Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of state
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first official trip abroad next week to Central America, ...
Quad foreign ministers meet in Washington in signal of Trump's China focus
By Simon Lewis, David Brunnstrom and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a ...
Washington state resources for wildfires insurance
The Washington State Insurance Commissioner says there is no evidence of insurance companies dropping policyholders in high-risk areas.
Marco Rubio became secretary of state without a hitch. Keeping Trump’s favor may be harder
Both sides agree that it will be Trump who decides if Rubio is MAGA enough to remain a member of his administration and ...
How a second Trump presidency could impact Washington state
From the economy to immigration, President-elect Trump promises big changes that will be felt in western Washington and ...
A wave of Trump-demanded departures hits the State Department
A large number of senior career diplomats who served in politically appointed leadership positions at the State Department ...
Acclaimed former Seattle journalist Jesse Jones appointed director of state agency
Gov. Bob Ferguson has appointed Jesse Jones, a former journalist renowned for his consumer investigative reporting, as the new director of Results Washington.T ...
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Washington releases smelt dipping days ahead of first season with license requirement
Smelt’s annual return from the ocean has long drawn thousands of dip-netters up and down the Cowlitz River. This year, ...
Marco Rubio sworn in as secretary of state
Secretary of State Marco Rubio got right to work Tuesday just hours after receiving Senate confirmation, making him the ...