During Trump’s turbulent first four years in office, he and the local government publicly sparred multiple times – in tones ranging from playful to deeply personal. When Trump floated the idea of a massive July 4 military parade complete with tanks rolling through the streets, the D.C. Council publicly mocked him.

"Firstly, I'm being framed," said Marn'i Washington Monday. "There's no violation of the Hatch Act. I was simply following orders."

We don't need to find heroes in our past presidents. We need to try to understand that tyranny has always been part of American freedom.

Reichert had over 1.6 million votes cast for him, while Bob Ferguson had over 2.1 million as of the latest count.

The president-elect’s early transition moves amount to a generational test of a system as he seeks to rewrite the balance of power and install lieutenants to blow up key parts of government.

The Washington Post editorial board denounced the Pennsylvania Democrats who defied state election rules and judges by seeking to count invalid ballots in a piece published Saturday.

SEATTLE -- U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, won reelection Tuesday in Washington state’s 4th Congressional District. In his bid for a sixth term, Newhouse survived a challenge from Jerrod Sessler, who was endorsed by Trump.

Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier has won a fourth term in Washington. She beat Republican Carmen Goers on Thursday in a district made up of a mix of wealthy Seattle exurbs and central Washington farmland.

Republican Dan Newhouse wins reelection to U.S. House in Washington's 4th Congressional District.

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Who senators choose, and whether Trump ultimately endorses a candidate in the final hours, could set the tone for Trump’s attempts to assert control over the legislative branch.