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Gov. Jay Inslee Calls Presidential Race ‘Wide Open,’ Raises Over $100K To Explore Running

By Austin Jenkins December 6, 2018

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has reported raising $112,000 for a federal PAC that will allow him to explore running for president. CREDIT: OFFICE OF GOV. JAY INSLEE

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has raised more than $112,000 since October for a federal political action committee (PAC) that will allow him to explore a possible run for president in 2020, something the two-term Democrat said he's actively considering and will decide by April.Read More

Michael Flynn Has Provided ‘Substantial Assistance’ In Russia Inquiry, Prosecutors Say

By NPR News December 4, 2018

Prosecutors filed new paperwork in the case of former national security adviser Mike Flynn. He's been cooperating with investigators since his guilty plea last year. CREDIT: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

Prosecutors said Flynn's cooperation since his guilty plea has been so valuable that a judge should be lenient at sentencing, but the full details still aren't public in a heavily redacted document.Read More

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Moves Toward Possible Presidential Run With Newly Formed PAC

By Austin Jenkins December 2, 2018

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has started soliciting contributions for a federal political action committee that could allow him to test the waters for a possible run for president in 2020. CREDIT: PARKER MILES BLOHM / KNKX

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has formed a federal political action committee and started soliciting contributions, signaling an important next step as he decides whether to run for president in 2020, the public radio Northwest News Network and The Seattle Times have learned.Read More

Former President George H.W. Bush Dies At 94, 7 Months After Death Of Wife Barbara

By NPR News November 30, 2018

George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, speaks at a fundraiser in Dallas in 1991.

The patriarch of a political dynasty, Bush was the last World War II vet to serve in the Oval Office. His son George W. called him "one of the greatest one-term presidents in the nation's history."Read More