Government

Two candidates for Idaho’s northernmost state senate district who have traded the seat back and forth the last two election cycles are facing each other again.

The statue of John Monaghan likely will have a new home after Memorial Day.

A Virginia woman who distributed leaflets disclosing the home address of top White House aide Stephen Miller will not face state criminal charges, according to court documents filed Tuesday by Arlington County’s top prosecutor. Proceeding would violate the activist’s constitutionally protected free speech rights and “risk having a chilling effect on others wishing to engage in peaceful political protest.”

OLYMPIA – The Washington Supreme Court declined to reinstate new sheriff rules that a Thurston County Judge put on hold last week following a lawsuit from Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels and other Eastern Washington sheriffs.

WASHINGTON – Officials at the Food and Drug Administration have blocked publication of several studies supporting the safety of widely used vaccines against COVID-19 and shingles in recent months, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed.

Foreign policy is often a choice between “bad options” and “worse options,” Rep. Michael Baumgartner said Tuesday at a Davenport town hall.

The U.S. military said Monday that it had struck another boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two men as part of a campaign against people the Trump administration accuses of smuggling drugs by sea.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Gonzaga and NBA legend John Stockton in his lawsuit against the Washington Medical Commission and the Washington State Office of the Attorney General regarding doctors who were sanctioned for COVID-19 misinformation.

WASHINGTON – Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, signaled Sunday that federal prosecutors were still interested in investigating Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair who had faced a criminal inquiry regarding a renovation of the Fed's headquarters amid President Donald Trump's demands that the central bank lower interest rates.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch expressed unease on Sunday concerning the continuing leaks of internal deliberations at the nation's highest judicial body, citing the need for the nine justices to be able to engage in "candid conversations." 

WASHINGTON – New legislation from Sen. Patty Murray targets a legal loophole that lets the wealthiest Americans avoid paying taxes on money they pass down to their heirs, at a time when wealth inequality is at its highest point in decades and the federal budget deficit is nearly $2 trillion a year.

OLYMPIA – The race for an open seat in the 6th Legislative District has drawn interest from three Republicans who are in local office or have previously worked in state government.

OLYMPIA – A Thurston County judge has again sided with sheriffs in the state, blocking new standards for their positions from taking effect, and said the state Legislature overstepped its authority by imposing eligibility requirements.

OLYMPIA – So far, a Republican and an independent have stepped up in hopes or replacing state Rep. Jenny Graham next year.

WASHINGTON – Northwest Republicans in Congress threw their support behind President Donald Trump’s effort to build a ballroom at the White House after an attempted shooting at a gala attended by the president on Saturday, but GOP lawmakers are split over whether taxpayers should pay for the costly construction project.

A new soccer venue is ready for competition just as the FIFA World Cup arrives in Washington.

OLYMPIA – A Thurston County judge has blocked portions of a new state law imposing new requirements for county sheriffs from taking effect later this week following a lawsuit filed by Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels.

The statue of John Monaghan was removed Wednesday morning from the downtown Spokane location where it stood for 120 years.

“I pray with all my heart that our alliance will continue to defend our shared values, with our partners in Europe and the Commonwealth, and across the world," the king said, "and that we ignore the clarion calls to become ever more inward-looking.”