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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, moderated by from left, ABC&#039;s Rachel Scott, Semafor&#039;s Nadia Goba and FOX News&#039; Harris Faulkner, speaks at the National Association of Black Journalists, NABJ, convention, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Chicago.

Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris misled voters about her race

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, moderated by from left, ABC&#039;s Rachel Scott, Semafor&#039;s Nadia Goba and FOX News&#039; Harris Faulkner, speaks at the National Association of Black Journalists, NABJ, convention, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Chicago.

July 31, 2024, 3:14pm Latest News

Donald Trump falsely suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago Wednesday in an interview that quickly turned hostile. Read story

Ballots are processed by the Clark County Elections Office in March. The Elections Office says that while there may be some instances of noncitizerns registering to vote, which is illegal, the number is very small.

Are noncitizens using Washington driver’s licenses to illegally register to vote in Clark County?

Ballots are processed by the Clark County Elections Office in March. The Elections Office says that while there may be some instances of noncitizerns registering to vote, which is illegal, the number is very small.

July 31, 2024, 3:10pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Washington is one of 19 states, along with the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, that allows some or all undocumented residents to obtain a driver’s license or state-issued identification. Some worry this practice lets noncitizens register and vote in federal, state or local elections. Read story

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the American Federation of Teachers&rsquo; 88th national convention, July 25, 2024, in Houston. Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, according to a new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that was conducted after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race.

About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with Harris in stark shift after Biden drops out: AP-NORC poll

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the American Federation of Teachers&rsquo; 88th national convention, July 25, 2024, in Houston. Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, according to a new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that was conducted after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race.

July 31, 2024, 1:31pm Latest News

Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, with the surge in warm feelings extending across multiple groups, including some key Democratic constituencies that had been especially tepid about President Joe Biden, a new poll shows. Read story

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally at Radford University, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Radford, Va.

VP nominee Vance a likely no-show for kid tax break vote

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally at Radford University, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Radford, Va.

July 31, 2024, 8:40am Nation & World

Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president, may not be fond of “childless cat ladies,” but he’s almost certain to skip a vote this week on legislation to expand the child tax credit. Read story

FILE - Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. U.S. authorities say border arrests during July have plummeted to a new low for Joe Biden&rsquo;s presidency, raising prospects that a temporary ban on asylum may be lifted soon. The Border Patrol is expected to arrest migrants about 57,000 times during the month, down about 30% from June and the lowest tally since September 2020, when COVID-19 slowed movement across many borders.

US-Mexico border arrests are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden’s presidency

FILE - Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. U.S. authorities say border arrests during July have plummeted to a new low for Joe Biden&rsquo;s presidency, raising prospects that a temporary ban on asylum may be lifted soon. The Border Patrol is expected to arrest migrants about 57,000 times during the month, down about 30% from June and the lowest tally since September 2020, when COVID-19 slowed movement across many borders.

July 31, 2024, 8:39am Nation & World

United States-Mexico border arrests have plummeted about 30% in July to a new low for Joe Biden’s presidency, U.S. authorities said, raising prospects that a temporary ban on asylum may be lifted soon. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting on combating fentanyl, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Nov. 21, 2023, in Washington. Biden is calling on Congress to do more to reduce the flow of fentanyl into the United States. The new push comes just as former President Donald Trump steps up attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Biden prods Congress to act to curb fentanyl from Mexico as Trump paints Harris as weak on border

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting on combating fentanyl, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Nov. 21, 2023, in Washington. Biden is calling on Congress to do more to reduce the flow of fentanyl into the United States. The new push comes just as former President Donald Trump steps up attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris.

July 31, 2024, 8:26am Nation & World

President Joe Biden is prodding Congress to help him do more to combat the scourge of fentanyl before he leaves office. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden looks toward White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford as actor Lucy Liu watches in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 13, 2024, during a reception celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Comerford has retired after nearly three decades of making meals and cooking up state dinners for five different presidents and their families.

White House chef retires after nearly 30 years, 1st woman and 1st person of color to have the job

FILE - President Joe Biden looks toward White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford as actor Lucy Liu watches in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 13, 2024, during a reception celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Comerford has retired after nearly three decades of making meals and cooking up state dinners for five different presidents and their families.

July 31, 2024, 8:18am Nation & World

The White House’s executive chef has retired after nearly three decades of making meals and cooking up state dinners for five different presidents and their families. Read story

Flags around the state flew at half-staff today. Here’s what we know about why

July 31, 2024, 7:49am Latest News

U.S. and state flags in Washington flew at half-staff Tuesday for former state Rep. Georgette Valle, who died July 10 at age 99. Read story