Democrats list reasons trial is constitutional
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
Trump's historic 2nd trial opens with jarring video of siege
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats opened Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial Tuesday by showing the former president whipping up a rally crowd to march to the Capitol and “fight like hell” against his reelec…
Trump's historic 2nd trial opens, first of former president
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate opened Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial Tuesday, the defeated former president charged by the House with inciting the deadly
Trump's 2nd trial to start with vote over constitutionality
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is poised to launch Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial Tuesday, the defeated former president charged by the House with inciting the deadly
US-House-Sum,100
Dem GOP Oth