Politics

From left, Carol Hamilton, Cristo Carter and Cynthia Huntley prepare ballots to be mailed at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 5, 2024.

Election officials warn that widespread problems with the U.S. mail system could disrupt voting

September 11, 2024, 9:27am Nation & World

State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election, telling the head of the U.S. Postal Service that it hasn't fixed persistent deficiencies. Read story

Republican challenges incumbent in race for Washington’s lieutenant governor

September 10, 2024, 2:36pm Clark County Politics

A Republican who wants smaller government will face off with a Democratic incumbent this November in the race for Washington’s lieutenant governor. Read story

Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race.

Ferguson, Reichert agree eliminating elected schools chief would help WA students

September 10, 2024, 12:58pm Northwest Free

The two men dueling to be Washington’s next governor agree that the delivery of public education could improve if the person overseeing the system was appointed rather than elected. Read story

FILE - President Donald Trump supporters gather with some signs claiming a stolen election outside the Philadelphia Convention Center as they await general election tabulation results, Nov. 6, 2020, in Philadelphia.

AP-NORC/USAFacts poll: Republicans are more likely to trust Trump than official election results

September 10, 2024, 11:54am Latest News

For Christopher Pugh, the 2020 election was a turning point. Read story

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in London, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, Blinken announced that he and Lammy would visit Ukraine, Wednesday.

The U.S. and Britain accuse Iran of sending Russia missiles to use against Ukraine

September 10, 2024, 11:36am Nation & World

The United States and Britain formally accused Iran on Tuesday of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use against Ukraine, announcing new sanctions on Moscow and Tehran before a joint visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats. Read story

Congress honors 13 troops killed during Kabul withdrawal as politics swirl around who is to blame

A display showing fallen American military members is displayed for a news conference by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, as he releases his panel's Afghanistan Report and the findings of its three-year investigation into the deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

September 10, 2024, 10:45am Latest News

House Speaker Mike Johnson is hosting a ceremony Tuesday to posthumously present Congress' highest honor — the Congressional Gold Medal — to 13 U.S. service members who were killed during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, even as the politics of a presidential election swirl around the event. Read story

Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on funding bill with proof of citizenship mandate despite dim prospects

September 10, 2024, 10:22am Latest News

House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Tuesday to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, though the measure appeared likely to be voted down. Read story