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The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill through Dec. 11 on a 90-6 vote, but the House already passed a different one through Dec. 4 without the new provisions, leaving a fourth shutdown fight unresolved before Sept. 30.

USDA froze $15 million in wildfire-prevention grants for Spokane-area communities over new DEI and immigration compliance terms. The money was released in July. The Old Trails Fire started Aug. 4.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council issued sweeping demands Saturday just days after a UAE tanker was struck and U.S. officials predicted an imminent deal, while Washington state gas prices climb past $5 a gallon.

Assessor Phil Cook and Prosecutor Chad Enright are both trailing after the Aug. 4 primary, while county commissioners must name an interim sheriff by the end of August regardless of what November decides.

The Little Giant Fire jumped Lake Chelan this week when wind carried a single ember 2.5 miles across the water. It now threatens 1,824 structures across five Chelan County towns and remains just 1% contained.

A Thurston County judge upheld the ballot disclosure describing Initiative 645's effects on Washington's new millionaires' tax, canceling a second hearing in the process and setting up a Supreme Court appeal before November.

The U.S. shed 23,000 jobs in July and revised away 103,000 more from prior months, even as unemployment fell for the wrong reason. Here's what it means for the Fed's September rate call.

Iran says it is finalizing a temporary Strait of Hormuz shipping agreement with Oman even as its parliament reviews a plan to permanently bar US and Israeli vessels and charge others fees of up to 7% of cargo value.