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Seattle's No Kings protest Saturday among largest in city history KNKX23:33Seattle Washington US Military News

Some 5,000 protesters rail against Trump, Musk at ‘No Kings’ rally in Olympia Bellingham Herald01:13Seattle Washington US Military News

WA natural gas initiative may go to state Supreme Court The Seattle Times14:05Natural Gas Washington Energy and Utilities

Top court hands former Mesa mayor win in long fight over WA ‘John Doe’ sex offenders Bellingham Herald13:03Natural Gas Washington Energy and Utilities

Albo collects $20bn in Bezos backing before meeting with Trump The Mandarin21:19Anthony Albanese Seattle Australia

Anthony Albanese locks in meeting time with Donald Trump WA Today22:00Anthony Albanese Seattle Australia

Trump denies Washington state's disaster-aid request, again KUOW Public Radio01:50Bomb Cyclone Washington Severe Weather Events

'Don't give Donald Trump an excuse': WA leaders urge peaceful protest The Seattle Times00:42Bomb Cyclone Washington Severe Weather Events

President Trump revokes Biden EO related to environmental impact of the lower Snake River dams Just The News04:33Joe Biden Washington Donald Trump

Trump halts efforts to tear out Snake River dams in Eastern WA Bellingham Herald13:04Joe Biden Washington Donald Trump

Seattle-area elected leaders react with alarm after U.S. bombs Iran The Seattle Times05:15Seattle Iran Washington

Seattle sues Trump over counterterrorism funds The Columbian, Washington17:45Counter-Terrorism Seattle Washington

Seattle and other cities sue Trump administration for withholding counterterrorism money The Seattle Times01:14Counter-Terrorism Seattle Washington

WA’s carbon allowance costs up; critics assail Ecology's 'dishonest' take on gas prices Just The News23:09Washington US Politics US

Authorities have no idea how much water is being pulled from WA aquifers ABC Online06:13Washington US Politics US

Protest Trump but do so peacefully, Washington state officials warn KUOW Public Radio22:30ICE

When Trump turns troops on people in Seattle, where will you be? The Seattle Times18:09Seattle California Washington

WA leaders watch L.A. warily, as protests planned for this weekend The Seattle Times01:24Seattle California Washington

Latest News

In the last 2 hours

Cook heads for UK to bolster Aukus deal and build more nuclear submarines in WA The Sydney Morning Herald07:44

In the last 4 hours

Seattle-area elected leaders react with alarm after U.S. bombs Iran The Seattle Times05:15

In the last 6 hours

Leader of WA Democrats wins leadership post with national party The Seattle Times04:24

Yesterday

‘First step is addressing housing costs’: Army veteran seeks Seattle mayoral seat to push for more progressive change MyNorthwest13:09 21-Jun-25

Trump denies Washington state's disaster-aid request, again KUOW Public Radio01:50 21-Jun-25

The state government is spending big bucks on a future made in WA. But who will build it? ABC Online01:02 21-Jun-25

In the last 7 days

AG Brown sues Toppenish grower for discriminating against Washington farmworkers and women Washington State Attorney General (Press Release)21:04 20-Jun-25

43rd District Democrats endorse upstarts and progressives in Seattle’s 2025 election races Capitol Hill Seattle Blog16:47 20-Jun-25

WA looks to strengthen safety net for children whose parents are deported The Columbian, Washington16:00 20-Jun-25

Amazon gives employees 30 days to relocate closer to their teams or face consequences The Financial Express08:27 20-Jun-25

WA budget aims to build fortress around economy amid global turmoil ABC Online22:23 19-Jun-25

Seattle sues Trump over counterterrorism funds The Columbian, Washington17:45 19-Jun-25

WA city renames park for Black trailblazers in time for Juneteenth The Seattle Times14:08 19-Jun-25

WA budget scraps electricity credit amid rising state debt 9News13:45 19-Jun-25

Health care financing deputy secretary Moran to leave for Washington state job Maryland Matters11:23 19-Jun-25

