Both Republicans and Democrats agree why the Jan. 5 runoffs for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats are important. But there is far less agreement on how they will be important and considerable exaggeration from both sides.
WASHINGTON — Good news for the incoming House Democratic majority! They have something President Trump really, really wants: money to build a border wall. Trump is desperate for this money. Mexico won’t give it to him. Only congressional Democrats can. Without their consent, he can’t deliver…
WASHINGTON — It is no surprise, but it is still a shock, to see how little President Trump understands about the independence of the Justice Department and the importance of the rule of law.
WASHINGTON — Anthony Scaramucci’s rollout as Donald Trump’s new communications director received mainly good reviews. He is, as any White House job in the current administration requires, a skilled sycophant. His on-air abjection — including a Sunday talk show apology for past disloyalty mad…
WASHINGTON — It wasn’t quite a wicked-witch-is-dead Munchkin happy dance, but the white noise of foregone conclusions drowned out Republicans’ relatively muted regret over their failure to repeal and replace Obamacare.
WASHINGTON — A disturbing scene unfolded at the White House on Monday afternoon. A hook-and-ladder firetruck and a utility bucket truck pulled up to the South Portico and extended their rescue arms in the vicinity of the Truman Balcony.
WASHINGTON — Over the last century, there has been a characteristic American cycle of response to far-reaching social reforms.
WASHINGTON — The Russia scandal has entered a new phase and there’s no going back.
WASHINGTON — I traveled with my family in Australia for three weeks as a guest of the Universities of Sydney and Melbourne, invited to explain what’s happening in President Trump’s America.
CHICAGO — A recent survey on the public’s view of national institutions elicited headlines that suggested a tale of backwardness and ignorance. One example: “Majority of Republicans Think Higher Education is Bad for America.”
WASHINGTON — Given what we know about the collusion — and there is no other word for it — between then-candidate Donald Trump’s most senior advisers and what they thought was a Kremlin-tied lawyer offering dirt on Hillary Clinton, the most shocking thing is that no one on the Trump side was …
WASHINGTON — “Will he tell the president ‘no’?”
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Bigfoot enthusiasts will get two days to celebrate the mythical ape-like creature at the annual sQuatch Fest set to take place Jan. 28 and 29 at the Cowlitz County Event Center, 1900 Seventh Ave., Longview.
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RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The King County Sheriff’s Office was searching Tuesday for a man reported missing after a landslide in Renton earlier this month.
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A man has been arrested in connection with stealing 15 to 20 firearms from a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife building in Yakima earlier this month, police said.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As Oregon lawmakers prepare to return to the state Capitol next week for the 35-day legislative session, Republicans and Democrats have differing opinions on what that time should be used for.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man has pleaded guilty in a scheme to steal money intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to federal prosecutors.
A St. Helens man was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for recording himself raping a child, as well as secretly videoing another child using the bathroom.
Recent reports of criminal activity from our local law enforcement agencies.
A man who coached children at a Longview boxing club has been arrested three times in the last three months for suspicion of domestic violence.
The body pulled from Lake Sacajawea on Wednesday in Longview was a Kelso man who died of drowning, officials say.
Four familiar names to Kelso city government have applied to fill Nancy Malone’s former seat on the Kelso City Council.
The Cowlitz County commissioners Tuesday approved a $9.2 million contract with Lower Columbia CAP to operate a rent and utility assistance program, after moving ahead with the related agreement with the state earlier this month.
Capitol Dispatch is a weekly politics feature focusing on the actions of our local representatives during the 2022 legislative session. It will run every Sunday during the session.
KALAMA — The possibility of Kalama adding a curbside recycling service was put on hold Thursday after a majority of the Kalama City Council decided not to move forward with any presented proposals.