Politics

President Barack Obama presents Vice President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Jan. 12, 2017.

Obama’s dilemma: Balancing Democrats’ worry about Biden and maintaining influence with president

July 19, 2024, 1:42pm Latest News

Former President Barack Obama has a delicate balance to strike: how to weigh the mounting opposition to President Joe Biden continuing his campaign with his loyalty to his former running mate. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, July 16, 2024. Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for Biden to reconsider his election bid. Former President Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about Biden’s candidacy. And Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately warned Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control in the House if he didn’t step away from the race. Biden says he’s not dropping out believing he’s best to beat the Republican Trump.

Joe Biden faces increasing pressure to quit the race, but has spent a lifetime overcoming the odds

July 19, 2024, 12:52pm Politics

To borrow a favorite phrase from the man himself, President Joe Biden is at an inflection point. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee visits the fourth Safe Stay Community off Main Street on Friday morning. Earlier, he visited with The Columbian’s Editorial Board.

Inslee to agency leaders: Money’s too tight for new programs

July 19, 2024, 11:56am Latest News Free

As Washington Gov. Jay Inslee fashions his last budget proposal, he’s told directors of state agencies to not ask for money for new programs or expansion of existing ones. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks at a 2024 Prosperity Summit, July 16, 2024, in North Las Vegas, Nev. Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say President Joe Biden should withdraw from the presidential race and let his party select a different candidate, according to a new poll by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. It sharply undercuts his post-debate claim that “average Democrats” are still with him even if some “big names” are turning on him.

Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week

July 19, 2024, 10:30am Latest News

President Joe Biden on Friday appealed for party unity to take on former President Donald Trump's “dark vision," working to hold off pressure from Democrats at the highest levels for him to bow out of the 2024 election to make way for a new nominee and avoid widespread losses. Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures during the final day of the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

‘I had God on my side.’ Trump accepts GOP nomination after Saturday assassination attempt

July 19, 2024, 9:53am Politics

Former President Donald Trump accepted his party’s nomination Thursday in his first speech since a gunman tried to assassinate him, delivering an address that recounted his brush with death as the raucous crowd at Fiserv Forum fell to a rapt silence. Read story

Northwest delegates jubilant as Trump closes GOP convention with promises, grievances and a call for unity

Republican presidential candidate and former president, Donald Trump, and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, watch with their families as the balloons fall during the final day of the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

July 19, 2024, 9:52am Northwest

At the Republican National Convention in 2016, delegates from Washington and Idaho arrived with their loyalties split between two candidates. When former President Donald Trump took the stage at the close of this year’s convention on Thursday, the GOP appeared more united than ever. Read story

FACT FOCUS: A look at claims made at the Republican National Convention as Trump accepts nomination

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Melania Trump during the final day of the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

July 19, 2024, 9:49am Nation & World

As former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday he laid out his vision for running the country. He painted a dire picture of the state of the U.S. and outlined a range of actions he planned to take. But his comments were marked with a myriad… Read story

GOP convention sets the stage for the Democratic convention in Chicago, activists and police say

Balloons fall after the nomination of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio at the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

July 19, 2024, 9:48am Nation & World

Activists who marched outside the Republican National Convention are trumpeting their efforts, despite crowd estimates falling short. Milwaukee police are praising their cooperation with other agencies in convention security, even as Ohio officers face scrutiny for shooting and killing a man while in the city. Read story