TikTok’s US operations acquired in landmark deal amid national security concerns
The United States and China have reached a framework agreement allowing TikTok to continue operating in the U.S. under a new 80 percent American-controlled ownership. President Donald J Trump announced the deal during a White House briefing on Tuesday, September 16, extending the divestiture deadline for ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, and paving the way […]
Trump administration seeks to revoke limits on oil drilling in parts of Alaska’s North Slope
[Alaska Beacon]—The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Thursday that it will revoke three documents intended to form the basis for limits on oil drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. Those documents, and the limits themselves, were issued in the last year of President Joe Biden’s administration. Since his election, President Donald Trump has […]
Judge sentences Trump to unconditional discharge, no punishment in hush money conviction
NEW YORK, NY—Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan on January 10 sentenced President-elect Donald J Trump to an “unconditional discharge” in his May 2024 conviction case involving 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with $130,000 in money payments to his then-lawyer Michael Cohen who then paid to porn star Stormy Daniels before the […]
Biden pardons son Hunter who was facing up to 25 years in prison
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Outgoing President Joe Biden (D) announced on December 1, an Executive Grant of Clemency, effectively granting a full and unconditional pardon, for his son Robert Hunter Biden for convictions related to federal gun and federal tax evasion charges. On June 11, 2024, Hunter Biden was convicted of three felony gun charges related to the […]
Celebrating three years of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Today marks the third year since the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) was passed—the largest investment in the country’s infrastructure in a generation—which has delivered $9.89 billion in transportation infrastructure projects throughout the state of Washington. Projects in Snohomish County that have benefitted from these dollars include but are not limited to; $25 million to construct […]
Washington and Nevada governors activate National Guard for election safety
OLYMPIA—Just days following the destruction of ballot boxes in both Portland and Vancouver on October 28, in what Secretary of State Steve Hobbs called an act of “terror” against “fair elections in Washington state,” Governor Jay Inslee on Friday, November 1, activated Washington National Guard members to support public safety activities related to the 2024 […]
‘We’re never gonna let these bastards try to control us!’
NORTH BERGEN, N.J.—Nearly 50,000 dockworkers represented by the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) union headed to the picket lines Tuesday, October 1, effectively freezing the flow of goods from 36 ports along the coasts from Maine to Texas. “We are now demanding $5 an hour increase in wages for each of the six years of a […]
WA Democratic National Delegates endorse Harris for 47th President
SEATTLE—The Washington State Delegation to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, July 24, voted overwhelmingly to endorse the historic campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris for the 47th President of the United States. Washington State National Delegates and Alternates voted 79-17, further adding to the majority of national delegates who have already endorsed VP Harris’ […]
Game of Thrones: Biden out, endorses Harris for replacement
DELEWARE—After increasing pressure from corporate media, billionaire donors, and high-ranking political colleagues, President Joe Biden announced Sunday, July 21, on X that he will not seek the 2024 Presidential nomination of the Democratic Party at its national convention in August. “My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all […]
If a presidential nominee drops out, what happens to states’ ballots?
WASHINGTON—The Electoral College could help Democrats avoid a complicated situation in the event their presumed Presidential nominee Joe Biden withdraws from the race after his name is printed on ballots. States Newsroom reporters and editors in the network’s 39 states explored how a presidential candidate could be replaced on ballots — should the nominee drop […]
