Politics

Image:President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington...
Associated Press

Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters

President Joe Biden turned his State of the Union speech Thursday into an animated argument for a second term as he laced into Donald Trump.
3 years ago
Image: U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May...
Danny Shapiro, KTAR

Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema won’t seek reelection for US Senate seat

The announcement from Kyrsten Sinema clears the way for a likely two-way race between Ruben Gallego and Kari Lake.
3 years ago
Image:Republican presidential candidate, and former U.N. Ambassador, Nikki Haley speaks during a ca...
Associated Press

Nikki Haley wins her first Republican primary

Nikki Haley's victory Sunday, temporarily, halts Donald Trump’s sweep of the GOP contests. Though, that will likely change on Super Tuesday.
3 years ago
Image: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Get Out The Vote...
Associated Press

Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump can be prosecuted for election interference

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the former president can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election.
3 years ago
Image: Former President Donald Trump, with lawyers Christopher Kise and Alina Habba, attends the cl...
Associated Press

Donald Trump appeals $454M judgment in New York civil fraud case

The former president is challenging that he lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom.
3 years ago
Images: In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden, left, speaks on Aug. 10, 2023 in Salt L...
Steve Coogan

Biden ranks as a Top 15 president all time and Trump sits last, scholars say

While academics may not think Biden is the best president ever or even in the Top 10, they do believe Trump deserves to be low on the list.
3 years ago
Images: In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden, left, speaks on Aug. 10, 2023 in Salt L...
Associated Press

Trump, Biden win New Hampshire primaries

The former president clinched his second straight victory in his quest for the 2024 GOP nomination. Biden prevailed even though he wasn't on the ballot.
3 years ago
Associated Press

Here’s how ChatGPT plans to deter election misinformation in 2024

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has outlined a plan to prevent its tools from being used to spread election misinformation as voters in more than 50 countries prepare to cast their ballots in national elections this year.
3 years ago
Associated Press

Chris Christie says he’s dropping out of the Republican presidential race before the Iowa caucuses

 Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that he’s ending his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses in a last-ditch effort to deny Donald Trump a glidepath to the nomination.
3 years ago
Associated Press

The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots

The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024 presidential campaign.
3 years ago
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Associated Press

Acquittals in Manuel Ellis’ death put Washington state’s police accountability law in the spotlight

A Washington state law aimed at improving police accountability is in the spotlight after three Tacoma officers were acquitted in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face-down on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath.
3 years ago
The collapse of the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River could reverberate in Olympia where funding for...
Associated Press

$600M allocated to replace Columbia River Bridge on I-5

The program tasked with replacing the century-old Interstate 5 bridge that connects Portland, Oregon, with southwest Washington, and serves as a vital transportation and commerce link, is set to receive $600 million in federal funds, state congressmembers said Friday.
3 years ago
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Bill Kaczaraba

All 9 aboard military plane from Whidbey Naval Air Station that overshot runway escape injury

All nine aboard a U.S. Navy plane from Whibey Naval Air Station that overshot a runway and went into a bay in Hawaii have survived, the military said Monday.
3 years ago
Image: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a news conference after a weekly Rep...
MyNorthwest Editors and wire reports

House votes to prevent a government shutdown as Johnson relies on Democrats

The House voted Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown after new Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats.
3 years ago
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell election...
Frank Sumrall

Seattle to spend $970 million on affordable housing as levy appears to pass

Mayor Harrell's proposed budget needs to be approved by the city council before moving forward toward his One Seattle goals.
3 years ago
Incumbent Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks at his last campaign stop before the electio...
MyNorthwest staff and The Associated Press

US Election Day roundup: Democratic Gov. Beshear reelected in Kentucky

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear won reelection to a second term Tuesday, notching another significant statewide victory in an increasingly red state.
3 years ago
Rashida Tlaib censure...
Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press

Stunning rebuke: House votes to censure Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric

The 234-188 tally came after enough Democrats joined with Republicans to censure Rashida Tlaib, a punishment one step below expulsion from the House.
3 years ago
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Heather Bosch

Firearms charge against Wash. state senator dismissed in Hong Kong court

The gun apparently hadn't been detected at a TSA security checkpoint in Portland, Oregon. Wilson reported the gun to customs at the Hong Kong Airport.
3 years ago
Image: Former Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks af...
Associated Press

Former Vice President Mike Pence ends campaign for the White House

The former vice president dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls.
3 years ago
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Charlie Harger

Seattle City Council debates concluded Tuesday night with District Five

KIRO Newsradio 97.3FM will air four Seattle City Council debates between Oct. 3 and Oct. 17. The events will also be streamed live on MyNorthwest.com.  
3 years ago
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy...
Bill Kaczaraba and Steve Coogan

Wash. officials react to McCarthy being ousted as House Speaker

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of his job Tuesday, a first in U.S. history. Officials in Washington shared their views of the development.
3 years ago
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Heather Bosch

Sen. Patty Murray now 2nd in line to be president after McCarthy’s dismissal

The line of succession after the president is the vice president, then the speaker of the House, then the Senate Pro Tempore.
3 years ago
The MyNorthwest staff with wire reports

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 has died. She was 90.
3 years ago
Image: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd during a campaign rally on Monday, Sept...
Associated Press

Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire

A judge ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House.
3 years ago