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Forget Wealth And Neighborhood. The Racial Income Gap Persists

A new study finds that the gap is actually largest in America's wealthiest neighborhoods, challenging widely-held beliefs about the relative impacts of class and race on life outcomes.

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday: "The special counsel should be free to follow through his investigation to its completion without interference, absolutely."

Republican Lawmakers Say Mueller Needs No Protection

Top Republicans on Capitol Hill say they are confident that President Trump will not try to fire special counsel Robert Mueller.

A congressional proposal aims to allow federal authorities to share more information — and to do so more quickly — with state officials about threats to their election systems.

Could Offering Spy Secrets To State Officials Help Safeguard Future Elections?

Congress could arrange for state elections officials to view high-level secrets about potential threats to their elections. First, they need security clearances.

Spokane writer Shawn Vestal won the Washington State Book AwardÂ for fiction for his debut novel, ''Daredevils''.

Winning Streak Continues For Spokane Writers At Washington State Book Awards

The Washington State Book Awards have been announced and for the third year in a row, a writer from Spokane has claimed the top prize for fiction. Shawn...

Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York today. The acting U.S. Attorney announced Federal criminal charges against ten people, including four college basketball coaches, as well as managers, financial advisors, and representatives of a major international sportswear company.

4 College Basketball Coaches Arrested In Bribery Case; Adidas Exec Also Named

The case exposes the "dark underbelly of college basketball," Acting U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim of the Southern District of New York said.

"As far as I know ... there is no problem of over-incarceration for rich, white financial or environmental executives," defense lawyer Jeffrey Robinson of the American Civil Liberties Union said.

Obama Administration Says House Bill Would Give 'Cover' To White-Collar Defendants

A bipartisan bill to overhaul the criminal-justice system has hit a snag. Its higher bar to prove guilt is something the Department of Justice says could benefit top-level executives.

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