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John Ley again defends his right to run for office in 18th Legislative District

John Ley (The Columbian files)

October 3, 2024, 1:21pm Clark County News

Republican John Ley again is defending his right to run for office in the 18th Legislative District. Read story

Hundreds of Lebanese and Palestinian flags are flown throughout a crowd in Dearborn, Mich. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 as people attend a rally to show their support for Lebanon as the conflict in the Middle East escalates.

Haunted by 2016, some Michigan Democrats worry that Harris remains ill-defined in swing state

Hundreds of Lebanese and Palestinian flags are flown throughout a crowd in Dearborn, Mich. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 as people attend a rally to show their support for Lebanon as the conflict in the Middle East escalates.

October 3, 2024, 1:09pm Politics

Bill Clinton stood with Michigan Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell outside a suburban Detroit grocery store two days before the 2016 election when it was clear to both that Hillary Clinton would lose the state. “They didn’t listen to you,” Dingell recalled the former president saying. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, takes center stage with challenger Joe Kent during a contentious debate at Lower Columbia College on Wednesday evening, Oct. 2, 2024.

Rep. Perez, Kent spar over abortion, immigration and foreign aid at contentious debatevideo icon

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, takes center stage with challenger Joe Kent during a contentious debate at Lower Columbia College on Wednesday evening, Oct. 2, 2024.

October 3, 2024, 12:53pm Clark County News

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Republican challenger Joe Kent of Yacolt sparred over abortion, border security and foreign aid during a debate Wednesday night. Read story

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris greets people who were impacted by Hurricane Helene in Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, as from left, Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., FEMA deputy direct Erik Hooks and Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson watch.

Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris greets people who were impacted by Hurricane Helene in Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, as from left, Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., FEMA deputy direct Erik Hooks and Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson watch.

October 3, 2024, 8:12am Politics

The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months. Read story

Supreme Court will tackle transgender rights, ‘ghost guns’ in term beginning Monday

October 3, 2024, 8:12am Nation & World

The Supreme Court opens a new term Monday, facing major decisions on whether states can ban “gender-affirming care” for transgender teens and if the U.S. government can restrict the sale of untraceable “ghost guns.” Read story

FILE - Vice Chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 19, 2022. Cheney has a memoir and a "warning" coming out this fall. In "Oath and Honor," she will write about her estrangement from former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol.

Liz Cheney will campaign with Harris in Wisconsin while Trump holds a rally in Michigan

FILE - Vice Chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 19, 2022. Cheney has a memoir and a "warning" coming out this fall. In "Oath and Honor," she will write about her estrangement from former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol.

October 3, 2024, 8:11am Politics

Liz Cheney, one of Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican antagonists, will join Democrat Kamala Harris at a campaign event in Wisconsin on Thursday aimed at reaching out to moderate voters and rattling the former president. Read story

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, center, is surrounded by faith leaders and other supporters during a rally and prayer vigil on the steps of City Hall in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

How Black leaders in New York are grappling with Eric Adams and representation

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, center, is surrounded by faith leaders and other supporters during a rally and prayer vigil on the steps of City Hall in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

October 3, 2024, 8:08am Nation & World

It wasn’t a shock to many Black New Yorkers that Mayor Eric Adams has surrounded himself with African American civil rights leaders, clergy and grassroots activists since his indictment last week on federal bribery charges. Read story

Energy Department plugs $1.5 billion into new grid projects

October 3, 2024, 8:08am Nation & World

The Energy Department on Thursday announced an investment of $1.5 billion in electricity grid expansion projects it said will improve reliability and relieve transmission congestion. Read story