2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (385+ words) Washington’s insurance commissioner has approved an average 22.2% increase in premiums for health plans sold through the state’s insurance exchange next year. The decision extends a second straight year of steep increases for people who do not get coverage through an…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (211+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) — Earlier this week, the former first son launched his meme coin and titled it “Hunter Biden’s Laptop.” The market cap quickly surged to a $9 billion market cap and its value decreased to below $600 million within one hour, according…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (376+ words) SEATTLE — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in two lawsuits challenging new federal rules they say weaken protections for endangered and threatened species and their habitats. Brown said the lawsuits are aimed at maintaining…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (254+ words) SEATTLE — Canada’s new retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods took effect Tuesday, raising fresh concerns for Washington exporters in paper, industrial machinery and wood products as a trade dispute between the two countries deepens. The Canadian tariffs, ranging from 15% to…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (781+ words) President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner say they are encouraged following talks in Kyiv after traveling first to Moscow, as the administration renews its effort to find a negotiated end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The trip…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (166+ words) WASHINGTON STATE — Canada is reportedly ready to launch a list of retaliatory tariffs as soon as midnight Tuesday in response to the U.S. tariffs President Trump issued on Canada last month. Tariffs as high as 50% will be applied to hundreds…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (289+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) — With the midterm elections approaching, the Trump administration on Sunday again asked the Supreme Court to let new restrictions on mail ballots take effect before November. The request seeks to lift U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s order blocking…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (181+ words) OLYMPIA, Wash. — With the midterm election approaching, the future of mail-in voting remains tied up in court, but a recent ruling means Washington state’s voting process will stay the same for November. In March, President Donald Trump signed an executive…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (463+ words) by MOLLY K. GIBBS | The National News Desk WASHINGTON (TNND) — Mail-in ballots for the midterm elections are starting to go out, but a legal fight over how those ballots are handled is heading back to the Supreme Court. North Carolina is…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (321+ words) SEATTLE — The University of Washington and a longtime computer science professor reached a major settlement over a controversial syllabus, putting an end to a years-long free speech lawsuit involving Professor Stuart Reges' take on UW's land acknowledgement statement. This all…...