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What’s on the agenda for Washington’s 2026 legislative session | Senators, representatives discuss budget plans for upcoming term

One concern brought up by Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, and Sen. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, was whether the tax would cause a ...

Democratic senators are backing competing visions for their party as they support different candidates

In contentious primaries in Maine, Michigan, and Minnesota, Democratic senators have rushed to endorse rivals as they ...
WLWT

Shutdown Day 6: Senators return to Washington amid government stalemate

As the government shutdown enters another day, senators will reconvene in Washington Monday with no clear resolution in sight. As the government shutdown enters another day, senators will reconvene in ...
KREM

Washington senators propose bill aiming to make state release of serial rapists more difficult

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Two months after the controversial release of the late Kevin Coe, known as the South Hill Rapist, state Senator Mark Schoesler has filed a bill that would make it harder for state ...

Republican senators ramp up impeachment rhetoric against judges

Some GOP senators are pushing the Republican-led House to move forward with impeachment proceedings against two judges whose ...

How a G.O.P. Senator Quietly Became a Best-Selling Author

Senator John Kennedy, a garrulous rank-and-file Republican from Louisiana, has struck a nerve with a new book that provides an insider account of Congress and its dysfunction.