AG Brown sues DHS and FEMA for imposing election and immigration conditions on new 2026 grant funding
OLYMPIA — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown on Thursday joined a coalition of more than two dozen states and governors in filing a new federal lawsuit challenging three set of conditions that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have placed on billions of dollars in emergency preparedness grant […]
Ferguson and Brown slam administrative warrants, vow to partner with anti-ICE groups
OLYMPIA— In a joint press conference on January 26, Governor Bob Ferguson (D) and Attorney General Nick Brown (D) announced pre-emptive steps to hold “ICE agents accountable” in Washington state and to “protect Washingtonians” from Civil Rights violations. Ferguson and Brown also announced a letter they penned to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem urging her to […]
Key US-2 bridge near Skykomish set for full reopening Jan 4, restoring western access to Stevens Pass
SKYKOMISH — A key bridge on US-2 near Skykomish has been cleared of debris and deemed structurally sound, allowing the western section of the route to reopen from Monroe to Stevens Pass starting January 4, Governor Bob Ferguson and Washington State Transportation Secretary Julie Meredith announced Tuesday. Repairs along a 49-mile stretch of US-2 are […]
US-2 to partially reopen, Skykomish section closed for bridge inspections
SHORELINE—Governor Bob Ferguson announced Friday that a section of US-2 over Stevens Pass will partially reopen from the east side (Leavenworth side) starting Monday, December 29, offering very limited access to the Stevens Pass Ski Resort as inspections, clean ups, and repairs are underway from back-to-back atmospheric rivers that hit Washington in mid-December. The 49-mile […]
DHS now offering $3,000 through end of 2025 to self-deport, AI Bounty Hunters deployed
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Department of Homeland Security is offering illegal aliens who sign up to self-deport through the CBP Home app by the end of 2025 a $3,000 stipend in addition to a free flight home—up from the $1,000 it had offered. Using the CBP Home app also qualifies recipients for forgiveness of any civil fines or penalties […]
New flood wall saves Mount Vernon, Snohomish County roads face major repairs
MOUNT VERNON—On the Saturday following record-breaking Skagit River flooding, Mount Vernon Mayor Peter Donovan stood before the city’s 1.4-mile flood wall (a.k.a. The Wall) and declared it a game-changer, as U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Governor Bob Ferguson and local emergency officials gathered to assess response efforts and brace for more rain. “Downtown Mount Vernon stayed […]
Flooding update: rescues, federal emergency, and a second coming
WASHINGTON STATE—Dozens of people were rescued in Snohomish County, from Wednesday through Thursday, due to the state, and federally, declared “emergency” flooding that swept the region, with more storms and more flooding ahead. Meteorologists working with the National Weather Service (NWS) issued weather alerts for Washington residents on Wednesday, December 10, due to, what they […]
Trump targets Antifa: Roundtable exposes terror network and funding sources
WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald J Trump hosted a roundtable at the White House on October 8 to address what administration officials described as a growing epidemic of left-wing political violence attributed to Antifa and associated far-left extremists. Later in the meeting President Trump instructed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take the necessary steps to classify […]
Reps Larsen, Jayapal, DelBene, Schrier and others demand answers on Bellingham ICE raid
WASHINGTON, DC—Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), along with Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Emily Randall (WA-06), Adam Smith (WA-09) and Kim Schrier (WA-08) sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding answers to an early morning raid […]
February southwest border illegal entries plummet to lowest in documented history
(The Center Square)—The number of foreign nationals apprehended entering the U.S. illegally reached its lowest level in recorded history in February. Last month, only 8,326 apprehensions and encounters were reported at the southwest border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced, “the lowest documented by U.S. Border Patrol.” That’s down from 189,913 in February 2024, 156,630 in […]