The five things you should know about the WA budget ABC Online09:54 19-Jun-25

WA government accused of ‘financial trickery’ to hide real blow to household budgets The Sydney Morning Herald09:19 19-Jun-25

Infrastructure, cost-of-living relief: WA budget focus The North West Star07:25 19-Jun-25

Power bill credits scrapped as WA budget reveals $2.4 billion surplus ABC Online07:07 19-Jun-25

Seattle and other cities sue Trump administration for withholding counterterrorism money The Seattle Times01:14 19-Jun-25

Seattle judge considers reversing Trump’s EV charger funding freeze The Spokesman-Review, Washington00:46 19-Jun-25

What can punters expect from today’s ‘non-sexy’ WA budget? The Sydney Morning Herald23:37 18-Jun-25

Your favorite campgrounds, hiking trails, and forests could soon be up for auction Grist Magazine23:06 18-Jun-25

EV charger network could get a jump start when Seattle judge rules on Trump freeze The Seattle Times23:02 18-Jun-25

Sen. Patty Murray: GOP bill would put 5.4M acres of WA public land up for sale The Columbian, Washington20:02 18-Jun-25

City Council approves new tech to help police track fleeing cars The Seattle Times14:23 18-Jun-25

Top court hands former Mesa mayor win in long fight over WA ‘John Doe’ sex offenders Bellingham Herald13:03 18-Jun-25

WA's biggest gas generator on edge of 'insolvency' after 'bailout' rejected ABC Online22:24 17-Jun-25

AG Brown applauds judge’s ruling blocking Trump cuts to medical and public health research Washington State Attorney General (Press Release)18:36 17-Jun-25

Woke journalist upset Trump wasn't assassinated cackles with delight at thought of ICE being… MailOnline15:59 17-Jun-25

Wenatchee, WA mayor speaks about Travis Decker manhunt FOX13 Seattle14:48 17-Jun-25

Seattle’s social housing developer struggles with ‘growing pains’ The Seattle Times14:40 17-Jun-25

Seattle’s affordable housing industry is in crisis. City faces tough choices VIEW The Seattle Times14:36 17-Jun-25

Labor’s mad scramble to fix ‘invalid appointment’ of man in charge of WA politicians’ salaries The Sydney Morning Herald04:46 17-Jun-25

Washington state will receive up to $105.6 million from national settlement with Purdue Pharma Washington State Attorney General (Press Release)23:44 16-Jun-25

Seattle's No Kings protest Saturday among largest in city history KNKX23:33 16-Jun-25

WA pardons board to expand, hear more cases The Seattle Times22:03 16-Jun-25

Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in democratic cities: What it could mean for WA FOX13 Seattle19:37 16-Jun-25

When Trump turns troops on people in Seattle, where will you be? The Seattle Times18:09 16-Jun-25

Lee Priest Talks President Trump’s Travel Ban, Reveals Whether It Will Impact Hadi Choopan at 2025 Mr. Olympia FitnessVolt18:08 16-Jun-25

RFK Jr. fires ‘Washingtonian of the year’ from CDC vaccine panel The Seattle Times18:08 16-Jun-25

Washington legislators condemn political violence following Minnesota shooting The Columbian, Washington16:28 16-Jun-25

WA adopted CA’s 2035 electric-vehicle requirements. Trump just overturned them The Columbian, Washington15:49 16-Jun-25

WA natural gas initiative may go to state Supreme Court The Seattle Times14:05 16-Jun-25

FIFA club world cup 2025: Seattle sounders edge out 2-1 by Botafogo in club world cup group B opener The Financial Express12:00 16-Jun-25

Albo collects $20bn in Bezos backing before meeting with Trump The Mandarin21:19 15-Jun-25

Building surveyors bypassing tougher Victorian licensing with WA loophole The Sydney Morning Herald20:14 15-Jun-25

While Trump enjoyed a military parade, millions attended ‘No Kings’ protests The Sydney Morning Herald10:04 15-Jun-25

Some 5,000 protesters rail against Trump, Musk at ‘No Kings’ rally in Olympia Bellingham Herald01:13 15-Jun-25

