In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, big oil companies – including ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP and Shell – are facing a climate change wrongful death lawsuit from the family of a Seattle woman. The lawsuit, filed in King County Superior

A heat wave was underway Wednesday in Southern California, with inland areas reaching triple digits. Closer to the coast and farther north, it was still hot, with highs hovering around 90, while crews fought fires. The Madre Fire, which has burned

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill Wednesday that prohibits foreign money from funding ballot issue campaigns, making it the ninth state to enact such legislation. Senate Bill 152 “bans foreign nationals from contributing donations to campaign committees for ballot measures,”

After adding stronger language, the Spokane Valley City Council passed a proposal Tuesday that fills a hole in state law regarding reckless endangerment with fentanyl. Endangerment with a controlled substance at the state level comes with a Class B felony, but

Washington state leaders and others came out swinging Wednesday against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4. They characterized the sweeping budget reconciliation law as cruel legislation that will negatively impact the Evergreen

The National Education Association adopted new resolutions encouraging resistance to the Trump administration. The NEA, the largest U.S. teachers union with over 3 million members, approved multiple business items that oppose any kind of action by the Trump administration and characterized

Imagine being arrested simply because the authorities deem you “too hot” to handle. Absurd as it sounds, this isn’t some satirical headline, but the grim reality facing an Italian belly dancer of Egyptian descent, Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag—stage name Linda Martino—who

The city of Los Angeles and nearby cities filed a request to intervene in a class action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security that claims detained individuals are targeted based on race and denied due process. If granted, the request

After public backlash to the proposed sale of millions of acres of public land in Western states, the Trump administration appears to have taken a 180-degree turn on land conservation. The Make America Beautiful Again commission will advise President Donald Trump

Though President Donald Trump enjoys strong support from most of his Republican base, he has increasingly frustrated a few stalwart supporters by floating departures from his campaign promises, prompting substantive online pressure to reverse course. Despite a winning streak for Trump

As more Democrats push to unmask U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, the White House is pointing fingers at a surge in targeted violence against law enforcement agents. The White House put out a fact sheet Wednesday afternoon highlighting the rise

President Donald Trump has increasingly aired his frustrations with his Russian counterpart over stalled peace negotiations and continued attacks against Ukraine, building momentum in the Senate to move forward with a tough sanctions bill against the Russian Federation. Until this week,