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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas challenge to restrict access to abortion pill

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OLYMPIA—On Thursday, June 13, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected the state of Texas’ challenge to change mifepristone’s legal status which would have restricted access to the abortion pill for millions of women. This is the court’s first major abortion-related ruling since overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022.  “This case was never about science,” Representative […]

Convention chaos after WSRP attempts to pull gubernatorial endorsement vote

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SPOKANE—The Washington State Republican Party (WSRP) candidate committee had a chaotic endorsement process for its statewide gubernatorial candidate at the political organization’s state convention in Spokane on April 19, moving to pull the endorsement vote of candidates Semi Bird and Dave Reichert from the race for Washington State Governor. The crowd of nearly 2,000 delegates […]

WA Democrats announce 2024 Presidential Primary candidate list

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SEATTLE—Today, the Washington State Democratic Party announced the three candidates who will appear on the March 12, 2024, Presidential Primary ballot. Candidates qualifying submitted a filing fee to the State of Washington, paperwork declaring their candidacy, and 1,000 signatures from Washingtonians supporting their candidacy, verified by the Secretary of State. The Democratic candidates who will […]

Court says FDA overstepped authority in anti-ivermectin COVID advisories

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NEW ORLEANS, La., September 3, 2023—A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday September 1, to revive a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by doctors who each claim their individual ability to practice medicine was hindered […]

Attorney General Bob Ferguson forms exploratory committee for Governor

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SEATTLE, Wash., May 2, 2023—Democrat Bob Ferguson today announced that he is exploring a run for Washington Governor in 2024. He formally launched an exploratory committee as the first step towards a possible run. He plans to travel to every corner of the state in the coming weeks to listen to Washingtonians.  Ferguson launched his […]

Hobbs visits colleges, talks voter engagement and combating misinformation

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EVERETT, Wash, April 26, 2023— With candidate filing week less than a month away for the 2023 General Election, Washington Secretary of State, Steve Hobbs, met with the Lynnwood Times during his North Sound tour on Tuesday, April 25, where we discussed everything from election integrity to cybersecurity; and on a lighter note, his passion […]

Nancy Pelosi steps down as Speaker of the House

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WASHINGTON, D.C., November 17, 2022—Today, Representative Nancy Pelosi (CA-12), 82, announces that she is stepping down as Speaker of the House of Representatives. In 2007, Pelosi become the first most powerful woman elected to office after being selected by her colleagues as Speaker of the House, a position second in line to the presidency. Both […]

Twitter, Meta, and the multi trillion-dollar tech industry

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Elon Musk has owned Twitter for a few weeks now, but it isn’t hyperbole to call his tenure there “interesting.” Unable to back out of the $44 billion purchase, Musk quickly made the company private, fired top executives, and laid off roughly half of Twitter’s employees. However, that decisiveness has yet to show dividends, leaving […]

Appeals court temporarily blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness

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MISSOURI, MO., October 21, 2022—A day after US District Judge Henry Autrey, rejected the lawsuit from six GOP-led states, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit granted an administrative stay while it considers the plaintiffs’ request for an injunction to put billions of dollars in federal student loan forgiveness on hold until the […]

Elon Musk acquires social media giant Twitter for $44 Billion

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Twitter Inc. announced today that it has officially accepted Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid. According to its press release, Twitter Inc. has “entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk. […] Upon completion of the transaction, Twitter will become a privately held company.” The announcement comes just […]

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