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Arts & Life In Tacoma, a joyful treasure hunt for 'monkeyshines' has been going on for 2 decades In Tacoma, Wash., glass artists hide beautiful glass spheres around the city each winter for residents to find. They're called "monkeyshines," because the first ones were stamped with a monkey stamp. Lauren Gallup
Politics Senate committee advances Trump's nominee for public lands chief President Trump's controversial nominee to lead the nation's largest public lands agency faces an initial confirmation vote Wednesday as Democrats point to his past support to sell federal lands. Kirk Siegler
Elections The 2026 midterm elections are officially underway. Here's what to watch Voters went to the polls Tuesday in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas. The results could help determine control of Congress and how people feel about Democratic and Republican party leadership. Stephen Fowler
Politics A split Senate votes against measure to constrain Trump's authorities in Iran Democrats in the Senate were facing an uphill climb Wednesday in their push to restrain President Trump's ability to wage war against Iran. Claudia Grisales
National Federal workers sue over sting operations by political provocateur James O'Keefe Federal employees have been losing their jobs after sting operations engineered by political provocateur James O'Keefe. Now some of them are fighting back in court. Carrie Johnson
Business WATCH: How traffic dried up in the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war began The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is "about as wrong as things could go" for global oil markets. Iran achieved it not with a naval blockade, but with cheap drones. Camila Domonoske
Business Starbucks to relocate supply chain workers from HQ to new Nashville office Starbucks is relocating the team responsible for sourcing products from its corporate headquarters in Seattle to a new office in Nashville. Monica Nickelsburg
Politics Washington governor: Passage of income tax could slip to 2027 Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson warned Tuesday that the income tax Democratic state lawmakers are pressing to approve in the next nine days might have to wait until next year. Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard
Science Colossal Biosciences breeds controversy while trying to revive mammoths A Texas biotech company is trying to bring mammoths and other extinct creatures back to life. The science is as intriguing as the ethical questions are thorny. Rob Stein
Politics GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales heads to a runoff in Texas amid a new ethics probe in the House Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales has faced increasing pressure from his party to resign or drop out of his race after allegations of an affair with a staffer. Barbara Sprunt