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FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference about Russia&#039;s election interference at the Department of State in Washington, Sept. 13, 2024.

Blinken says surprise escalations threaten to derail talks for a cease-fire in Gaza

FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference about Russia&#039;s election interference at the Department of State in Washington, Sept. 13, 2024.

September 18, 2024, 12:00pm Nation & World

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed frustration Wednesday at surprise escalations that threaten to derail efforts to broker a cease-fire deal in Gaza, noting that the United States is assessing a deadly attack that caused pagers used by Hezbollah to explode in Lebanon. Read story

House speaker takes another crack at spending bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters

September 18, 2024, 9:45am Politics

The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday evening on Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that links the funding of the federal government for the new budget year with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote. Read story

Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, center, speaking during an unscheduled stop to talk to student volunteers at Community College of Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Philadelphia.

Trump and Harris are taking a brief break from campaigning in battleground states

Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, center, speaking during an unscheduled stop to talk to student volunteers at Community College of Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Philadelphia.

September 18, 2024, 9:32am Election

Presidential candidates typically focus much of their travel on battleground states, but Donald Trump on Wednesday is taking his message to a somewhat unlikely place: suburban New York. Read story

U.S. moves soldiers to Alaska island amid Russian military activity increase in the area

September 18, 2024, 9:28am Politics

The U.S. military has moved about 130 soldiers along with mobile rocket launchers to a desolate island in the Aleutian chain of western Alaska amid a recent increase in Russian military planes and vessels approaching American territory. Read story

Russia goes all-out with covert disinformation aimed at Harris, Microsoft report says

September 17, 2024, 1:58pm Nation & World

The video was seen millions of times across social media but some viewers were suspicious: It featured a young Black woman who claimed Vice President Kamala Harris left her paralyzed in a hit-and-run accident in San Francisco 13 years ago. Read story

Vancouver resident DeAnna Hathaway fills up her tank while prices were temporarily lowered at a Chevron gas station along Northeast Andresen Road on Friday morning. Let&rsquo;s Go Washington hosted three gas station events to highlight the Initiative 2117 campaign to repeal the state&rsquo;s Climate Commitment Act. The organization slashed the cost of gasoline to reflect the national average and paid the difference on every gallon of gas sold during the event.

Vancouver City Council expresses collective decision on five ballot initiatives to appear before voters in November

Vancouver resident DeAnna Hathaway fills up her tank while prices were temporarily lowered at a Chevron gas station along Northeast Andresen Road on Friday morning. Let&rsquo;s Go Washington hosted three gas station events to highlight the Initiative 2117 campaign to repeal the state&rsquo;s Climate Commitment Act. The organization slashed the cost of gasoline to reflect the national average and paid the difference on every gallon of gas sold during the event.

September 17, 2024, 1:48pm Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council expressed a collective decision Monday on five ballot initiatives that will appear before voters in November. The council’s positions support law enforcement funding and oppose four Republican-supported tax initiatives. Read story

FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in at least 8 states

September 17, 2024, 1:45pm Latest News

The FBI and U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday were investigating suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in at least eight states, but there were no immediate reports that any of the packages contained hazardous material. Read story

Harris says she is working to ‘earn’ votes of Black men in rare interview

September 17, 2024, 12:28pm Latest News

Vice President Kamala Harris said she's working to earn the vote of Black men and not taking any constituency for granted, as she sits down for a rare extended campaign interview Tuesday with trio of journalists from the National Association of Black Journalists. Read story