Politics

Vice President Kamala Harris, attends the opening of a pop-up ice cream shop owned by Tyra Banks, right, in Washington, Friday, July 19, 2024.

Has VP Harris planted her ‘coconut trees’ in Washington? Here’s what it could mean for young voters during the ‘Brat’ season

July 28, 2024, 6:02am Entertainment

Three months before Vice President Kamala Harris found herself in the middle of a recent social media blowup referencing the green-colored Charli xcx album “Brat,” Spokane resident Lucy Reed dyed parts of her dark hair lime green. 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.

Analysis: Why JD Vance might not carry Trump’s MAGA torch into the future

July 28, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

It’s too soon to brand Sen. JD Vance as the surefire heir to Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” throne. Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump points at supporters at a campaign rally in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

Hill Democrats relieved, but GOP preps Harris-focused attack lines

July 28, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

With President Joe Biden’s announcement Sunday that he’s abandoning his reelection campaign, the Democrats’ freakout over the top of the ticket is over — at least for now. Read story

The ballot box in downtown Vancouver is seen on Tuesday morning, March 12, 2024.

Poll finds big divide in top issue for Washington Democrats and Republicans

July 28, 2024, 6:00am Election

Heading into the 2024 presidential elections, the top concerns of Democrats and Republicans in Washington couldn’t be more different, according to a new state poll. Read story

FILE - Democrat Jennifer Wexton speaks at her election night party after defeating Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Dulles, Va. A rare neurological disease robbed Wexton of her ability to speak clearly. But with the help of a powerful artificial intelligence program, the Virginia Democrat will use a clone of her voice to deliver what is believed to be the first speech on the House floor ever given via a voice cloned by artificial intelligence, thrusting Wexton into a broader debate about over artificial intelligence.

A neurological disorder stole her voice. Jennifer Wexton takes it back on the House floor.

July 28, 2024, 6:00am Health

When Jennifer Wexton rises Thursday to speak on the House floor, something she has done countless times before, the congresswoman will be using a voice she thought was gone forever. Read story

Environmental groups ‘ecstatic’ over Kamala Harris’ candidacy and California climate record

Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two as she departs from Ellington Airport in Houston, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Harris is returning to Washington, after delivering remarks at a teachers’ union event.

July 28, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

Vice President Kamala Harris’ emergence as the leading Democratic presidential contender has garnered a renewed sense of optimism among environmentalists who say she offers a strong track record of climate and clean energy policies and would continue to advance that work in the White House. Read story

Hollywood power brokers pushed for Biden to step down. Now they’re stepping up for Harris

FILE - George Clooney, a cast member in “Ticket to Paradise,” poses at the premiere of the film, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. Just weeks after headlining a record-breaking fundraiser for the president’s reelection campaign, Clooney wrote a New York Times opinion piece calling for Biden to end his bid.

July 28, 2024, 5:45am Entertainment

Barely a month ago, a veritable who’s who of Hollywood A-listers turned out for President Joe Biden. The event, organized by former DreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, drew George Clooney, Barbra Streisand and Julia Roberts. Read story

Inside the Secret Service facility in Maryland once led by Kimberly Cheatle. Changes are likely coming

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore joins Kimberly Cheatle, then the director of the Secret Service, for a tour of the agency’s James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel. Cheatle resigned from her post Tuesday following scrutiny over the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. (Courtesy Gov.

July 28, 2024, 5:30am Nation & World

At an installation in Laurel, nestled among government research facilities off Powder Mill Road, all U.S. Secret Service agents go through months of intensive training for their “zero-fail” mission of protecting U.S. leaders. Read story