Laurie Kellman | The Seattle Times

September 13, 2018 at 5:00 am

Trump scoffs at ‘nervous mess’ Dimon, says he’s not smart

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's top elected leader and its most powerful banker are fighting over who is smarter. Really. President Donald Trump early Thursday...

Business

September 12, 2018 at 7:26 am

Bush boosting Republicans in places where Trump isn’t strong

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former President George W. Bush is quietly helping boost Republican candidates in places where President Donald Trump has struggled. In so...

September 11, 2018 at 10:11 pm

Trump says response to Puerto Rico storm ‘underappreciated’ WATCH

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday the government is ready for massive Hurricane Florence and insisted that his administration's response to the devastation...

FILE – In this Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, Chief of Staff Andy Card whispers into the ear of President George W. Bush to give him word of the plane crashes into the World Trade Center, during a visit to the Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File) WX101 WX101

September 11, 2018 at 11:53 am

Testing presidents from George W. Bush to Trump, 9/11 shaped politics

Four presidential campaigns. Eight congressional elections. The longest war in U.S. history. A look at how the tragedy affected American politics and leaders.

September 7, 2018 at 9:26 pm

Leak hunting: The president and his insider critics

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is vowing to root out the leakers who contributed to the White House insider accounts that contend some on...

Nation & World

September 7, 2018 at 11:40 am

Leak hunting: The president and his insider critics

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is vowing to root out the leakers who contributed to the White House insider accounts that contend some on...

September 1, 2018 at 3:03 pm

McCain Notebook: Tributes, memories, tears, civility lessons VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Memories mixed with humor, grief and lessons on civility marked Sen. John McCain's memorial service Saturday at Washington National Cathedral, the last...

The family of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., from left, Meghan McCain, Bridget McCain, Cindy McCain, James McCain and Jack McCain, watch as the casket is carried down the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, for a departure to the Washington National Cathedral for a memorial service. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) DCJL110 DCJL110

August 31, 2018 at 9:37 pm

McCain tributes echo with criticism of Trump

Three former presidents, scores of members of Congress, current and former world leaders and family and friends have gathered Saturday morning to eulogize John McCain...

A Military Honor Guard carries the casket of U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as wife Cindy McCain, right, cries as it arrives at the US Capitol Aug. 31, 2018 in Washington, D.C., prior to a Lying in Honor ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS) 1239435 1239435

August 30, 2018 at 9:23 pm

McCain salute: One of nation’s ‘bravest souls’ in war, peace WATCH

The six-term Republican senator, who lived and worked in the nation's capital over four decades, is lying in state under the U.S. Capitol rotunda for...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to members of the media about Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) DCPM114 DCPM114

August 28, 2018 at 9:35 pm

Graham recalls friend McCain with laughter, tears WATCH

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham says his close friend John McCain was "a man who had honor and always was willing to admit to...