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FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris speaks, Jan. 9, 2024, in Atlanta. With President Joe Biden having bowed out of the presidential race and endorsing Harris, their party is suddenly eyeing an expanding map, betting that a new burst of energy and fundraising surge has helped make Georgia, the state that delivered Biden his narrowest victory margin in 2020, a toss-up again. Harris is planning a show of political force on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Atlanta, the latest example of just how much the presidential contest against Republican former President Donald Trump has changed.

Democrats had feared Georgia was a lost cause with Biden running. Harris will campaign there Tuesday

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris speaks, Jan. 9, 2024, in Atlanta. With President Joe Biden having bowed out of the presidential race and endorsing Harris, their party is suddenly eyeing an expanding map, betting that a new burst of energy and fundraising surge has helped make Georgia, the state that delivered Biden his narrowest victory margin in 2020, a toss-up again. Harris is planning a show of political force on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Atlanta, the latest example of just how much the presidential contest against Republican former President Donald Trump has changed.

July 30, 2024, 9:16am Nation & World

Little more than a week ago, Georgia appeared to be slipping out of the Democrats’ reach: President Joe Biden’s campaign pledged to concentrate more on holding the Midwestern “blue wall” states and indicated they might be willing to forsake “Sun Belt” battlegrounds. Read story

Harris and Trump launch new advertisements for presidential election sprint

July 30, 2024, 9:10am Nation & World

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump released new television advertisements on Tuesday as part of a multimillion battle to gain the upper hand in this year’s reshaped campaign. Read story

FILE - The Supreme Court is pictured, June 30, 2024, in Washington. President Joe Biden went public Monday, July 29, with major changes he&rsquo;s proposing for the Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the justices&rsquo; recent decision on presidential immunity. There&rsquo;s almost no chance of the proposal passing a closely divided Congress, but the ideas could still spark conversation with public confidence in the court hitting an all-time low in recent years amid ethical revelations about some justices.

Biden proposed enforceable ethics code and term limits for Supreme Court. How might they work?

FILE - The Supreme Court is pictured, June 30, 2024, in Washington. President Joe Biden went public Monday, July 29, with major changes he&rsquo;s proposing for the Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the justices&rsquo; recent decision on presidential immunity. There&rsquo;s almost no chance of the proposal passing a closely divided Congress, but the ideas could still spark conversation with public confidence in the court hitting an all-time low in recent years amid ethical revelations about some justices.

July 30, 2024, 9:08am Nation & World

President Joe Biden on Monday proposed major changes for the U.S. Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the justices’ recent decision on presidential immunity. Read story

In this combination photo, Kari Lake speaks in Dallas, Aug. 5, 2022, left, and Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., is seen in the Capitol, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Lake is looking to easily win Arizona&rsquo;s Republican nomination for Senate. The primary Tuesday, July 30, will likely set up a fierce battle against Gallego, who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary for a crucial Senate race. In Maricopa County, Republicans will choose between a slate of incumbents who have stood up to former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s lies about the 2020 election and challengers who claim it was stolen.

Kari Lake aims to win GOP primary for closely watched Arizona Senate race

In this combination photo, Kari Lake speaks in Dallas, Aug. 5, 2022, left, and Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., is seen in the Capitol, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Lake is looking to easily win Arizona&rsquo;s Republican nomination for Senate. The primary Tuesday, July 30, will likely set up a fierce battle against Gallego, who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary for a crucial Senate race. In Maricopa County, Republicans will choose between a slate of incumbents who have stood up to former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s lies about the 2020 election and challengers who claim it was stolen.

July 30, 2024, 8:45am Nation & World

Kari Lake is looking to easily win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona on Tuesday, setting up a fierce battle against Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego for a seat that could be crucial to deciding Senate control. Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn.

Trump says he ‘probably’ will debate Harris but can ‘make a case for not.’ Her team says he’s scared

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn.

July 30, 2024, 8:38am Nation & World

Donald Trump seems to be backing away from his earlier commitment to debate Vice President Kamala Harris, questioning the value of a meetup and saying he “probably” will debate but he “can also make a case for not doing it” — prompting her campaign to say he’s “scared.” Read story

The city of Seattle saw more than 100,000 new residents between 2010 and 2020, according to the most recent Census numbers.

Washington prepares to roll out tax break for office-to-housing conversions

The city of Seattle saw more than 100,000 new residents between 2010 and 2020, according to the most recent Census numbers.

July 30, 2024, 8:17am Business Free

Cities in Washington are eager to see underused office buildings converted to housing. Read story

Semi Bird addresses the crowd at a fundraising event at The Lodge at Frontier Park Graham on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

Is the race for WA governor down to two? Semi Bird thinks the polling is ‘garbage’

Semi Bird addresses the crowd at a fundraising event at The Lodge at Frontier Park Graham on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

July 30, 2024, 7:52am Election

A Tri-Cities candidate running for Washington governor is at risk of getting locked out of the general election, a new statewide poll suggests. Read story

Candidates for Washington governor (from left); Semi Bird, Bob Ferguson, Mark Mullet, Dave Reichert (File photos)

How WA governor candidates want to tackle housing, homelessness

Candidates for Washington governor (from left); Semi Bird, Bob Ferguson, Mark Mullet, Dave Reichert (File photos)

July 30, 2024, 6:01am Election

In the decade-plus since Washington last ushered in a new governor, statewide home prices and rents have soared, more people have experienced homelessness than ever before and the housing gap has widened. Read story