1+ week, 4+ day ago   (696+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) — A nonprofit linked to a suspected Chinese spy who dated then-California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has alleged Chinese Communist Party ties and still places staff in political offices, according to a report. Fang “Christine” Fang, who dated Swalwell,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (356+ words) SEATTLE — With the state Immigrant Worker Protection Act set to take full effect Oct. 1, the Washington Attorney General’s Office is rolling out guidance and materials aimed at helping employers comply with new workplace notice requirements tied to federal immigration inspections....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (396+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) — A federal judge paused a lawsuit brought by Texas and Florida that seeks to revoke the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone until after the agency's safety review or later this year. U.S....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (263+ words) SEATTLE — A Seattle data analytics company will pay more than $1 million to resolve allegations that it improperly received a federal COVID-19 relief loan. Headset Inc. has agreed to pay $1,012,876 to settle claims that it was ineligible for a Small Business…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (323+ words) SEATTLE — The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Washington state, alleging its laws allowing certain undocumented students to receive in-state tuition and state financial aid violate federal immigration law. The complaint, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, names…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (306+ words) SEATTLE — A Seattle man has been charged with threatening to kill Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson after authorities said he described plans to travel to Olympia, study security at the governor’s mansion and attack the governor or staff members. Nathaniel David…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (285+ words) WASHINGTON STATE — The family of a man who was killed in an accident on a fishing vessel in Alaska last month is hoping for a last-minute opportunity to bring his wife to Washington state to see him before his remains…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (428+ words) SEATTLE — Prediction market operator Kalshi is asking a King County Superior Court judge to reconsider an injunction restricting its operations in Washington, arguing the state has agreed not to enforce the same laws against a competing federally regulated exchange. RELATED…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (417+ words) PUYALLUP, Wash. — A Puyallup-area high school wrestler who says she was sexually assaulted by a transgender athlete during a match is asking a federal judge to step in. The student and her mother are suing the school district, state education…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (407+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) — Newly declassified FBI documents are shedding new light on former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s relationship with Christine Fang, a suspected Chinese intelligence operative also known as “Fang Fang.” The records reveal for the first time that Swalwell acknowledged…...