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Two Republican members of Congress from Washington who drew interparty challenges due to their vote to impeach former President Donald Trump were leading other Republicans in the state’s top two primary. In early returns Tuesday night, Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse looked as they may advance to the general election with a Democratic candidate in each of their races. -
Austin Jenkins/NW News NetworkDespite early attacks by Republicans, incumbent Democrats fared better than expected in Washington's primary. Washington Democrats were bracing for a tough showing in state legislative races. But they are pleased with the early results of Tuesday's primary.
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Three Republican challengers are mounting energetic campaigns to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier in Washington’s 8th Congressional District, which includes the eastern portions of King and Pierce counties and is a key target of GOP efforts to retake control of the House. -
Democratic lawmakers are widening their scrutiny into the role of tech companies in collecting the personal data of people who may be seeking an abortion, as lawmakers, regulators and the Biden administration grapple with the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling ending the constitutional protections for abortion.
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We hear from people in Los Angeles, Houston, Seattle and Lancaster, Pa., about their reaction to the Jan. 6 hearings. There have been eight hearings so far.
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Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state is seeking her sixth term at a new inflection point for women. Her campaign has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars blasting her Republican rival Tiffany Smiley ahead of their Aug. 2 primary.
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Republican activists in Washington state are organizing surveillance of election ballot drop boxes, raising concerns about possible voter intimidation. While it's legal for people to observe ballot boxes, King County Elections has notified the county prosecutor’s office “to check on the legality” of the effort.
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Elections themselves have become a campaign issue. And this year Washington’s top election position is on the ballot. Eight candidates are running for Secretary of State in the August primary.
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This fall, people in Seattle will get to decide whether or not they want a new way of voting for local candidates. Here's the difference between approval voting and ranked choice voting, and how these options may appear on the November ballot.
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A Seattle man arrested Saturday on suspicion of committing a hate crime against U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal has been released from jail. The investigation is ongoing.
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Democrats are hopeful in Washington’s 3rd District primary, even as national party focuses elsewhere"It's never been a bluer district," said Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a Democrat running for U.S. House in Washington's 3rd District. "Our party is coming together because we know we can win this seat."
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, about protecting abortion rights — which has long been among the Democratic party's central causes.
