Trump advisers step up their calls on China to help open Strait of Hormuz ahead of Beijing summit

White House officials are renewing calls on China to use its influence with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.

The Supreme Court just neutered the Voting Rights Act

Because it was designed to combat the history of racial discrimination in drawing districts, the Voting Rights Act has long ...

US rights agency sues New York Times for discriminating against white man passed over for promotion

A federal civil rights agency filed a discrimination lawsuit Tuesday against the New York Times, claiming that the new organization passed over a white male employee for a promotion in favor of a ...

With voting underway, a jumbled field of California governor candidates returns to the debate stage

The jumbled field of candidates who want to be California's next governor is returning to the debate stage, just as mail ...

Pike Place Starbucks workers won’t vote to join a union as planned

The union representing thousands of baristas at Starbucks has bailed on its attempt to bring workers at the Pike Place Market ...

Washington police put 13 officers on administrative leave in internal crime statistics investigation

Washington interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll says that 13 officers have been placed on administrative leave in connection ...

Mayor Katie Wilson lifts restrictions on city employees’ AI use

The announcement was part of a broader outlook for AI in Seattle that lays out Wilson's general hopes for the technology ...