In the last month

In the streets and even on a ferry, Seattle crowds proclaim 'No Kings' The Seattle Times23:55 14-Jun-25

Amazon boosts Australian investment to $20 billion to meet AI, data demands WA Today22:00 14-Jun-25

Anthony Albanese locks in meeting time with Donald Trump WA Today22:00 14-Jun-25

At least 100 march against Trump, Musk ahead of ‘No Kings’ rally in Olympia The Olympian, Washington20:50 14-Jun-25

'No Kings' day in Seattle begins with protest on the Bainbridge island ferry The Seattle Times20:32 14-Jun-25

Johnny O’Brien, a Seattle U legend and ex-MLB player, dies at 94 The Seattle Times18:32 14-Jun-25

More anti-Trump protests set for Saturday in WA FOX13 Seattle17:30 14-Jun-25

Live‘No Kings’ protests in Seattle and across the country: Live updates The Seattle Times17:18 14-Jun-25

WA immigrants’ protected health data shared with deportation officials The Seattle Times14:13 14-Jun-25

WA e-scooter laws to be toughest in country 9News (Video)11:54 14-Jun-25

Albanese spruiks US tech giant's investment ahead of possible Trump talks ABC Online09:10 14-Jun-25

Albanese-Trump meeting hopes rise as US leader confirms he’ll attend G7 summit WA Today09:05 14-Jun-25

'Don't give Donald Trump an excuse': WA leaders urge peaceful protest The Seattle Times00:42 14-Jun-25

WA’s carbon allowance costs up; critics assail Ecology's 'dishonest' take on gas prices Just The News23:09 13-Jun-25

Protest Trump but do so peacefully, Washington state officials warn KUOW Public Radio22:30 13-Jun-25

AG Brown sues five apartment complexes and their property management firm for deceiving low-income senior tenants Washington State Attorney General (Press Release)19:52 13-Jun-25

What to know as 'No Kings' protests come to Seattle The Seattle Times18:12 13-Jun-25

Steilacoom mayor Dick Muri joins Good Day Seattle FOX13 Seattle17:45 13-Jun-25

WA, other states sue Trump administration for blocking EV policies The Columbian, Washington15:51 13-Jun-25

Despite success, WA cuts funding for homeless encampment removal program The Seattle Times14:19 13-Jun-25

Trump halts efforts to tear out Snake River dams in Eastern WA Bellingham Herald13:04 13-Jun-25

President Trump revokes Biden EO related to environmental impact of the lower Snake River dams Just The News04:33 13-Jun-25

Washington state joins fight to save EV rules after Trump signs congressional repeal GeekWire02:12 13-Jun-25

Trump cancels landmark Columbia River agreement with tribes, WA, OR The Seattle Times00:08 13-Jun-25

WA, other states sue after Trump pulls the plug on California's EV transition The Seattle Times20:13 12-Jun-25

Coastal WA schools secure money to move out of tsunami zone The Seattle Times19:22 12-Jun-25

Lawful Filipino resident of U.S. kidnapped and imprisoned by ICE People's World18:23 12-Jun-25

Trump budget set to cut $20M from critical Central WA student migrant programs The Columbian, Washington16:36 12-Jun-25

Seattle protest hits the streets to decry Trump immigration crackdown The Columbian, Washington16:36 12-Jun-25

Rural protestors urge Senate to kill Trump Medicaid cuts People's World16:31 12-Jun-25

Harrell’s plan to speed up housing construction in Seattle The Seattle Times14:08 12-Jun-25

WA agencies see largest wave of layoffs since Great Recession The Seattle Times14:08 12-Jun-25

Seattle takes aim at controversial rent-pricing technology The Seattle Times14:08 12-Jun-25

WA families face paying hundreds more as energy rebates look to be shelved 9News (Video)12:12 12-Jun-25

Why 300,000 of WA’s lowest-paid workers will get a pay bump next month The Sydney Morning Herald08:59 12-Jun-25

Seattle protest hits the street to decry Trump immigration crackdown The Seattle Times05:08 12-Jun-25

