Politics

Sign outside the Washington Corrections Center for Women surrounded by flowering plants...
Jason Rantz

DOJ opens federal investigation into Washington women’s prison over transgender inmates

The DOJ notified Gov. Bob Ferguson it is investigating WCCW in Gig Harbor over allegations female prisoners face violence and harassment from male inmates.
7 hours ago
Bob Ferguson and James Talarico...
Jason Rantz

‘Stop the cosplay’: Rep. Michael Baumgartner torches Gov. Bob Ferguson for Texas campaign op

Rep. Michael Baumgartner called out Gov. Bob Ferguson for hosting a Texas Senate candidate while Washington faces a budget crisis and a 32% approval rating.
8 hours ago
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson speaks during the 2025 campaign, which later drew a formal penalty after...
Seattle Red Staff

Bret Weinstein: Why does Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson believe socialism can succeed? Her father

If you want to know why Katie Wilson thinks they way she does, you should just turn to her father.
13 hours ago
Compass real estate...
Seattle Red Staff

Seattle real estate broker: Washington’s tax agenda is fueling a ‘slow-motion wealth transfer’ out of state

A Seattle-based Compass broker with 20 years in the market says Washington's tax and housing policies are quietly bleeding wealth, employers, and residents to other states.
14 hours ago
Rachel Campos-Duffy and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy outside the White House alongside the c...
Jason Rantz

Rachel Campos-Duffy says Marxism broke American patriotism. Her new book wants to fix it.

Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy says cultural Marxism caused America's identity crisis. Her new book, out May 19, makes the case for getting patriotism back.
2 days ago
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C....
Seattle Red Staff

House passes bills to expose every city letting violent suspects walk free without bail, Seattle on notice

Rep. Michael Baumgartner backed two House-passed bills targeting charitable bail funds and cashless bail for violent offenders. Both advance to the Senate.
3 days ago
Former Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire speaks at a White House event alongside then-President Ba...
Chris Cargill, Special Contributor

Cargill: When you’ve lost Christine Gregoire, you’ve lost Washington

Former Gov. Christine Gregoire told Washington business leaders the state has a spending problem, not a revenue problem — and Democrats don't understand business.
3 days ago
Jason Rantz points to camera during The Jason Rantz Show on Seattle Red 770 AM...
Seattle Red Staff

Ana Navarro claimed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was on a ‘seven-month road trip’ — Jason Rantz shut it down live on CNN

Jason Rantz drew national attention Wednesday after correcting Ana Navarro's false claim about Secretary Sean Duffy's seven-month road trip on CNN's Newsnight.
5 days ago
Christine Gregoire at a BMW Group event...
Seattle Red Staff

Former Washington Governor Gregoire breaks with her party, rips Democrats for $80B budget blowout

Former Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire told a business summit that Washington's Democratic majority doesn't understand the economic toll of its own tax-and-spend policies.
5 days ago
America 250 commemorative flag displayed on the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington,...
Sam Cardwell, Special Contributor

The American experiment: Separation of powers

As America marks its 250th birthday, the founders' separation of powers remains the world's governing gold standard. Here's why we still celebrate it.
5 days ago
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a congressional hearing, wearing a white blazer...
Jackson Meyer

Meyer: AOC’s American Revolution claim exposes how little she knows about the Founding

AOC told a University of Chicago panel the American Revolution was against "billionaires of their time." History—and the Founders' bank accounts—say otherwise.
5 days ago
Homeless encampment in Spokane Washington with tents and scattered belongings on the ground...
Jason Rantz

Spokane County puts property owners on the hook for nuisance homeless camp cleanups

Spokane County commissioners voted to make property owners financially liable for removing nuisance encampments on private land, closing a gap in the county's nuisance code.
6 days ago
Sen. Patty Murray walks through a Capitol hallway carrying documents and a notepad...
Jackson Meyer

