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Spin Control: Campaign rhetoric to ramp up with ballot drop

Ballots for Washington’s Aug. 1 primary go out in the mail this week, which means most registered voters will have them by next Saturday. Along with those ballots you can expect an increase in campaign rhetoric and clichés.

DeSantis struggles to separate from Trump on policy when campaigning for 2024

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis often tells Republican voters on the campaign trail that they should choose him because he is embracing big, bold policy positions that prove he is the presidential candidate most ready to wage an all-out battle on the political left. A closer look shows much of that agenda — seal the country’s southern border and radically remake the federal bureaucracy — mirrors ...

Largely ignored by Congress, DeSantis woos state lawmakers to help lift his campaign

Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign has the formal backing of five U.S. representatives, one governor, and exactly zero U.S. senators — a grand total of six endorsements from the nation’s top elected officials. He’s also won the support of at least 259 state lawmakers. The discrepancy is no accident.

Spokane City Council candidate Esteban Herevia accused of fostering inappropriate relationship with former Whitworth student

Chandler Wheeler, who uses they/them pronouns, has not alleged that anything explicitly sexual occurred between the two. But Wheeler, but claims that Herevia abused his role as a mentor of a young student facing housing and financial insecurity after coming out as trans to their family, fostered an increasingly close relationship with inappropriate physical contact and told Wheeler to lie to others about their relationship.

Trump hardens position on abortion, rails against indictment

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump hardened his position on abortion in a speech to evangelical Christian voters, saying there’s “a vital role for the federal government in protecting unborn life.” 

Donald Trump thrives amid legal woes, but the stakes couldn’t be higher

With two criminal indictments and several more possible, Donald Trump carries more legal baggage than any presidential candidate in history. In the past, a candidate with such legal problems would be unelectable. But Trump has helped reshape political norms and how Americans view institutions, including the criminal justice system and the media. 

Republican pledge to back 2024 nominee draws growing criticism

Republican presidential contender Chris Christie said the Republican National Committee’s requirement for candidates to support the eventual 2024 nominee is a “useless idea,” adding to criticism following the indictments of GOP front-runner Donald Trump. 

Newman Lake Fire swears in new chief

The new fire chief of Newman Lake Fire and Rescue, Daron Bement, was sworn in Thursday during a special fire commissioners meeting.