MPs facing heat from all sides as WA swelters and state election draws closer
As Western Australia sweltered through one of its hottest weeks on record, the heat was being turned up on politicians too as the state election draws ever closer.
Washington's fight against election misinformation
Making sure elections in Washington are safe and secure — that's Secretary of State Steve Hobbs' job. But with major social media platforms ending fact-checking measures, his office is now facing new problems.
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Oath Keepers founder Rhodes barred from entering Washington without court’s permission, judge rules
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta's order on Friday comes two days after Rhodes visited the Capitol, where he met with at least one lawmaker, chatted with others and defended his actions during a mob’s attack on Jan.
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This time, it's gubernatorial: Gov. Ferguson on how Washington will face another Trump administration
In his first interview with KUOW as Washington's governor, Ferguson said nothing Trump did on his first day as president surprised him.
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WA bill would expand automatic voter registration
A bill in Olympia would further expand Washington state's automatic voter registration process. Sen. Javier Valdez, D-Seattle, introduced Senate Bill 5077 to allow the governor to widen automatic voter registration to more government agencies.
Donald Trump is the same. But Washington and the world have changed the 2nd time around.
After the most dramatic comeback in U.S. history, the new president has more power than before, and a better idea how to wield it.
Election results don’t support Trump’s claims of a landslide and mandate
Trump won the popular vote by the smallest margin of any president since Richard Nixon — for the second time, winning the presidency without winning a majority of votes.
Supreme Court rejects Republican-backed Montana case based on controversial election law theory
The Supreme Court has turned back an election law case out of Montana that relied on a controversial legal theory with the potential to change the way elections are run across the country.
Inauguration Of Trump As 47th President Was Predictable Well Before Election
One of the most important lessons about Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory is that, in foresight, it was predictable long before election day.
Citizens United, 15 years later, drives historic ‘dark money’ in elections
The historic spending of the 2024 election, and that of the last 15 years, is a direct result of a decision in the Supreme Court case Citizens United v. FEC.
With Support Dwindling and Trump in Power, Zelensky Could Face Tough Re-election
The high popularity that the Ukrainian president had in the early days of the Russian invasion, with an approval rating of about 90 percent, has dipped badly.
Oath Keepers founder Rhodes is barred from entering Washington or Capitol without court’s permission
US District Judge Amit Mehta, who oversaw the seditious conspiracy trial of Stewart Rhodes, issued the order two days after Rhodes visited Capitol Hill.