Politics

FILE - Chair Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., left, and Vice Chair Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, right, arrives for a Senate Appropriations hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 16, 2023. The Senate will pursue a spending increase next year of about 3.4% for defense and 2.7% increase for non-defense programs under a bipartisan agreement reached by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The deal reached by Sens. Patty Murray and Susan Collins sets up a certain clash later this year with the House, which is pursuing less spending in both categories.

Key senators reach agreement on spending levels for next year, setting up clash with House

July 9, 2024, 10:36am Latest News

The Senate will pursue a spending increase next year of about 3.4% for defense and 2.7% increase for non-defense programs under an agreement reached by top Democratic and Republican lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee, setting up a certain clash with the House, which is pursuing less spending in both… Read story

Demonstrators stand outside the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Washington. The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions for now in a procedural ruling that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative-majority court again soon.

Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds

July 9, 2024, 8:23am Health

A solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban as a rising number support access to abortions for any reason, a new poll finds, highlighting a politically perilous situation for candidates who oppose abortion rights as the November election draws closer. Read story

Federal judge rules protesters can’t march through Republican National Convention security zone

July 9, 2024, 8:21am Nation & World

A federal judge ruled Monday that protesters can’t march through a security zone at the Republican National Convention, handing a defeat to liberals who had pushed to have closer access to where delegates will be gathering next week in Milwaukee. Read story

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

Adam Smith wants Biden out; Patty Murray wants to see more from him

July 9, 2024, 8:18am Latest News

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith called for President Joe Biden to stand down from his reelection bid Monday, becoming the first member of Congress from Washington — and one of the most senior congressional Democrats — to do so. Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures during a presidential debate with Joe Biden, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta.

Trump returns to campaign trail with VP deadline nearing amid calls for Biden to withdraw

July 9, 2024, 8:15am Nation & World

Former President Donald Trump is getting back on the campaign trail Tuesday, rallying voters in his home state at his flagship golf resort in a celebratory mood as Democrats face tough calls over President Joe Biden’s reelection chances. Read story

Here’s what to know about Boeing agreeing to plead guilty to fraud in 737 Max crashes

Dmitriy Rudenko grabs an air hose during a media tour during a brief media tour at the Boeing facility in Renton, Wash., Tuesday, June 25, 2024.

July 9, 2024, 7:48am Business

Boeing will have a felony conviction if it follows through on an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to fraud in connection with approval of its 737 Max before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia. Read story