Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda reflects on Seattle's past, and looks to King County's future Few people have made as big an impact on Seattle politics in recent years as outgoing City Councilmember and incoming King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda. Libby Denkmann
House bill aims to restart controversial DOJ program that targeted Chinese academics The Justice Department ended the controversial "China Initiative" nearly two years ago amid criticism of racial profiling. A House spending bill could revive the initiative. Emily Feng
Maine's secretary of state tells NPR why she disqualified Trump from the ballot Maine became the second state to rule the former president is ineligible to run because of what he did in the days leading up to, and on, Jan. 6, 2021. Kathryn Fox
Seattle now has highest minimum wage of any major city in the United States As of Jan. 1, Seattle hiked its minimum wage to $19.97 an hour for workers at larger companies like Starbucks. That’s the highest minimum wage of any major city in the U.S. .” David Hyde
To tackle poverty, more states will offer bigger child tax credits in 2024 The new benefits take a cue from a pandemic success story — when an expanded U.S. child tax credit briefly cut child poverty in half. Some states include immigrants and index credits to inflation. Jennifer Ludden
Former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson dies at 88 The trailblazing Democrat, a nurse from Texas who helped bring hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the Dallas area died on Sunday. The Associated Press
2024 elections are ripe targets for foes of democracy Billions of people around the world are expected to head to the polls in 2024. But experts warn that these elections are ripe targets for bad actors seeking to disrupt democracy. Shannon Bond
Nikki Haley didn't say slavery caused the Civil War. Now she's facing major backlash At a campaign event in New Hampshire Wednesday, the former S.C. governor didn't mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War, sparking controversy. Now she's walking back those comments. Ashley Lopez
A look back at some of the top political stories of 2023 From former President Donald Trump's historic mug shot to the House speaker drama, here are moments that captured the unprecedented political drama and other powerful moments that unfolded in 2023. Domenico Montanaro
In talks with the U.S., Mexico's priority appears to be opening border crossings Both sides in the talks face pressure to reach an agreement after past steps like limiting direct travel into Mexico or deporting some migrants failed to stop the influx. The Associated Press
