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Congressman Kilmer: Trump won’t deal with voter suppression
U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer slammed President Trump for making “spurious claims” of voter fraud following the announcement of…
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Comey’s firing | In cartoons
Newspaper cartoonists were rightfully having Tricky Dick flashbacks this week after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.
Opinion
The Budget Process Remains Broken | Lee H. Hamilton
Think about this for a moment: Two days away from a federal shutdown, Congress comes up with a…
Opinion
‘Classified’ America | Robert C. Koehler
For a journalist — especially one covering government and politics — the most suspicious, least trustworthy word in…
Opinion
Third week, monumental inactivity | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — Not a whole lot is going on around the Capitol these days as the first not-so-special…
Opinion
President Trump Stress Disorder | Raging Moderate
An epidemic is sweeping the nation, causing sufferers to experience feelings of hopeless doom, certain annihilation and cataclysmic…
Opinion
State Lawmakers Nationwide Launch a Free-Speech Crackdown | John L. Micek
Back in the 1930s, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously referred to states as “laboratories of democracy.”
Opinion
Trump kleptocracy | Tom H. Hastings
The Trump budget — pure profit for Pentagon corporate contractors. The Trump tax “reform” massive tax cuts for…
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Senator Murray: Comey firing is ‘suspect at best’
U.S. Senator Patty Murray called President Trump’s surprise firing of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday “deeply troubling”…
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Senator Cantwell: Special independent prosecutor needed following Comey’s firing
Americans need answers to the questions swirling around Russian interference in the U.S. elections last November, U.S. Senator…
Opinion
Politics Needs New Blood – And Youth Is No Barrier | Duane Davidson
Last week, I was honored to address the YMCA Youth Legislature at their opening night session in the…
Opinion
Resisting the Politics of Fear | Andrew Moss
Some time ago I attended a “know your rights” workshop sponsored by an immigration rights organization near my…
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Trump’s 15th week in office | In cartoons
North Korea and its “smart cookie” … President Trump gives history lessons on how the Civil War could…