Laurie Kellman | The Seattle Times

February 18, 2019 at 9:21 pm

Belles of the ball: Dem freshmen courted by 2020 hopefuls

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren gave a nod to the first two Native Americans elected to Congress. Sen. Jeff Merkley got a moment on-camera with...

February 11, 2019 at 10:03 am

Trump calls Rep. Omar apology about Israel remark ‘lame’ VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar has apologized for tweets suggesting that members of Congress support Israel because they are being paid to...

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)
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February 8, 2019 at 1:11 pm

House Democrats grill Whitaker as he tries to run out the clock

Again and again, the acting attorney general with possibly days left in his job tried to run out the clock on the Democrats' efforts to...

February 6, 2019 at 8:53 am

A special kind of shade: Pelosi smirks, dismisses Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — So President Donald Trump blew through House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's customary introduction before his State of the Union speech. Who cares? Not...

Nation & World

February 5, 2019 at 7:29 pm

Women in white: Democrats draw contrast at Trump’s address VIEW

The House has more than 100 women in office. But the vast majority of them, about 90, are Democrats. House Republican women count just over...

February 4, 2019 at 9:39 pm

What to watch during Trump’s State of the Union address

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, a uniter? That's the approach advisers say Trump will take in his first State of the Union address delivered...

February 4, 2019 at 8:54 am

Ocasio-Cortez to bring Kavanaugh critic to Trump’s SOTU

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's guest for the State of the Union address is a woman who cornered Sen. Jeff Flake on live television...

FILE – In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Trump will be surrounded by living reminders of the 2018 election that delivered Democrats the House majority and elected a record number of women. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) WX202 WX202

January 31, 2019 at 9:42 pm

Women will surround Trump at State of the Union address

When President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address under divided government on Tuesday, he'll be surrounded by living reminders of the...

January 31, 2019 at 10:21 am

Trump says State of Union address to stress ‘unity’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that "unity" will be the theme of his first State of the Union address under divided government...

Entertainment

January 29, 2019 at 12:19 pm

Stacey Abrams to give Democrats’ response to State of Union

The choice of Stacey Abrams also sets up an implicit contrast with President Donald Trump, who has a history of questioning the intellect and integrity...