Elections Will Happen. Now We Have to Use Them.

I keep seeing people say some version of the same thing: “There won’t be elections.” “Our votes

Report: Downtown Seattle lost 13,000 jobs in a year, while Bellevue’s tech hub boomed

SEATTLE — A new analysis is putting a massive number on downtown Seattle’s employment struggles: an estimated 13,

The Government Is Building Its Own Media Machine. We Need to Talk About What Comes Next.

Taxpayer-funded advertisements praising the president. News organizations fighting for access to the White House. Government officials deciding who gets inside the room.

🚨Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer

Wild news today folks, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was charged with one count of assaulting, resisting and

House Democrats are preparing to investigate Trump. Here’s what they’re looking at.

If Democrats win the House in November, they could use subpoena power to investigate the administration, its contractors and the Trump family’s business ties. The election has to come first.

Morning Cup: The Clock Is Running Out

Good morning friends, We are officially at the point in this election cycle where “the midterms are coming”

Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress

The White House is using a rarely invoked “pocket rescission” to cancel congressionally approved funding, escalating a fight over who controls federal spending.

Trump Spent Years Warning America About China. Then He Rolled Out the Red Carpet.

Republicans have made China and “communism” political boogeymen. This week, Trump gave China’s communist leader one of the most elaborate welcomes the White House can offer.

JD Vance Planted an Anonymous Story. Then He Backed Trump's Media Ban.

The White House attacked anonymous national security reporting while one of the stories at the center of the controversy came directly from the vice president under anonymity rules imposed by the administration itself.

Morning Cup: The Government Does Not Get to Operate Without Accountability

Good morning folks! There is a lot happening this morning, but I keep coming back to one word:

Attorney Says Man Shot by ICE Is Back in Detention, in Severe Pain and Unable to Access His Own Lawyer

After being hospitalized following an ICE shooting in Texas, Willbuls is reportedly back in detention while suffering from significant pain, bruising, swelling and discoloration. His attorney says she cannot access her own client.

Afternoon Cup: Healthcare Purges, ICE Abuses and a Midterm Warning for Republicans