politics

March 16, 2021 at 6:00 am

Washington ethnic studies graduation requirement gains support from Board of Education

The Washington State Board of Education unanimously voted to adopt a resolution to make ethnic studies a graduation requirement. The Board has until the end...

Education Lab

February 21, 2021 at 11:40 am

Oath Keeper claims she met with Secret Service before D.C. riot

A member of the far-right Oath Keepers charged with rioting at the U.S. Capitol met with Secret Service agents before the siege and received a...

Nation & World

February 21, 2021 at 9:24 am

How Democrats Are Already Maneuvering to Shape Biden’s First Supreme Court Pick

WASHINGTON — After meeting in the Oval Office earlier this month with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and his fellow senior House Democrats,...

February 15, 2021 at 11:10 am

A GOP donor gave $2.5 million for a voter fraud investigation. Now he wants his money back.

Like many Donald Trump supporters, conservative donor Fred Eshelman awoke the day after the presidential election with the suspicion that something wasn't right. His candidate's...

Nation & World

February 15, 2021 at 4:46 am

From medieval times to our current crisis, plagues often accelerate extremist movements VIEW

Adam Crigler used to feed his YouTube following a politics-free diet of chatter about aliens, movies, skateboarding and video games. Then came the pandemic. Now,...

Nation & World

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February 14, 2021 at 3:39 pm

Lara Trump for North Carolina Senate Seat? Trump’s Trial Is Renewing Talk.

WASHINGTON — A central issue in last week’s impeachment trial was whether former President Donald Trump deserves a political future. But his acquittal sparked speculation...

Nation & World

February 14, 2021 at 2:30 am

A Black reporter’s road trip to the inauguration — and a search for America’s ‘soul’

WASHINGTON —By the time I watched Kamala Harris walk past the White House as the first woman and first woman of color elected vice president,...

Nation & World

February 13, 2021 at 6:00 pm

Late-night talks and a moment of chaos: Inside the Democrats’ eleventh-hour decision to forgo impeachment witnesses

WASHINGTON - The debate among the House impeachment managers raged through the night, as the hours and then minutes ticked down early Saturday before what...

Nation & World

Protesters wearing protective masks gather outside the doors of the chamber room at the Michigan Capitol Building in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Protesters demanded that the state legislature not extend Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus stay-at-home order, ABC News reported. 775509025

February 8, 2021 at 6:50 pm

‘Its Own Private Army’: How the GOP Allied Itself With Militias

As the Senate begins Donald Trump's impeachment trial, what happened the previous year in Michigan helps explain how, under his influence, party leaders aligned themselves...

Nation & World

February 7, 2021 at 6:02 pm

Impeachment Case Aims to Marshal Outrage of Capitol Attack Against Trump

WASHINGTON — When House impeachment managers prosecute former President Donald Trump this week for inciting the Capitol attack, they plan to mount a fast-paced and...

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