The Latest Politics Here's who's running for King County executive (so far) So far, two Democratic elected leaders have stepped up to run the second-largest county on the West Coast — Eastside County Councilmember Claudia Balducci and County Assessor John Arthur Wilson. Scott Greenstone Monday Evening Headlines Paige Browning Clare McGrane Politics Defense pick Peter Hegseth paid accuser to protect his career, his lawyer confirms The Fox News host reached a settlement to resolve an accusation against him, but a recently released memo brought the issue back into the public eye. Bill Chappell National Trump taps Sean Duffy, Fox host and former Congressman, for transportation secretary President-elect Trump has picked Sean Duffy, a Fox Business host and former Republican congressman from Wisconsin, to head the Department of Transportation. Joel Rose Western Washington braces for severe rain, wind storms brought by Pacific bomb cyclone High winds and rain are expected to strike Western Washington on Tuesday. Meteorologists are advising residents to prepare for power outages and other stormy disruptions. Natalie Akane Newcomb Dyer Oxley National Record number of people expected to travel for Thanksgiving Nearly 80 million people are expected to travel by car, plane and train for Thanksgiving, according to AAA, thanks to lower gas prices and demand for other modes of travel like cruises. Chandelis Duster World Pope calls for investigation into whether Israel's actions constitute genocide Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel's military attacks on Gaza constitute genocide. It's the first time he's publicly suggested that Israel may be engaged in genocide. Sarah Ventre A conversation with Attorney General elect Nick Brown Libby Denkmann Jason Burrows World How Trump's reelection could impact reproductive health in low income countries In his last term, Trump reinstated the "Mexico City Policy," which prohibits groups receiving U.S. aid from offering or discussing abortion. This time he may even expand the policy. Fatma Tanis Politics After Trump's success, will Republicans embrace policies that help people vote? Conventional political wisdom says high turnout elections are good for Democrats. Well, 2024 says maybe not. So will Republicans rethink long-held positions on voting access? Miles Parks Prev 33 of 1392 Next
Politics Here's who's running for King County executive (so far) So far, two Democratic elected leaders have stepped up to run the second-largest county on the West Coast — Eastside County Councilmember Claudia Balducci and County Assessor John Arthur Wilson. Scott Greenstone
Politics Defense pick Peter Hegseth paid accuser to protect his career, his lawyer confirms The Fox News host reached a settlement to resolve an accusation against him, but a recently released memo brought the issue back into the public eye. Bill Chappell
National Trump taps Sean Duffy, Fox host and former Congressman, for transportation secretary President-elect Trump has picked Sean Duffy, a Fox Business host and former Republican congressman from Wisconsin, to head the Department of Transportation. Joel Rose
Western Washington braces for severe rain, wind storms brought by Pacific bomb cyclone High winds and rain are expected to strike Western Washington on Tuesday. Meteorologists are advising residents to prepare for power outages and other stormy disruptions. Natalie Akane Newcomb Dyer Oxley
National Record number of people expected to travel for Thanksgiving Nearly 80 million people are expected to travel by car, plane and train for Thanksgiving, according to AAA, thanks to lower gas prices and demand for other modes of travel like cruises. Chandelis Duster
World Pope calls for investigation into whether Israel's actions constitute genocide Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel's military attacks on Gaza constitute genocide. It's the first time he's publicly suggested that Israel may be engaged in genocide. Sarah Ventre
World How Trump's reelection could impact reproductive health in low income countries In his last term, Trump reinstated the "Mexico City Policy," which prohibits groups receiving U.S. aid from offering or discussing abortion. This time he may even expand the policy. Fatma Tanis
Politics After Trump's success, will Republicans embrace policies that help people vote? Conventional political wisdom says high turnout elections are good for Democrats. Well, 2024 says maybe not. So will Republicans rethink long-held positions on voting access? Miles Parks