RICHLAND, Wash. -- Benton County is partnering with WSU Tri-Cities to offer resources for voters. Earlier this year, Washington State Legislators passed Engrossed Senate Bill 6313, which established "student engagement hubs" on university campuses throughout Washington state for every general…
OLYMPIA, Wash. - One week out from Election Day, more than half of Washington state’s more than 4.8 million voters have already cast their votes. The secretary of state’s office reported that as of Tuesday night, 2,560,531 ballots have…
Amy Coney Barrett is preparing to join the Supreme Court as the justices are ready to take action on a number of important petitions before them, including several related to next week's election.Barrett will solidify a 6-3 conservative majority on…
SEATTLE (AP) — The state of Washington must reimburse Snohomish County and 38 other counties for money spent on additional ballot drop boxes required to comply with state law, a judge said. King County Superior Court Judge Nelson Lee ruled…
More than 55 million people watched Thursday night's debate, according to preliminary Nielsen TV ratings. The debate between President Trump and Joe Biden averaged 55.2 million viewers across the six biggest broadcast and cable channels on American television. For comparison's…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. - We are on track to reach historic levels of voter turnout this election both nationally and locally. “This was actually…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 3:20 p.m. The White House chief of staff says President Donald Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus ahead of Thursday night’s second and final presidential debate. Mark Meadows says…
At a time when the two presidential candidates are battling over Latino voters, President Donald Trump defended his administration's decision to separate parents from their children at the border and had no explanation for how long it would take to…
Following a wild debate last month, President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will face each other again Thursday for the last time before the Nov. 3 General Election. Live TV coverage on KAPP-KVEW begins at 5 p.m. PST with…
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced at a news conference on Wednesday night that the federal government has identified that Iran and Russia "have taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to our elections." "There is nothing more…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are set to boycott voting on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, but there is little they can do to prevent Republicans from rushing to confirm President Donald…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Washington state man who said he was traveling to see President Donald Trump has been sentenced to time served for assaulting Secret Service special agents in West Virginia. Joshua Wills, 31, of Bremerton, Washington, was…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Loren Culp, who is running as the republican candidate for governor in Washington, will make stop in Tri-Cities this week. Culp plans to hold a "victory protest" in Kennewick on Wednesday night. According to the Culp for…
WASHINGTON -- The Commission on Presidential Debates has adopted new rules to mute microphones during the second and final presidential debate. The changes will allow President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden each two minutes of uninterrupted time per segment.…
BENTON CO., Wash. -- Benton County is teaming up with the Three Rivers Convention Center this week to get people registered to vote. A registration drive will be held Monday, Oct. 19, through Friday, Oct. 26. It will be from…
A federal magistrate ruled Friday that five men will stand trial in connection with the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Brandon Caserta, Adam Fox, Kaleb Franks, Ty Garbin and Daniel Harris were charged with conspiracy to kidnap.…
Joe Biden's town hall on ABC averaged 14.1 million viewers on Thursday night, easily surpassing the Nielsen ratings for President Trump's town hall on NBC. That alone was a result virtually no one in the TV business expected. And that's…
President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden participated in head-to-head town halls Thursday night. In their first matchup, Trump unleashed an avalanche of familiar falsehoods, while Biden was largely accurate in his statements -- though he did make several…
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — At least three people connected to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign have tested positive for the coronavirus, leading the campaign to suspend in-person events for vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris through Monday. Biden is not altering his…
C-SPAN said Thursday that Steve Scully, the network's senior executive producer and political editor, has been placed on "administrative leave" for lying about being hacked earlier this month. Scully admitted to "errors in judgement" and apologized in a statement. And…
Halfway through October, President Donald Trump's surprises are sputtering. The developments he not-so-secretly hoped might resuscitate his political chances -- from a pre-election coronavirus vaccine to a damning trove of Justice Department findings to a massive new stimulus package complete…
PHILADELPHIA -- A month after hosting a town hall with President Donald Trump, ABC News will host a town hall with Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden. You can watch it Thursday, October 15 at 5 p.m. PST…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Twitter is the latest social media giant to pay for violations of Washington state’s campaign finance disclosure rules. Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Tuesday the company agreed to pay $100,000 for failing to maintain records related…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. - Benton County Auditor Brenda Chilton shared some advice on ballots, just two days before they are set to be sent out to voters. "We do follow up…
