WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday narrowly blocked the latest Democratic-led effort to end the Iran war until it is authorized by Congress, the ninth by Democrats since Israel and the United States began their air attacks on Iran in February.
OLYMPIA – The state of Washington can prohibit those convicted of multiple DUIs from obtaining a concealed carry permit for firearms without first needing to further prove they pose a risk of committing a violent crime, the state Supreme Court ruled last week.
Congress needs to be able to review the agreement between the Trump administration and Tehran that is intended to end the Iran war, senators in both parties said Monday. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States and Iran had reached a memorandum of understanding to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin more comprehensive negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program ...
DALLAS – The executive director of the White House World Cup task force defended the decision to deny the 2025 CAF Men’s Referee of the Year entry into the country and said that while the administration isn’t at the whims of “soccer guys,” it has worked to get necessary personnel into the country for the tournament.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture subpoenaed the California Department of Social Services on June 4 for SNAP participant data as a part of the federal agency’s latest efforts to root out fraud in government spending. USDA is requiring California, and three other states, to turn over records with personal information related to individuals’ eligibility for the food assistance program, known as ...
President Donald Trump said he is opposed to having Congress renew now-expired spy powers for U.S. intelligence agencies unless lawmakers also pass a controversial voter identification bill.
Vice President JD Vance, in an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning,” said he and his wife, Usha Vance, will discuss a 2028 presidential run after this year’s midterm elections.
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly described the news release John Estey authored. He wrote a release from County Treasurer Mike Volz about a man who allegedly assaulted Volz and Whitaker.
If 27-year-old Democrat Kevin Fagan managed to get through a 12-person primary and unseat Rep. Michael Baumgartner, he’d be the youngest member of Congress.
Three years after Spokane County voters rejected a $1.7 billion, 30-year tax hike for new jails and improved mental health and addiction treatment services, and nine months after a task force was formed representing dozens of governments, organizations and interest groups, the group’s “bold road map” was finally released Thursday.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's administration asked a judge on Tuesday to reject an effort to halt an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House lawn this weekend, arguing that the event was lawful and the challengers had waited too long to sue.
Spokane County leaders say they’re crossing their T’s and dotting their I’s to try and fill a deficit closing in on $30 million, according to the latest estimates.
WASHINGTON — House Republicans cleared a $70 billion reconciliation package Tuesday to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term. On a party-line vote of 214-212, the House cleared the reconciliation bill that the Senate passed last week. Independent Kevin Kiley of California, who caucuses with the Republicans, voted no. Final passage of the measure ...
MINNEAPOLIS — The federal government announced it is seeking to strip U.S. citizenship from 17 foreign-born residents accused of serious offenses, among them a Minnesotan charged in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal. The U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday that the Immigration and Nationality Act allows for naturalized citizenship to be revoked if that status was illegally acquired by ...
