Politics

Washington Lt. Gov. Denny Heck, left, talks to a room of Columbia River High School students Tuesday at the school. Heck graduated from Columbia River in 1970.

‘Politics is all around us’: Lt. Gov. Denny Heck visits Columbia River High School to speak with students about civics, political ethics

May 28, 2024, 6:15pm Clark County News

Lt. Gov. Denny Heck visited Columbia River High School on Tuesday afternoon to speak with students about civics and political ethics. Read story

A person holds a sign that reads “we are all the same Mexico” at an opposition rally called to encourage voting ahead of the June 2 presidential elections, in the Zocalo, Mexico City’s main square, Sunday, May 19, 2024.

Mexico elections likely to see first woman president

May 28, 2024, 4:12pm Nation & World

Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country’s path forward in voting shadowed by cartel violence. Read story

Former President Donald Trump speaks following the day’s proceedings in his trial Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York. (Michael M.

Trump prosecutor focuses on ‘cover-up’ in closing arguments while defense attacks key witness

May 28, 2024, 2:20pm Latest News

Donald Trump is “innocent” and did not break the law, a lawyer for the former president told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday as the landmark hush money trial moved closer to its conclusion. Read story

Kelvin G. Mayner asks a question during the Voters Education 2024 Community Forum, addressing the Florida Legislature’s voter suppression tactics, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Laws passed in several Republican-controlled states are making it challenging for advocates to adapt as they try to register and educate potential voters with just months to go before the presidential election. (AP Photo/Phelan M.

Voter outreach groups targeted by new laws in several GOP-led states are struggling to do their work

May 28, 2024, 1:43pm Politics

During the presidential election four years ago, the Equal Ground Education Fund hired over 100 people to go door-to-door and attend festivals, college homecomings and other events to help register voters across Florida. Their efforts for this year’s elections look much different. Read story

FILE - The image provided by U.S, Central Command, shows U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), U.S. Navy sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, and Israel Defense Forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. A U.S. built temporary pier that had been used to deliver additional humanitarian aid into Gaza was damaged by rough seas and has temporarily suspended operations. That’s according to three U.S. officials who spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday. (U.S.

US-built pier will be removed from Gaza coast and repaired after damage from rough seas

May 28, 2024, 12:52pm Politics

The U.S.-built temporary pier that has been taking humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians for less than two weeks will be removed from the coast of Gaza to be repaired after getting damaged in rough seas and weather, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Read story

Judge nixes bid to restrict Trump statements that could endanger officers in classified records case

This image from video obtained by the Justice Department and included as part of an exhibit in a motion filed by the defense team to suppress boxes of records seized at Mar-a-Lago, shows Walt Nauta, personal aide to former President Donald Trump, carrying boxes at the Palm Beach, Fla., estate.

May 28, 2024, 10:40am Politics

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents case in Florida on Tuesday denied prosecutors' request to bar the former president from making public statements that could endanger law enforcement agents participating in the prosecution. Read story

Spain, Ireland and Norway recognize a Palestinian state. Why does that matter?

FILE - A boy waves a Palestinian flag as demonstrators march during a protest in support of Palestinians and calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain, on Jan. 20, 2024. European Union countries Spain and Ireland as well as Norway on Wednesday announced dates for recognizing Palestine as a state.

Spain, Ireland and Norway formally recognized a Palestinian state on Tuesday, a step toward a long-held Palestinian aspiration that was fueled by international outrage over the civilian deaths and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip following Israel’s offensive. Read story