Politics

University of Washington students Kenai India, Tara Namie and Ethan Yamamoto chime in on the upcoming election.

Young Washingtonians talk about why they may not vote in 2024

June 10, 2024, 6:04am Editor's Choice

Four years after a record number of young voters helped elect President Joe Biden, many young people are planning to abstain from the upcoming presidential election. Read story

Democratic congressional candidate Eugene Vindman poses for a picture, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Woodbridge, Va.

Political newcomer who blew whistle on Trump faces experienced foes in Democratic primary

June 10, 2024, 6:02am Politics

Eugene Vindman has never run for office, and he’s far from a household name, but his almost cultlike status among national Democratic activists as a figure from the first impeachment of Donald Trump has elevated him to a leading contender in a key Virginia congressional race. Read story

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listens during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing Oct. 4 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Could WA’s health ‘hub’ model treating opioid addiction go nationwide?

June 10, 2024, 6:02am Health Free

Imagine if anyone with an opioid addiction could walk into a local treatment center and receive medication for their addiction, primary care, emotional counseling and many more health and social services — all for free without an appointment. Read story

A local race in Nevada’s primary could have implications for national elections in a key swing state

June 9, 2024, 4:30pm Nation & World

The commission that oversees Nevada’s second most populous county approved its new elections director earlier this year by a familiar split vote. Read story

Ambulance workers fill their ballots during the European Parliament election in Tallinn, Estonia, Sunday, June 9, 2024. Polling stations opened across Europe on Sunday as voters from 20 countries cast ballots in elections that are expected to shift the European Union's parliament to the right and could reshape the future direction of the world's biggest trading bloc.

Early estimates suggest a shift to the far right as European Union election nears an end

June 9, 2024, 4:25pm Nation & World

The first major estimates coming out of the European Union parliamentary elections Sunday suggest that the far right will make gains in the legislature, buoyed by results in France and Germany, leaving the Greens to take the hardest hit. Read story

Why Robert F. Kennedy’s Jr.’s current presidential polling numbers might not hold up into November

FILE - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Libertarian National Convention at the Washington Hilton in Washington, May 24, 2024. An Associated Press analysis of Gallup data going back to 1980 shows that it's pretty common for third-party candidates to look like they have polling momentum in the months before an election, only to come up far short at the ballot box.

June 9, 2024, 3:34pm Politics

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reached 15% or more in three approved national polls. One more, and he will have met one of CNN's benchmarks to qualify for the debate June 27 with Democratic President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. Read story