Oak Harbor student winner of Second District 2026 Congressional Art Competition

MOUNT VERNON — U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) on Friday announced that Olivia Hamm of Oak Harbor High School is the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition in Washington state’s 2nd Congressional District. Her charcoal self-portrait, “Sleepy,” took first place. “It takes courage to put yourself out there as a young artist, and I […]

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 […]

Brian Cole, Jr, arrested for the 2021 US Capitol pipe bombs placed ahead of J6

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A federal criminal complaint unsealed Thursday, December 4, charges Brian J Cole, Jr, a 30-year-old resident of Woodbridge, Virginia, with transporting an explosive device in interstate commerce with intent to harm individuals or damage property, and maliciously attempting to damage or destroy the headquarters of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Democratic National Committee […]