AG Brown leads 21 states opposing Trump’s military deployment in California Washington State Attorney General (Press Release)04:51 12-Jun-25

WA leaders watch L.A. warily, as protests planned for this weekend The Seattle Times01:24 12-Jun-25

Seattle mayor urges peaceful protests, warns against fueling Trump narrative FOX13 Seattle00:50 12-Jun-25

Mayor Harrell says Seattle's FIFA countdown clock sends a political message KUOW Public Radio23:47 11-Jun-25

Congressman Valadao Reintroduces Bill to Address Wildfire Risk Congressman David Valadao (Press Release)21:35 11-Jun-25

How Trump's fight with CA over climate policy impacts WA KUOW Public Radio18:52 11-Jun-25

Seattle Police Chief on Trump admin.: 'I will probably go to jail' FOX13 Seattle18:43 11-Jun-25

Slog AM: Sound Transit Blames Service Disruptions on the Heat, SPD Chief Thinks He Will Be… The Stranger, Seattle17:52 11-Jun-25

Simmering Trump trade war still hurting WA shipping, tourism The Seattle Times14:13 11-Jun-25

Laid-off federal workers in WA face uncertainty, tough job search Cascade PBS13:08 11-Jun-25

Authorities have no idea how much water is being pulled from WA aquifers ABC Online06:13 11-Jun-25

LA mayor imposes overnight curfew on downtown as protests spread | 10 updates Hindustan Times03:04 11-Jun-25

Seattle police chief: 'I will probably go to jail' under Trump admin FOX13 Seattle02:23 11-Jun-25

First arrest, charges made in connection to MMIWP cold case work Washington State Attorney General (Press Release)01:51 11-Jun-25

Washington state exploring options to fight to Trump's travel ban KUOW Public Radio01:14 11-Jun-25

Seattle Police Chief Barnes says he expects to be jailed for resisting Trump's orders KUOW Public Radio00:43 11-Jun-25

Gov. Ferguson, WA leaders slam Trump’s new travel bans The Columbian, Washington00:11 11-Jun-25

Seattle protests to target UW, ICE raids, Trump-era policies FOX13 Seattle23:29 10-Jun-25

Seattle police chief expects to be jailed under Trump administration The Seattle Times21:26 10-Jun-25

Gov. Ferguson, WA leaders slam Trump’s new travel bans, call them ‘hate repackaged’ The Olympian, Washington21:00 10-Jun-25

Judge dismisses Washington GOP’s challenge to Cortes’ victory in 18th District Senate race The Columbian, Washington20:28 10-Jun-25

Microsoft pulls major tech conference from dystopian Democrat city over rampant crime and… MailOnline17:19 10-Jun-25

Slog AM: Trump Deployed Marines to Los Angeles, Fire Evacuations in Cle Elum, Macklemore Robbed The Stranger, Seattle16:44 10-Jun-25

WA Supreme Court orders much lower caseloads for public defenders The Seattle Times14:08 10-Jun-25

WA joins lawsuit over Trump administration’s plan to redistribute ‘mass-shooting devices’ The Olympian, Washington13:02 10-Jun-25

House GOP plans votes on DC, but not the one Washingtonians want Washington Examiner10:00 10-Jun-25

Corruption watchdog chief retiring after decade at helm of CCC ABC Online02:13 10-Jun-25

Hundreds in Seattle rally for union leader arrested in LA anti-ICE protest The Seattle Times00:53 10-Jun-25

Seattle mayor moves to toughen ‘nuisance’ law, targeting properties accused of attracting crime MyNorthwest00:39 10-Jun-25

Anti-Trump ‘NO KINGS’ protests planned for Seattle this weekend FOX13 Seattle23:00 9-Jun-25

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Washington State is considered a blue state. In the federal government, Washington is represented by two U.S. Senators and ten U.S. Representatives. Both Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray Democrats. Of the ten Representatives, eight are Democrats and two are Republican. Washington has a Democrat governor, Jay Inslee, who was reelected in 2020. The state legislature is also controlled by the Democrats, who have majorities in both chambers.

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