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The Department of Justice acknowledged that it has removed webpages that detail charges, convictions, and other information related to the myriad defendants involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.

Washington State Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer picked a fitting venue to share what she’s learned wading through the quagmire of home insurance in a wildfire-prone state.

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office will receive a federal cash infusion to help cover security costs associated with being a World Cup host city.

Legislators from North Idaho appear likely to shift further to the right after Republican voters in the northern-most district ended the re-election campaigns of two incumbents.

Six upcoming World Cup matches in Seattle are expected to boost Washington’s economy. However, law enforcement officials worry the influx of visitors could also increase demand for human trafficking.

The longtime chairman of the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee lost his GOP precinct committee race Tuesday night by 14 votes, while his faction of supporters won exactly half of the committee seats, final unofficial results showed.

WASHINGTON – Sen. Patty Murray expressed outrage Tuesday after President Donald Trump sued the government he runs, then settled the lawsuit with his own Justice Department and created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who say they were mistreated by the federal government.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. is pursuing a second criminal investigation into ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, raising the possibility that he could face additional charges, according ​to a Justice Department official and another source familiar with the matter.

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced Monday it will drop some limits on “forever chemicals” in drinking water that officials had determined can cause cancer and other serious health problems – angering some key activists who had supported President Donald Trump’s campaign.

More than a dozen people gathered near Spokane City Hall on Monday to show support for three people on trial this week for their actions during or before a protest last summer.

A devastating wildfire will happen again, Ken Johnson said. “It’s just a matter of time."

WASHINGTON – A U.S. Senate official on Saturday removed security funding that could be used for President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom from a massive spending package, Democratic lawmakers said, imperiling Republican efforts to devote taxpayer money to the contentious project.

If a tree falls in a Spokane County forest, Big Brother may soon be around to hear it.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump landed in China with a coterie of American business executives on Wednesday, ahead of two days of meetings with President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders that are expected to focus on trade amid rising tension between two global superpowers.

The Justice Department is holding internal discussions about settling President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in coming days, according to three people familiar with the deliberations, a move that could involve the government directly providing taxpayer funds or another public benefit to the president. Whether to settle the suit and on what terms remains up in the air. One of the settlement options the Justice Department and White House officials are reviewing is the possibility of the IRS dropping any audits of Trump, his family members or businesses, according to two of the people.

A federal appeals court has temporarily paused a ruling that declared President Donald Trump’s latest global tariffs unlawful, as the judges weigh the administration’s request to allow officials to keep collecting the levies while the legal fight continues. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a brief order on Tuesday entering what’s known as an administrative stay, and set ...

Spokane County’s leaders have set new parameters for pitching a tent on privately owned land.

In the crowded race to represent Eastern Washington in Congress, one candidate has dropped out of the race just days after entering it.