Politics

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., asks a question during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the president's proposed 2025 Department of the Interior budget on Capitol Hill Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Washington.

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia registers as independent, citing ‘partisan extremism’

May 31, 2024, 10:38am Politics

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Friday he has registered as an independent, raising questions about his future political plans. Read story

A crowd gathers across the street from Trump Tower, Friday, May 31, 2024, in New York. A day after a New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee will address the conviction and likely attempt to cast his campaign in a new light.

Here’s what you should know about Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money trial

May 31, 2024, 8:25am Latest News

Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts marks the end of the former president’s historic hush money trial, but the fight over the case is far from over. Read story

Washington politicians, law experts chime in on first criminal conviction of a president in U.S. history

May 31, 2024, 8:16am Latest News

When news broke Thursday that the first president in U.S. history was convicted of a crime, animated responses rang out from politicians and legal experts all across Washington state. Read story

FILE - Protesters attend a rally against a death sentence given to a popular rapper in Iran and to support to the women of Iran, in Berlin, Germany, April 28, 2024. Lawmakers are introducing legislation targeting Iranian officials involved in the prosecution and planned execution of rapper Toomaj Salehi, who rose to fame with lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and for criticism of the Islamic Republic.

US lawmakers push to sanction Iranian officials over death sentence for rapper Toomaj Salehi

May 31, 2024, 8:13am Politics

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation Friday targeting Iranian officials involved in the prosecution and death sentence of a rapper who came to fame for his lyrics about the 2022 death of an Iranian woman and his criticism of the Islamic Republic. Read story

Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder pleads not guilty to new charges

May 31, 2024, 8:12am Politics

Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder pleaded not guilty Friday to 10 additional felony counts brought against him by the state. Read story

Trump Media shares swing wildly and then tumble a day after former president was convicted

Former President Donald Trump, seen through a camera viewfinder, speaks to members of the media at Manhattan criminal court in New York, on May 2, 2024.

May 31, 2024, 8:05am Business

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group swung wildly at the opening bell Friday, falling rapidly after it appeared that the owner of social networking site Truth Social, would bounce back despite the conviction of the former President Donald Trump in his hush money trial. Read story

21 states join Biden administration in bid to modernize nation’s aging grid

A sign for the Bonneville Lock & Dam is seen from the Washington side of the Columbia River on Tuesday morning.

May 31, 2024, 7:35am Business

Twenty-one states are joining a push by the Biden administration to modernize America’s aging electric grid, which is under pressure from growing demand, a changing power generation mix that includes lots of wind and solar and severe weather. Read story