Meyer: Patty Murray’s selective outrage over targeting political opponents

A tense exchange between Sen. Patty Murray and FBI Director Kash Patel exposed the hypocrisy of Democrats.
6 days ago
Sen. Patty Murray at Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the EPA fiscal year 2027 budget...
Jason Rantz

Sen. Patty Murray confuses everyone with bizarre ‘abortion in the water’ question

Sen. Patty Murray asked EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin if he believes there's 'abortion in the water.' He said he had no idea what she was talking about.
6 days ago
Jonathan Bingle crouches beside his Republican for State Representative campaign yard sign in Spoka...
Seattle Red Staff

Jonathan Bingle enters 6th district race as the only Republican, calls out fake ‘independent’ opponent

Former Spokane councilmember Jonathan Bingle is running for the 6th District House seat, taking on the income tax and a Democrat hiding behind an independent label.
6 days ago
President Donald Trump at a public event as CNN polling shows his economic approval rating hitting ...
Jason Rantz

Bad news for Trump, worse news for Democrats: new poll shows neither party has cracked the midterm code

Trump hits a career-low 30% on the economy in a new CNN poll, but weak Democratic trust numbers and a redistricting rout complicate the midterm picture for both parties.
6 days ago
Brandi Kruse speaks at her unDivided podcast desk with an American flag in the background...
Seattle Red Staff

Union-backed group files ‘baseless’ complaint against Brandi Kruse, Let’s Go Washington

A union-backed nonprofit filed a PDC complaint against Let's Go Washington over Brandi Kruse's commentary. Both deny any financial relationship, and a 2007 Supreme Court ruling supports them.
7 days ago
Oregon companies aren't fleeing, but they're expanding elsewhere. Dutch Bros, Tektronix and others ...
Jackson Meyer

Taxes and rising cost of living has Portlanders on edge, new polls finds

According to a new poll, residents in Portland are not happy with the direction Democrats in charge are taking them.
7 days ago
Rep. Pramila Jayapal reading a speech filled with AI-generated progressive talking points....
Jason Rantz

Pramila Jayapal accidentally admits Seattle Democrats built the housing crisis: Jason Rantz

Pramila Jayapal called Seattle housing a 'policy failure.' She's right. Democrats have run this city for decades and they own every bit of the crisis.
7 days ago
WA DCYF daycare subsidies...
Jason Sutich

‘Wouldn’t you be curious?’: 6 months in, Washington state still won’t audit $37M in questionable daycare payments

As evidence suggesting waste, fraud, and abuse continues to build, Washington State appears disinterested in an investigation.
7 days ago
Rachel Campos-Duffy and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy walk through the White House Rose Garde...
Seattle Red Staff

Left melts down over Duffy family road trip, and Rachel Campos-Duffy says it’s really about Pete Buttigieg’s 2028 panic

Rachel Campos-Duffy tells the Jason Rantz Show the left's outrage over the Duffy road trip series is really about Pete Buttigieg's 2028 presidential ambitions.
8 days ago
Washington state Senate Minority Leader John Braun speaks at a legislative session in Olympia....
Seattle Red Staff

RNC co-chair is coming to Washington to back Braun — and she’s bringing $120 million worth of reasons Gluesenkamp Perez should be scared

RNC co-chair KC Crosbie confirms WA-03 is a top midterm priority, plans a Washington visit to back Braun, and says the RNC has $120M to the DNC's debt.
8 days ago
Pramila Jayapal at a House hearing...
Jason Rantz

Fact Check: Rep. Pramila Jayapal claims Seattle wages hasn’t kept up with rent

Rep. Pramila Jayapal claimed Seattle wages haven't kept pace with rent hikes, but BLS data and X's Community Notes tell a very different story.
8 days ago
Rendering of Soak & Sage Nashville's planned 18,000-square-foot bathhouse and day spa at River Nort...
Jason Rantz

Another Seattle-area business chooses Nashville over Washington, and the founder blames taxes, attitude

Renton's Soak & Sage is expanding to Nashville with millions in investment and nearly 100 jobs, as founder Leslie Goeres cites WA taxes as the reason.
8 days ago