Politics

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, March 11, 2024, in Washington. Eight individuals from Tajikistan with suspected ties to the Islamic State have been arrested in the United States in recent days.

AP sources: 8 people with possible Islamic State ties arrested in US on immigration violations

June 12, 2024, 8:14am Nation & World

Eight people from Tajikistan with suspected ties to the Islamic State group have been arrested in the United States in recent days, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Read story

Republicans John Ley and Philip Johnson and Democrat John Zingale are running for the 18th District House, Position 1, in the August primary.

John Ley’s candidacy and felony election fraud charges complicate 3-way race for 18th Legislative District

June 12, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

Campaign season for the 2024 election is underway, and the 18th Legislative District is starting to look particularly competitive. Read story

U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong wins North Dakota’s Republican primary for governor

June 11, 2024, 7:08pm Nation & World

U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong won Tuesday's Republican primary for governor of North Dakota, where voters were also deciding a rambunctious GOP race for the U.S. House seat he will vacate. Each winner will be in a commanding position for the November general election in the conservative state. Read story

Work continues on a new parking structure near the waterfront in Vancouver. The Vancouver City Council is considering new taxes, including a commercial parking tax, to help cover a projected budget shortfall.

Vancouver eyes new taxes on streaming services and commercial parking to address budget shortfall

June 11, 2024, 6:15pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

The Vancouver City Council is considering new taxes — including on commercial parking, streaming entertainment and retail businesses — to help cover the city’s projected $43 million shortfall for the 2025-26 budget and pay for the creation of a 150-bed homeless shelter. Read story

Mexico’s tactic to cut immigration to the U.S.: wear out migrants

June 11, 2024, 5:21pm Nation & World

“Here, again.” Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will make clear that hospitals must provide emergency abortions

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to reporters during a news conference in Seattle, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, as abortion rights supporters listen. Inslee announced that Washington state will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies.

June 11, 2024, 4:17pm Health

Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday said Washington will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies. Read story

A group of House Democrats steps up to try to stop Project 2025 and a Trump White House

FILE - Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., speaks as the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure works to advance the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 18, 2022. A group of House Democrats is warning about the far-right Project 2025 agenda for a Trump White House. The Stop Project 2025 Task Force is announced by Huffman.

June 11, 2024, 2:12pm Politics

Warning about the far-right Project 2025 agenda for a Donald Trump White House, a group of House Democrats has launched a task force to start fighting the proposal and stop it from taking hold if the Republican former president returns to power. Read story