Election workers load ballots into a sorting machine on Election Day at the King County Elections office in Renton, Washington on November 3, 2020. – Americans were voting on Tuesday under the shadow of a surging coronavirus pandemic to decide whether to reelect Republican Donald Trump, one of the most polarizing presidents in US history, or send Democrat Joe Biden…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — August 3 was Primary Day in Washington state and an estimated 46,000 ballots were cast across Benton and Franklin Counties by dedicated citizens looking to make their voices heard. The following information was gathered by government officials.…
Ben GrayMonday is the last day for Washingtonians to register to vote online or by mail ahead of the August primary. Those looking to register can do so in-person at their county elections office through Election Day on August 3. Ballots are due by 8 p.m. on Election Day and can be mailed or dropped in an elections drop box. …
SEATTLE, Wash. — Democratic Senator Patty Murray is once again running for re-election, kicking off her 2022 campaign with an announcement on Monday morning. She faces competition from two Washington state Democrats, two independents and Pasco Republican Tiffany Smiley. Sen.…
PROSSER, Wash. — After eight days of verification and canvassing, Benton County Auditor Brenda Chilton officially certified the signatures on the recall petition for the Benton County Sheriff Jerry Hatcher today. According to a release issued by Benton County officials,…
PASCO, Wash. — On Wednesday, Republican veterans advocate Tiffany Smiley announced that she is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate. A Republican from Pasco, Smiley is running on a platform based on the sensibilities of her rural upbringing…
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A Yakima City Council candidate has been arrested on suspicion of assault, harassment, and malicious mischief. Garth McKinney is accused of striking a 26-year-old woman, throwing his motorcycle helmet through her parents’ apartment window and pointing…
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. will have enough supply of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the summer to inoculate 300 million Americans. Biden made the announcement at the sprawling National Institutes…
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The Washington State Patrol has some unfinished business from that time protestors broke through the Governor's Mansion fence and pounded on Jay Inslee's door. Jan. 6: Protesters breach WA Governor’s Mansion grounds to bang on Inslee’s…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial said Wednesday they would prove that Trump was no “innocent bystander” but the “inciter in chief” of the deadly attack at the Capitol aimed at overturning his election loss to Joe…
WASHINGTON D.C (AP) — Six Republicans joined all 50 Senate Democrats in voting to proceed with the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump. https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1359273247930527745 WATCH: Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial starts with fight over its legitimacy Update at 2:30 p.m.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Thursday asked former President Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial. A Trump adviser did not immediately return a message seeking comment about the letter from House impeachment managers. On…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Janet Yellen was sworn in Tuesday as the nation’s 78th Treasury secretary and the first woman to hold the office. She was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman elected to the position,…
WASHINGTON D.C. — Representative Dan Newhouse of Washington's Fourth Congressional District offered a statement in response to the Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris today. “As President Biden takes his oath of office to become the…
In his farewell address, President Donald Trump said he will pray for the success of the next administration. The White House released excerpts of the video address ahead of its release Tuesday afternoon, a day ahead of President-elect Joe…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status,…
WASHINGTON D.C. – President Donald J. Trump published a new video to his social media accounts addressing the violent riots in the U.S. Capitol, the state of the country and transitioning to the next Presidential administration. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1347334804052844550 He began by…
WASHINGTON D.C. — As the dust clears from the violent riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, resignations are pouring in from people throughout the Trump administration. Many politicians on both sides of the aisle have condemned the actions displayed during…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers backpedaled on her previous decision to contest the Electoral College results, saying now that “we must have a peaceful transition of power.” McMorris Rodgers issued the following statement as a mob of extremists…
Live ABC News coverage of the attack on the U.S. Capitol: WASHINGTON D.C. — After nearly four hours of violent protests and riots at the U.S. Capitol building, officials have deemed the building "secure," according to AP sources. RELATED: Protesters…
WASHINGTON D.C. — Amongst the elected officials evacuated from the U.S. Capitol building include those who represent the state of Washington. Many of these officials have taken to social media to let their feelings be known. Rep. Dan Newhouse of…
WASHINGTON D.C. — Vice President Mike Pence tweeted his reaction to Trump supporters' protests at the U.S. Capitol today. The Vice President expressed his respect for peaceful protest, but says that this "attack on our Capitol will not be tolerated."…
Washington saw the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States this year, as well as the first deadly cluster as the pandemic upended virtually all activity in the state. The coronavirus outbreak was voted the state’s top news…
REPUBLIC, Wash. — Former Washington state gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp said he is suing several county auditors. In a Facebook post, the Culp Campaign wrote “Who’s getting sued? Pretty much everyone.” The campaign did not provide the reason for the…
