February 21, 2022, 3:54pm Clark County News
Families in Southwest Washington will have the opportunity to speak with one of their U.S. senators during a virtual town hall Wednesday evening with Sen. Patty Murray. Read story
February 19, 2022, 6:02am Politics
The IRS won’t get the appropriations boost for the ongoing fiscal year that Democrats had hoped for, adding emphasis to the party’s push to offer the agency $80 billion in extra funds through their stalled budget reconciliation package. Read story
February 18, 2022, 12:54pm Politics
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a bipartisan bill to extend government funding for three weeks to give Congress more time to reach an overdue deal financing federal agencies through the rest of the fiscal year, the White House announced. Read story
February 18, 2022, 12:53pm Politics
Federal judges would have to publicly disclose more about their finances under a bill approved by the Senate this week, which aims to make the judiciary subject to similar transparency requirements as lawmakers. Read story
February 14, 2022, 9:41am Life
As few as three major criminal groups are responsible for smuggling the vast majority of elephant ivory tusks out of Africa, according to a new study. Read story
February 14, 2022, 8:54am Politics
A host of progressive foreign policy provisions on issues like scrutinizing advanced weapon sales to the United Arab Emirates and welcoming more asylum-seekers fleeing Beijing’s oppression were tucked into House Democrats’ bill aimed at bolstering competition with China. Read story
February 13, 2022, 12:31pm Latest News
Ukraine's president urged calm amid intensified warnings of a possible Russian invasion within days, saying he had yet to see convincing evidence of that, even as the U.S. reported Sunday that Moscow positioned more of its troops closer to Ukraine's borders and some airlines canceled flights to the capital of… Read story
February 12, 2022, 1:26pm Latest News
President Joe Biden told Russia’s Vladimir Putin that invading Ukraine would cause “widespread human suffering” and that the West was committed to diplomacy to end the crisis but “equally prepared for other scenarios,” the White House said Saturday. It offered no suggestion that the hourlong call diminished the threat of… Read story
February 12, 2022, 6:06am Health
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he can imagine a future where Americans don’t have to contend with mask requirements. But pulling back safeguards too quickly, Murthy warns, risks more avoidable suffering, especially for people with weakened immune systems or other vulnerabilities. Read story
February 10, 2022, 10:24am Politics
At least Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) can poke fun of herself for mixing up the Nazi secret police with a chilled Spanish soup. Read story
