Politics

Another big first in local politics is shaping up. 21-year-old college student Joshua Binda has widened his lead over longtime politician and nonprofit leader Lisa Utter in their race for Lynnwood City Council, Position 3.

Aberdeen City Councilwoman Tiesa Meskis is easygoing. You wouldn’t know it, but she had a wild summer that peaked with an international news story that turned ugly. But that’s not why we’re talking.

Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal is pushing President Joe Biden to hold the line. The head of the influential Congressional Progressive Caucus wants Biden to keep his ambitious social spending plan closer to $3 trillion instead of the $2 trillion range that he has floated to Democrats in recent days.

An effort to recall Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant will qualify for an election this winter, according to King County Elections.

Democrats and Republicans have released competing maps for the state's 49 legislative districts as they move forward with the process of redrawing political boundaries. The proposals by the four voting members of the Washington State Redistricting Commission will kick-start negotiations. The bipartisan panel has a Nov. 15 deadline to finalize the maps.

Voters are finding this year’s primary ballots filled with names of candidates hoping to make the cut to run in the general election. Those crowded…

Several surrogates close to Donald Trump have insisted this week that he actually believes President Obama was born in the United States, but Trump hasn't actually said it himself.

A straight-ticket option lets voters cast ballots for all the candidates of one party with one mark. Today, the Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings that blocked Michigan's ban on the practice.

This presidential election, many workers and employers say political vitriol is carrying over into the workplace — making it a potentially hostile environment.

Women may make up half the population in the U.S., but just 24.5 percent of state lawmakers are women.