Sen. Maria Cantwell’s first term in the Senate didn’t come easy, as she defeated incumbent Republican Slade Gorton by a margin of less than 0.1% in 2000. Since then, the Democrat has cruised to re-election three times as Washington has become an ever-bluer state.
Donors channeled tens of millions of dollars to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee following his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, erasing the fundraising advantage that President Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee held.
The Spokane County Democrats are investigating a heated exchange during the June 7 Spokane Pride Festival between the party’s chair, Naida Spencer, and Natasha Hill, a local attorney, activist and interim editor of The Black Lens who is running for a state House position as a Democrat.
It’s been 3 1/2 years since thousands of people marched from a rally by then-President Donald Trump to the U.S. Capitol, where many of them stayed for hours, fighting with police and parading through the building, delaying the certification of the presidential election and forcing members of Congress to flee.
Few events have colored national politics as deeply as the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, stating that there is no Constitutional right to abortion and conferring authority to regulate the procedure to individual states.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – A fragile coalition of lawmakers in South Africa elected Cyril Ramaphosa for a second term as president Friday, marking a new era of political uncertainty in one of the continent’s most stable democracies.
The three leading candidates in the race for the next Attorney General of Washington have so far spent a combined $2.5 million on their campaigns, making it the second-most expensive race in the state behind that for governor. Whoever is elected will assume power over the state’s top legal office after November marks the first open election for the seat since 2012.
Republicans in Congress are preparing to not just extend former president Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts if they win control of Washington in November’s elections, but also lower rates even more for corporations, laying the early groundwork for a ferocious debate over taxes and spending next year and beyond.
President Biden arrived in France on Wednesday to join world leaders in commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a visit in which he plans to evoke the memory of allies united against tyranny to highlight the stakes of his election campaign and draw a pointed comparison with Donald Trump.
The GOP backers of three initiatives that could repeal or alter a trio of significant state policies are suing to keep information about the possible budget implications of each measure from appearing on voters' ballots in November.
Nine congressional candidates faced off Tuesday night at North Central High School – in a debate with questions culled from the high school student body.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party is poised to lose its majority in parliament, forcing him to rely on allies to form a government. It’s a stunning blow to a leader who has dominated Indian politics since he first took power a decade ago.
Mexican voters Sunday were awaiting the results of an election that was groundbreaking on several fronts: It was set to be the largest race in the country's history, it has been among the most violent in recent memory and it will probably put a woman into the presidency for the first time.
Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts in a New York City court prompted a flood of speculation about what the outcome means for the former president’s bid to return to the White House in the November election. But Thursday’s verdict seems likely to have ripple effects in races farther down Washington state’s ballot.
The African National Congress lost its political monopoly on South Africa after election results Saturday showed that with almost all of the votes counted, the party had received only about 40%, falling short of winning an absolute majority for the first time since vanquishing Africa's last white-led regime 30 years ago.
