Seattle CM Mosqueda aiming to leap over to King County Council Seattle Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda will run for a seat on the King County Council this year. Mosqueda told KUOW that she hopes to bring the issues she has worked on at the city over the past six years to the larger county level. Dyer Oxley
House Republicans vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans have cited the Minnesota Democrat's past controversial comments about Israel. Omar, who herself has faced anti-Muslim bigotry since taking office, called the move "purely partisan." Lexie Schapitl
Congress gears up for another farm bill. Here's what's on the menu Climate, food stamps, broadband and research dollars are all on the line as negotiations kick off for the 2023 farm bill. Ximena Bustillo
Congress takes reins of prayer breakfast from secretive Christian evangelical group Lawmakers have taken more control of the National Prayer Breakfast from the group that ran it for seven decades after concerns rose over influence peddling and attendees, including a Russian spy. Domenico Montanaro
Seattle Councilmember Tammy Morales is running for re-election Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales is running for re-election and is participating in the city's Democracy Voucher Program. Dyer Oxley
In first GOP-led hearing about the border, witnesses paint sharply different pictures Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee blamed Biden administration policies for the record number of migrant apprehensions. Democrats accused them of fear-mongering and spreading misinformation. Joel Rose
DOJ is searching Biden's Delaware vacation home as part of classified document search The DOJ is searching President Biden's home in Rehoboth, Del. on Wednesday as part of its investigation into classified documents found among his personal files, Biden's lawyer said in a statement. Washington Desk
Republican Nikki Haley is set to announce a run for president The former South Carolina governor would be the first to challenge Donald Trump in the GOP primary. NPR Staff
Debt ceiling stalemate is one of the issues Biden and McCarthy will discuss President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy hold a meeting at the White House Wednesday. They're hoping to reach an agreement about the federal debt limit. A Martinez
House Republicans are launching their first investigations into Democrats Now in control of the House, Republicans will hold hearings on border policy and pandemic relief spending. Claudia Grisales
