This article appears in the March 2025 print edition with the headline “Capitulation Is Contagious.” ...

When I was a kid, my favorite part about going to church was the homily. While the rest of Mass was a patchwork of Bible stories, songs and the kneeling, standing and sitting calisthenics of a ...

A body believed to be that of missing Belfast man John George has been found in Spain. The 37-year-old father-of-two, also known as John Hardy, disappeared while holidaying in Alicante.

Bob Ferguson is sworn in as the 24th Governor of the State of Washington during his inauguration ceremony Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (Photo by Ryan ...

Soon after his victory in November, President-elect Donald J. Trump claimed a “powerful mandate” for his legislative agenda. Indeed, he swept all of the key battleground states and was the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is sworn into office by Washington Supreme Court chief justice Debra L ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson was officially sworn into office Wednesday as the state braces in the face of a significant budget gap and changing federal leadership. Ferguson com ...

Minneapolis police officer convicted of aiding and abetting murder of George Floyd to be released ... Video and eyewitness testimony showed Kueng kneeling on Floyd’s back while his accomplice ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the ...

WASHINGTON, USA — President Donald Trump has reiterated his plans for "mass deportations" of undocumented immigrants, set to begin immediately after he takes office on Jan. 20, 2025. Trump, and ...