Cantwell announces $323M to prepare Seattle for Polar Security Icebreakers

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) on Thursday, January 29, secured a commitment from U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Kevin Lunday for an additional $323 million investment to prepare Base Seattle to be homeport to the first three new heavy icebreakers, the first of which will be delivered by 2030—something Sen. Cantwell has long championed. “It is, […]

2025 Congressional App Challenge winners announced

The 2025 Congressional App Challenge winners from Washington’s 1st and 2nd districts: middle schoolers Dylan and Henry Pham’s game combating vaccine misinformation, and high schoolers Isabella Li, Hiya Pandey, and Anya Mehta’s app for early anemia detection. Both apps will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) named the Pham brothers at […]

Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry’s fight for justice at WAWAC Gala

EVERETT— Approximately 200 community members gathered at the Carl Gibson Center for the Washington West African Center’s (WAWAC) second annual fundraising gala, aiming to raise $150,000 for immigrant support services. Saturday’s event featured a keynote address by Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry, a service-disabled U.S. Army veteran and immigrant who recounted his unlawful 124-day detention by Immigration […]