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FILE - Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a rally in his home town of Middletown, Ohio, July 22, 2024. Trump is used to defending himself. But as JD Vance&rsquo;s rocky rollout continues, the Republican presidential nominee is in the rare position this week of having to defend someone else&rsquo;s controversial comments.

Trump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts in recent memory

FILE - Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a rally in his home town of Middletown, Ohio, July 22, 2024. Trump is used to defending himself. But as JD Vance&rsquo;s rocky rollout continues, the Republican presidential nominee is in the rare position this week of having to defend someone else&rsquo;s controversial comments.

August 1, 2024, 8:23am Nation & World

Donald Trump is used to defending himself. But this week, the Republican presidential nominee has been put in the rare position of having to defend someone else — his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance. Read story

This photo combination shows, in the centre, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and clockwise from top left are Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, corporate security executive and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, Lilia Chanysheva, former coordinator of regional offices of the late opposition figure Alexei Navalny, co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Memorial Human Rights Centre Oleg Orlov, artist and musician Sasha Skochilenko, Russian opposition activist and former municipal deputy of the Krasnoselsky district Ilya Yashin, government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tatar-Bashkir service Alsu Kurmasheva and former head of Open Russia movement Andrei Pivovarov.

Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap

This photo combination shows, in the centre, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and clockwise from top left are Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, corporate security executive and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, Lilia Chanysheva, former coordinator of regional offices of the late opposition figure Alexei Navalny, co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Memorial Human Rights Centre Oleg Orlov, artist and musician Sasha Skochilenko, Russian opposition activist and former municipal deputy of the Krasnoselsky district Ilya Yashin, government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tatar-Bashkir service Alsu Kurmasheva and former head of Open Russia movement Andrei Pivovarov.

August 1, 2024, 8:22am Latest News

A massive prisoner swap involving the United States and Russia was underway Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said. Read story

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., offers remarks following the Senate Democrats policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Washington.

In an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court’s immunity decision, Schumer introduces the No Kings Act

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., offers remarks following the Senate Democrats policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Washington.

August 1, 2024, 8:16am Latest News

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will introduce legislation Thursday reaffirming that presidents do not have immunity for criminal actions, an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court’s landmark decision last month. Read story

Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., questions witnesses during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington.

One of the last Republican congressmen to vote for Trump impeachment defends his seat in Washington race

Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., questions witnesses during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington.

August 1, 2024, 7:54am Clark County Politics

Congressional primary races in Washington state are attracting outsized attention, including one that pits one of the last remaining U.S. House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump against two conservative candidates whose platforms are in lock-step with the GOP presidential nominee. Read story

Jerrod Sessler is a candidate for Rep. Dan Newhouse's seat in Congress.

WA GOP congressional candidate is offering to pick up your ballot. Is that legal?

Jerrod Sessler is a candidate for Rep. Dan Newhouse's seat in Congress.

August 1, 2024, 7:51am Election

A ballot collecting strategy deployed by the Jerrod Sessler for Congress campaign aims to gain 11th-hour support as voters finish returning their primary ballots for the Aug. 6 election. Read story

U.S. Attorney Nick Brown, from left, state Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond, and Pasco Mayor Pete Serrano are running for Washington state AG in the August primary.

WA Dems torn on who to support in AG race. Winner likely to face Tri-Cities councilman

U.S. Attorney Nick Brown, from left, state Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond, and Pasco Mayor Pete Serrano are running for Washington state AG in the August primary.

August 1, 2024, 7:43am Election

Democrats have a tough decision to make on Aug. 6: Which candidate do they want as Washington’s chief law enforcement officer for the next four years? Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is introduced during the Republican National Convention Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. At right is Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio.

After an extraordinary run of political news, interest in the presidential election is perking up

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is introduced during the Republican National Convention Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. At right is Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio.

July 31, 2024, 5:45pm Politics

After a desultory start to the campaign season, news outlets are starting to see interest in political news perk up because of an extraordinary run of stories over the past few weeks. Read story

A supporter of the Islamist Hamas movement reacts as she holds a poster of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh during a protest to condemn his killing, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Haniyeh, Hamas&rsquo; political chief in exile who landed on Israel&rsquo;s hit list after the militant group staged its surprise Oct. 7 attacks, was killed in an airstrike in the Iranian capital early Wednesday.

Killing of Hamas leader points to break with U.S.

A supporter of the Islamist Hamas movement reacts as she holds a poster of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh during a protest to condemn his killing, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Haniyeh, Hamas&rsquo; political chief in exile who landed on Israel&rsquo;s hit list after the militant group staged its surprise Oct. 7 attacks, was killed in an airstrike in the Iranian capital early Wednesday.

July 31, 2024, 4:31pm Politics

Israel’s suspected killing of Hamas’ political leader in the heart of Tehran, coming after a week in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised U.S. lawmakers he would continue his war against Hamas until “total victory,” points to an Israeli leader ever more openly at odds with Biden administration efforts to… Read story