Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s question: Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators? When the Constitution created the House of Representatives and the Senate, the founders had a vision. The House would be larger, more diverse and […]
Most of Washington’s congressional incumbents prevailed in Tuesday’s general election, but a few districts may still hold some surprises as more votes are counted in the coming days. The two that most people are watching: the 3rd Congressional District where Republican U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler lost in the primary and the 8th Congressional District […]
The most expensive U.S. Senate race in state history. No official Republican for the first time in decades in the Secretary of State race. A number of key legislative seats still up in the air. And voters for the first time selecting members of a five-member Spokane County Commission. Results of Tuesday’s midterm election could […]
Natasha Hill visited the Washington State University Foley Institute in Pullman on Thursday to discuss her run for the House of Representatives, as well as potential runs for the position in the future, universal health care and building a community. Hill is the Democratic candidate in the Washington 5th Congressional District race in Tuesday general […]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers spoke with Washington State University students about current events and gave them an inside look at her work in the U.S. Congress on the Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday. McMorris Rodgers, who was first elected for Washington’s 5th Congressional District in 2005 and is seeking a 10th term, appeared for […]
Before the public has a chance to see candidates debate in a major political race, a series of private debates has taken place behind the scenes by the campaigns. They’ve debated where the debates will take place, who should sponsor them and what the format should be. And all of those debates come after the […]
Experts say conflicting economic indicators allow both Republicans and Democrats to cherry-pick talking points in their efforts to spin federal investments as either runaway spending that has overheated the market or a strategic inoculation against recession. (Many economists agree federal relief played a modest role in driving inflation, alongside global supply chain interruptions and other […]
The Washington State University Faculty Senate approved a new course designation on Oct. 6 called “Inquiry into Equity and Justice (EQJS)” that will expand the University Common Requirements (UCORE) general education curriculum for the first time in a decade. The new UCORE designation, which will not impact UCORE credits necessary for graduation, goes into effect […]
For years, a congressional seat in a Republican district in southwest Washington has evaded Democrats. Now, with the incumbent congresswoman ousted over her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump, they have a slim chance in a race that has pitted an “America First” Republican against a rural Democrat. The tough battle in the 3rd […]
Today’s Question: Who does a U.S. senator represent? Senators represent all the people of their state. Each state has two senators who are elected by citizens of their state. But that was not originally the case, nor is it that simple, especially with so much money involved in winning a Senate campaign. Senators were not […]