Steve Mcuchin, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, announced on Twitter on Friday that Tax Day will be pushed back from April 15 to July 15. He said the decision was made by the direction of President Donald Trump. https://twitter.com/stevenmnuchin1/status/1241002750483324930 He added…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is suspending her presidential campaign, ending a long-shot effort that saw her feuding with Hillary Clinton and raising fears among Democrats that she would mount a third-party 2020 bid. She’s offering her full…
(CNN) Former Vice President Joe Biden has a near-insurmountable lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders after sweeping Tuesday's primaries in Arizona, Florida and Illinois. Now, the question is whether the Democratic primary arrives at a swift end in the coming days or continue on longer, as states that…
(CNN) The White House Office of Management and Budget submitted an emergency funding request to Congress late Tuesday for an additional $45.8 billion -- a sweeping request for new funds and statutory authority across the federal government to address the growing coronavirus pandemic.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirus and building pressure on Bernie Sanders to abandon his campaign. The former vice…
(CNN) The United States and Canada are preparing to issue a joint statement in the next 24-48 hours to suspend non-essential travel between the two countries, a Trump administration official tells CNN. The agreement is not yet finalized and officials…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic presidential primaries (all times local):8:30 a.m.The manager of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign says his candidate “is going to be having conversations with supporters to assess his campaign." But he also…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s top health official will order the polls closed over concerns about the coronavirus, hours before voters were supposed begin casting ballots in the state’s presidential primary, the governor said late Monday. Gov. Mike DeWine announced…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden won the statewide vote in Washington’s vote-by-mail Democratic presidential primary, maintaining the narrow lead he’s held over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders since last week as additional results were counted Monday. Biden’s…
WASHINGTON - Washington lawmakers are urging the federal government to provide more protective gear for state workers amid the coronavirus outbreak. Ten Washington lawmakers sent a letter on Sunday to Alex Azar, the Secretary of the Department of Health and…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Sunday evening she’s considering shutting down bars and restaurants in the state as Public Health officials have announced that three more people have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the number of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling on people to stop hoarding groceries and other supplies as one of the nation’s most senior public health officials urged Americans to act with more urgency to protect themselves and others against…
Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that the state will help find childcare for the children of frontline medical workers and first responders as schools statewide are closed for two weeks to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Oregon also…
Cleveland (CNN) -- Joe Biden is marching to the Democratic presidential nomination. The former vice president handily defeated Bernie Sanders on Tuesday in Michigan's primary -- halting the Vermont senator's hopes of a comeback in the state where he'd stunned…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Associated Press has learned Washington state’s governor will ban gatherings and events of more than 250 people in virtually the entire Seattle metro area to try to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Jay Inslee has…
The first round of results is in for the Washington Democratic Presidential Primary. Ballot boxes closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 10. As of 9:30 p.m., Sen. Bernie Sanders has a very slim statewide lead over Sen. Joe Biden: Bernie…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- Voters are making their voices heard, but some got their ballots back in the mail from their county auditor. This year, the envelope requires voters to check off the party they're voting for. As of Tuesday, 912…
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's largest electronic-cigarette company, Juul Labs, donated tens of thousands of dollars to the campaigns of state attorneys general. The donations were part of an effort to build relationships with these powerful officials and potentially head…
(CNN) -- Former Vice President Joe Biden has a double-digit lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination, a new CNN poll of Democratic voters nationwide conducted by SSRS shows. Biden is now the choice of a…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Mike Bloomberg is out of the Democratic presidential race, but he’s not done trying to beat President Donald Trump. The billionaire businessman is funding an anti-Trump operation in six battleground states in an effort to oust…
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington's House unanimously passed House Bill 2965 this week, allowing $100 million in emergency funds to go towards combating the COVID-19 outbreak. “Both sides of the aisle quickly came together to address the emergent issue of the…
DENVER (AP) — Super Tuesday is the biggest day on the primary calendar, and the results seem very likely to reshape the Democratic presidential race in ways few people could have predicted a couple of weeks ago. Here are some…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are finalizing a $7.5 billion emergency bill to fund the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak, even as fear is growing that the rapid spread of the virus is a shock to the economy and will lead to significant disruption in people's everyday lives.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he spoke Tuesday with the leader of the Taliban, days after the United States and the Taliban signed an agreement that calls for the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan after more than 18 years.
