Democrat Chris Jordan and Republican Kim Plese are the first to file for the new district, which covers most of west Spokane. 

As the prospect of a red wave grows, a series of Republican missteps including recruiting stumbles, weak fundraising and intense infighting is threatening the GOP's path to the Senate majority.

Voters in Texas will usher in the midterm campaign season with primaries that will test just how far to the right the Republican Party will shift in a state where many in the GOP have already tightened their embrace of former President Donald Trump.

Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich elaborated on the reasoning behind terminating a veteran deputy last week, at a news conference Monday.

A veteran Spokane County sheriff’s deputy was fired last Thursday, less than a week after filing paperwork to run for sheriff.

Far-right activist Ammon Bundy has dropped out of the Republican primary in Idaho's gubernatorial race, saying he will run for governor as an independent in November's general election instead.

 Some Democrats in rural Pennsylvania are afraid to tell you they’re Democrats. The party’s brand is so toxic in the small towns 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh that some liberals have removed bumper stickers and yard signs and refuse to acknowledge publicly their party affiliation. These Democrats are used to being outnumbered by the local Republican majority, but as their numbers continue to dwindle, those who remain are feeling increasingly isolated and unwelcome in their own communities.

Texas began early voting Monday in 2022's first primary following a rushed rollout of tougher restrictions and the return of hundreds of mail ballots, dealing Republicans a clumsy debut of voting rules they tightened across the U.S. over the past year in the name of election security.

Former Chairwoman Nicole Bishop resigned at the end of January, citing "intraparty conflict" and personal reasons for vacating the job she'd held since summer 2020. That election followed the resignation of the party's prior chair and members of the party leadership after complaints about inclusiveness of diverse voices in decision-making. 

“Sheriff Ozzie has been a huge advocate for this community,” Undersheriff John Nowels, 49, said in an interview this week. “ I understand what his vision for Spokane has been, and what it is going into the future. I have a similar vision for it.”

Young voters and minorities were more likely to have their ballots rejected by elections officials checking to see if the signature on the envelope matched the one on file, a new state report on the 2020 election concluded.

Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens.

WASHINGTON – The Republican candidate vying to represent Washington in the Senate got a boost from an unusual source Monday: an endorsement from NBA Hall of Famer and Spokane native John Stockton.

The fate of Joe Biden's legislative agenda and positioning for what appear to be contentious midterm elections will drive the news cycle on Capitol Hill in 2022.