LATEST POLITICAL NEWS FROM ACROSS THE PUGET SOUND REGION
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Steve Coogan
The KIRO Newsradio and KTTH hosts who offered their impressions of the debate agreed that it was not Trump's best night.
1 day ago
Bill Kaczaraba
Both gubernatorial candidates want the Superintendent of Public Instruction to be appointed rather than elected.
2 days ago
Frank Sumrall
Seattle briefly came to the forefront of the presidential debate after former president Trump used the emerald town as an example of failed crime policy.
2 days ago
Bill Kaczaraba
The hot topics in the Washington gubernatorial debate Tuesday night between Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert were taxes, crime, and abortion.
2 days ago
Associated Press
Sparring on politics and personality, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump showcased their starkly different visions for the U.S. Tuesday night.
2 days ago
Associated Press
Taylor Swift, one of music's biggest stars, endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the debate ended on Tuesday night.
2 days ago
Bill Kaczaraba
The state's gubernatorial debate between Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert takes place tonight at 8 p.m. on seattletimes.com and KING 5 TV.
3 days ago
Associated Press
The first astronaut mission from Boeing ended Friday night with an empty capsule, the Starliner, landing and two test pilots still in space.
6 days ago
The MyNorthwest staff with wire reports
Soldiers in the Israeli military killed an American woman during a protest in the West Bank on Friday. The woman was a UW graduate.
7 days ago
Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges in a surprise move that spares his family another likely painful criminal trial.
7 days ago
Frank Sumrall
Two weeks later, the race for Public Lands Commissioner is still undecided as just 16 votes separate second place from third place.
8 days ago
Sam Campbell
Sen. Patty Murray is urging voters to disregard Trump’s campaign promise to use public funding to support in vitro fertilization (IVF).
9 days ago
Frank Sumrall
A gubernatorial debate set to take place Oct. 11 in Ellensburg between Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert was canceled Thursday.
20 days ago
Jonathan J. Cooper, Ali Swenson and Gabriel Sandoval, The Associated Press
Robert F. Kennedy said Friday he is suspending his independent presidential bid and is backing Donald Trump.
21 days ago
Bill Kaczaraba
Conservative commentator Michael Medved says he will likely vote for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in November.
21 days ago
Frank Sumrall
Harrell and SPS launched a new initiative to increase the number of security guards and school counselors for schools within the district.
21 days ago
Associated Press
Vice President Kamala Harris called on Americans to join her to "chart a new way forward" as she accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday.
21 days ago
Associated Press
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
22 days ago
Associated Press
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will speak Friday "about the present historical moment and his path forward."
22 days ago
Associated Press
Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama called for the embracing of Kamala Harris to the Democratic National Convention.
23 days ago
Will Weissert and Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press
The Democratic National Convention‘s first night showcased speeches from the last Democrat to lose to Donald Trump and the last one to beat him.
24 days ago
STEVE PEOPLES, ZEKE MILLER and BILL BARROW, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A refreshed Democratic Party will take a look back while it moves forward as its convention opens Monday night.
25 days ago
Bill Kaczaraba
It's the first open gubernatorial election since 2012, early polling indicates Reichert could pose a significant challenge to Ferguson.
27 days ago
The MyNorthwest staff with wire reports
Taxpayers may save billions after the Biden administration inked drug deals to cut list prices for 10 of Medicare’s costliest items.
28 days ago