Politics

A voter places her ballot into a drop box Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, in Seattle. Washington voters will decide which candidates advance to the November ballot in 10 congressional races, a U.S. Senate seat and dozens of legislative contests in the state’s primary election Tuesday.

Election offices around Washington tweak ballot box pickups to help keep votes secure

October 30, 2024, 8:17am Election

King County will soon pick up ballots from boxes more frequently after three fires targeted ballot boxes in Washington and Oregon. Read story

Israeli police and rescue services inspect the site where a truck driver rammed into a bus stop near the headquarters of Israel's Mossad spy agency, wounding dozens of people, according to Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.

AP-NORC poll finds Democrats and Republicans split on Israel’s responsibility for war’s escalation

October 30, 2024, 8:12am Nation & World

Many American voters are concerned that the ongoing Middle East conflict will escalate into an all-out regional war, a new poll finds. About half of voters are “extremely” or “very” worried about the possibility of a broader war in the region. Read story

This combination of photos shows Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, speaking at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, speaking at a campaign event at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Oct. 29, 2024.

Two closing arguments show the stark choice between Trump and Harris

October 30, 2024, 8:11am Latest News

In the shadow of the White House, seven days before the final votes of the 2024 election are cast, Kamala Harris vowed to put country over party and warned that Donald Trump is obsessed with revenge and his own personal interests. Read story

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, left, and Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson are running for Washington governor in 2024.

Costly campaigns and big spenders: Where money is flowing in WA’s elections

October 30, 2024, 7:45am Election Free

Donations of a few bucks to several grand continue to flow into candidate and political committee coffers ahead of next Tuesday’s election. Read story

Rick Seekins, a homeowner at the Vista Del Rio mobile home park, walks outside his home, which cannot be moved if the park is sold for development. The city of Vancouver is considering a mobile home overlay zone that would prevent manufactured home parks from being sold and turned into commercial buildings or other forms of housing.

A zoning change in Vancouver could prevent mobile home parks from being leveled for development

October 30, 2024, 6:10am Business

Amid fears that their mobile-home park could be sold to developers, residents of Vista Del Rio are urging the Vancouver City Council to pass regulations protecting parks like theirs from being leveled to make way for something else. Read story

FBI investigates fires at Vancouver, Portland ballot boxes that burned hundreds of ballots

The Clark County Election’s Office released photos of the burned ballots Tuesday evening.

Recently released photos from the Clark County Election’s Office show the magnitude of the Monday morning attack on an east Vancouver ballot box. Hundreds of ballots with singed edges and burns are shown spread over a table. Read story

‘All I can think about is hotter days.’ Voter campaigns target Latinas worried about climate change

Emiliana Guereca, founder and president of the Women’s March Foundation, adjusts a placard with the image of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris outside a phone bank in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

October 29, 2024, 5:31pm Politics

A few months ago, Mary Wagner woke up to the smell of smoke from wildfires in California and northern Nevada. She readied her sons for school and stepped outside into the smokey Las Vegas air. Her 13-year-old son’s asthmatic cough worsened. Read story