Politics

A U.S. Army soldier gestures as trucks loaded with humanitarian aid arrive at the U.S.-built floating pier Trident before reaching the beach on the coast of the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, June 25, 2024.

US looks to abandon plan to reinstall Gaza pier, says end of the project is coming soon

July 11, 2024, 11:43am Nation & World

Battling rough seas around Gaza, the U.S. now is considering abandoning efforts to reinstall the pier that has been used to get badly needed humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians, two U.S. officials said Thursday. Read story

FILE - President Donald Trump welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House in Washington, on May 13, 2019. Orbán, will travel to Florida on Thursday July 11, 2024 to meet with former President Donald Trump following a NATO summit in Washington, a move likely to aggravate frustrations among his partners in the European Union over similar secretive trips he made to Russia and China in recent days.

Hungary’s nationalist leader to visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago following NATO summit

July 11, 2024, 11:42am Nation & World

Hungary's nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, will travel to Florida on Thursday to meet with former President Donald Trump following a NATO summit in Washington, a move likely to aggravate frustrations among Western allies over similar secretive trips he made to Russia and China in recent days. Read story

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, speaks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a bilateral meeting at a hotel in Washington, ahead of the Nato summit, Wednesday July 10, 2024.

NATO agrees to take on coordination of some Ukraine security support. How that will work

July 11, 2024, 8:56am Nation & World

NATO has agreed to launch a new program to provide reliable military aid and training to Ukraine and help it get ready to join the alliance. Read story

From left, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Kim Keon See and her husband South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska, and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, rwatch from the Blue Room Balcony as President Joe Biden welcome NATO allies and partners to the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, on the South Lawn for the 75th anniversary of the NATO Summit.

NATO leaders meet with Asia-Pacific partners as tensions mount with China

July 11, 2024, 8:52am Nation & World

U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts were set Thursday to hold talks with Asia-Pacific leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky amid concerns about growing support from China and North Korea for the Russian invasion. Read story

President Joe Biden similes as he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Washington.

Biden’s press conference will be a key test for him. But he’s no master of the big rhetorical moment

July 11, 2024, 8:50am Latest News

President Joe Biden has a fresh opportunity Thursday to try to prove to the American public that he’s capable of serving another four years after his shocking debate flop threw the future of his presidency into doubt. But Biden is not known as a master of the big rhetorical moment… Read story

Biden administration goes bigger on funding apprenticeships, hoping to draw contrast with GOP

July 11, 2024, 8:08am Business

The Biden administration said Thursday that it’s providing $244 million to expand and update the federal government’s registered apprenticeship program — an effort to bring more people into higher-paying work that doesn’t require a college degree. Read story

‘This should not be just Joe Biden’s decision’: While other Democrats try to move on, Adam Smith calls for his party to act

Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., the House Armed Services ranking member, challenges Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., on his request to remove "the woke" from the bill text as the House Rules Committee prepares to advance the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

July 11, 2024, 7:45am Latest News

Congressional Democrats emerged from caucus meetings on Tuesday with a mostly muted message of support for President Joe Biden, despite signs that many in the party still quietly harbor doubts about Biden’s ability to win and serve a second term in office. Read story

Washington AG candidate faces blowback for ‘leave of absence’ claim

"I just think we have to make sure that people aren't getting injured on the job," Sen. Manka Dhingra, a Democrat representing Redmond, said in an interview. "These are issues that follow individuals for life, and it's challenging for them and it's challenging for employers." (AP Photo/Ted S.

July 11, 2024, 7:41am Election

State Sen. Manka Dhingra, a Democrat from Redmond who is running for state attorney general, first faced questions earlier this summer for claiming in campaign materials that she was still working for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Read story