The House of Representatives is prepared to vote on the infrastructure and spending bills this week, according to Representative Pramila Jayapal. As Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Jayapal has been one of the leaders working toward compromise within the Democratic Party. Her most recent challenge has been bringing moderates like Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen.…

According to an American health official who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to allow the mixing and matching of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses later this week. The AP said the official was familiar with the matter. According to them, the FDA is…

Almost three years after the National Hockey League approved expansion to Seattle, the Kraken will take the ice for their first regular season game in franchise history tonight as the NHL’s 2021-22 regular season begins. Seattle’s opening night opponent, the Vegas Golden Knights, stunned the league in 2017-18 by earning a Stanley Cup Final berth…

A rise in far-left and far-right extremist groups has created a sharp political divide across the country. Extremist groups like Antifa and Proud Boys have been clashing in urban centers like Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. In August, police in Oregon arrested a man who fired a gun into a crowd of demonstrators, but no…

(AP) — The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and December 1, according to the nation’s most closely watched forecasting model. But health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces. In other words, what the coronavirus has in…

The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday. Have we seen the worst of it? Gwen asked meteorologist Sven Sundgaard.