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August 10, 2024, 6:00am Life

“Hi, we chose you for our Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Candidate Assessment but you didn’t respond. It’s only 11 questions,” the text message said, followed by a link. Read story

Ballots are sorted at Clark County Elections Office on Tuesday afternoon.

Two state legislative races settled by latest returns from Clark County Elections Office

Ballots are sorted at Clark County Elections Office on Tuesday afternoon.

August 9, 2024, 5:56pm Clark County News

The latest returns from the Clark County Elections Office settled two three-way races for the Legislature, determining who will advance to the general election. In races with only two candidates, both advance to the November ballot. Read story

Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, left, and House Minority Leader Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, meet with reporters ahead of the 2024 legislative session (Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)

Republican fault lines on display in WA legislative races

Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, left, and House Minority Leader Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, meet with reporters ahead of the 2024 legislative session (Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)

August 9, 2024, 5:06pm Election

Voters delivered a clear message in Tuesday’s primary that they want a Republican state senator in the 2nd Legislative District. Read story

Officers who defended Capitol: Trump lying about Jan. 6, 2021

August 9, 2024, 4:01pm Nation & World

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, say Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is “spewing falsehoods and lies” about what happened that day while he seeks another term as the nation’s leader. Read story

U.S. announces $125 million military aid package for Ukraine

August 9, 2024, 3:58pm Nation & World

The U.S. is sending Ukraine an additional $125 million in weapons to assist in its military operations against Russia, including much-needed air defense capabilities, radars to detect and counter enemy artillery and anti-tank weapons, the White House announced Friday. Read story

Susan Reneau, 72, of Missoula, Mont., arrives before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Mont., Friday, Aug. 9, 2024.

Trump plane heading to Montana rally was diverted but landed safely nearby, airport staff says

Susan Reneau, 72, of Missoula, Mont., arrives before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Mont., Friday, Aug. 9, 2024.

August 9, 2024, 3:28pm Nation & World

Former President Donald Trump headed to Montana for a Friday night rally in hopes of ousting the state’s Democratic senator, but his plane first had to divert to an airport on the other side of the Rocky Mountains because of a mechanical issue, according to airport staff. Read story

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris talks after arriving on Air Force Two at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Phoenix.

The latest battleground stop for Harris and Walz is Arizona, where a VP runner-up could still matter

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris talks after arriving on Air Force Two at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Phoenix.

August 9, 2024, 9:23am Nation & World

Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate will hold a rally in Arizona on Friday as part of their tour of electoral battlegrounds, visiting a state where Harris passed over a prominent Democrat in favor of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Read story

FILE - Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, right, and Gov. Tim Walz speak to reporters at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Monday, March 21, 2022.

A win for the Harris-Walz ticket would also mean the country’s first Native American female governor

FILE - Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, right, and Gov. Tim Walz speak to reporters at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Monday, March 21, 2022.

August 9, 2024, 8:42am Nation & World

If Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are elected this fall, not only would a woman of color lead the country for the first time, but a Native woman would govern a state for the first time in U.S. history too. Read story