I had forgotten about the Ku Klux Klan,” said Ann Downing Schmidt, The Colorado Statesman’s Washington, D.C., correspondent.

In the 4 p.m. hour on Jan. 6, 2021, at the height of the fighting that day outside the U.S. Capitol, hundreds of rioters loyal to President Donald Trump had already breached several entrances and ...

Lawmakers gathered in the Capitol for the unveiling of a bronze statue honoring teenage civil rights activist Barbara Rose ...

Trump’s lying has always been characterized by dogged repetition. It became especially repetitive in 2025. While he continued to regularly sprinkle in new lies, he relied on a core set of go-to ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson proposed spending nearly $13 million to enhance security at the Capitol campus following an October break-in. The money, included in the governor’s supplemental budget ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson proposed spending nearly $13 million to enhance security at the Capitol campus following an October break-in.

Backlash continues over the Trump administration's push to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and ...

The previous session was defined by a severe budget shortfall and tense tax debates, and it looks as though the 2026 session could prove to be similar. Here are some of the issues that McClatchy is ...

WASHINGTON, USA — A handful of laws will go into effect in the new year in Washington state. These laws increase protections ...

The Supreme Court has refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown.

Many of the year’s biggest events are connected to Trump, including an election cycle that could be a prelude to the 2026 midterm elections.

'Power To The People' is written on the back of a demonstrator during the annual May Day rally and march on Thursday, May 1, ...