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Washington voters are focused on one contest as Election Day nears

November 3, 2024, 11:24am Clark County Politics

Washington on Tuesday will elect a new governor for the first time in a dozen years. We'll elect a new attorney general, at least two and potentially as many as five new members of Congress, and a new public lands commissioner. Read story

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, speaks in support of Ohio Republican candidate for the United States Senate, Bernie Moreno (not pictured) during a bus tour stop for the Ohio Senate race in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.

It remains uncertain who will replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, speaks in support of Ohio Republican candidate for the United States Senate, Bernie Moreno (not pictured) during a bus tour stop for the Ohio Senate race in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.

November 3, 2024, 9:19am Latest News

Senate Republicans vying to replace longtime leader Mitch McConnell have been crossing the country to campaign and fundraise for colleagues, making their final arguments before a consequential ballot the week after the presidential election. But their pitches are mostly behind closed doors, and most GOP senators won’t yet say which… Read story

A supporter of trans rights waves a flag in front of the Temple of Justice as an opposing rally for opponents of legislation to exempt youth shelters from contacting parents of kids seeking gender-affirming health care gathers on the steps of the Capitol Building on April 21, 2023, in Olympia, Washington.

Washington Supreme Court race is nonpartisan; the endorsements are not

A supporter of trans rights waves a flag in front of the Temple of Justice as an opposing rally for opponents of legislation to exempt youth shelters from contacting parents of kids seeking gender-affirming health care gathers on the steps of the Capitol Building on April 21, 2023, in Olympia, Washington.

November 3, 2024, 6:02am Election

It’s been a dozen years since Washington had a contested race for an open state Supreme Court seat. Read story

Farm workers labor in a strawberry field amid drought conditions on Aug. 5, 2022, near Ventura, California.

Inside a flawed immigration system: Millions of undocumented workers and a verification program that few use

Farm workers labor in a strawberry field amid drought conditions on Aug. 5, 2022, near Ventura, California.

November 3, 2024, 6:00am Business

For all of Donald Trump’s railing against immigrants and Democrats’ insistence on creating a better pathway to citizenship, one thing almost no one ever talks about is a computer-based federal program that makes it easy for prospective employers to spot and reject unauthorized immigrants seeking jobs. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez listens as Jon Cole of Green Diamond speaks to the group during a Skamania County forest tour in Underwood on Friday afternoon, Aug. 16, 2024. The Congresswoman previously introduced the bipartisan Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act as well as the bipartisan Jobs in the Woods Act.

This Democrat pulled off one of the country’s biggest upsets. Can she win again in Trump country?

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez listens as Jon Cole of Green Diamond speaks to the group during a Skamania County forest tour in Underwood on Friday afternoon, Aug. 16, 2024. The Congresswoman previously introduced the bipartisan Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act as well as the bipartisan Jobs in the Woods Act.

November 3, 2024, 6:00am Clark County Politics

Two years ago, one of the nation’s biggest political upsets took place here amid the radiant greenery of the Pacific Northwest. A new mom, the 34-year-old owner of an auto repair shop, made a run for Congress with zero help from national Democrats and nabbed a seat Republicans had held… Read story

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) departs the Capitol following a vote on July 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. Several Democratic members of Congress have urged President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race after his June 27 debate against presumed Republican nominee Donald Trump. Concerns about Biden&rsquo;s age and perceived slowing down have intensified, with critics fearing these issues could undermine his ability to effectively challenge Trump in the upcoming election.

Biden’s AI national security memo calls for heavy lift

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) departs the Capitol following a vote on July 8, 2024 in Washington, DC. Several Democratic members of Congress have urged President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race after his June 27 debate against presumed Republican nominee Donald Trump. Concerns about Biden&rsquo;s age and perceived slowing down have intensified, with critics fearing these issues could undermine his ability to effectively challenge Trump in the upcoming election.

November 3, 2024, 6:00am Politics

President Joe Biden’s directive to all U.S. national security agencies to embed artificial intelligence technologies in their systems sets ambitious targets amid a volatile political environment. Read story

From left, Chairman Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and ranking member Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., are seen as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled The Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report to Congress, in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on May 10, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Late shifts in dynamics, but GOP still holds advantage on the Senate map

From left, Chairman Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and ranking member Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., are seen as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled The Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report to Congress, in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on May 10, 2022 in Washington, DC.

November 3, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

The Senate map has long favored Republicans — and one week out from Election Day, that hasn’t changed. Read story

Georgia voter stickers at Roswell Library in 2022.

Any demographic group could sway a tight race in battleground Georgia

Georgia voter stickers at Roswell Library in 2022.

November 3, 2024, 5:02am Politics

The countdown to Election Day is on, and more than 2 million voters have already cast their ballot in the Peach State for the 2024 election. Our latest polling from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows former President Donald Trump leading Vice President Harris, 47% to 43%. Read story