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WA natural gas measure I-2066 set to pass. With legal challenge ahead, here’s what to know

November 12, 2024, 8:13am Election

The sponsors of Initiative-2066, the Washington ballot measure that aims to expand access to natural gas in the state, have declared victory as votes have continued to trickle in from last week’s election. Read story

FILE - The U.S. Capitol is seen from Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.

Senate, House Republicans gear up for internal elections this week

FILE - The U.S. Capitol is seen from Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.

November 12, 2024, 8:11am Politics

Contests for Senate majority leader and the suddenly open House Republican conference chair position headline GOP leadership elections on Capitol Hill this week, with open jockeying for both posts. Read story

FILE - The Capitol is seen in Washington, Nov. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are ‘ready to deliver’ on Trump’s agenda

FILE - The Capitol is seen in Washington, Nov. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

November 12, 2024, 8:10am Latest News

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are “ready to deliver” President-elect Donald Trump's agenda after his election victory, insisting the GOP won't make the mistakes of last time and will be much better prepared for a second-term Trump White House Read story

FILE - White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters outside the White House, Oct. 26, 2020, in Washington.

Supreme Court rejects push to move Georgia case against ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows

FILE - White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters outside the White House, Oct. 26, 2020, in Washington.

November 12, 2024, 8:08am Politics

The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to let former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows move the election interference case against him in Georgia to federal court. Read story

Arizona Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., speaks during a watch party on election night Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D.

Democrat Ruben Gallego wins Arizona US Senate race against Republican Kari Lake

Arizona Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., speaks during a watch party on election night Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D.

November 12, 2024, 8:08am Nation & World

Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority. Read story

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speak during an event with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on the Economic Benefits of U.S. Travel and Tourism on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 at the State Department in Washington.

Blinken is heading to Europe for urgent talks on Ukraine after Trump’s election

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speak during an event with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on the Economic Benefits of U.S. Travel and Tourism on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 at the State Department in Washington.

November 12, 2024, 8:07am Nation & World

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Europe for urgent meetings on Ukraine with NATO and European Union officials following last week’s U.S. presidential election and the return of Donald Trump to the White House in January. Read story

FILE - Then-Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, N.C.

Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case

FILE - Then-Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, N.C.

November 12, 2024, 8:04am Nation & World

A judge postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money case, after his lawyers called for freezing and ultimately dismissing the case so he can run the country. Read story

FILE - El Paso Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz talks with Celsia Palma, 9, of Honduras, as they walk to the Paso Del Norte International Port of Entry, Thursday, June, 27, 2019, in Juarez, Mexico.

As US Catholic bishops meet, Trump looms over their work on abortion and immigration

FILE - El Paso Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz talks with Celsia Palma, 9, of Honduras, as they walk to the Paso Del Norte International Port of Entry, Thursday, June, 27, 2019, in Juarez, Mexico.

November 12, 2024, 8:03am Churches & Religion

As U.S. Catholic bishops gather for their annual fall meeting this week in Baltimore, the specter of President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding victory will hang over the proceedings. Read story