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Two lawsuits against the Adams County Sheriff's Office have drawn attention to the role of state and local authorities in enforcing federal immigration laws.

By Jerry Cornfield and Laurel Demkovich, Washington State StandardDemocrat Nick Brown and Republican Pete Serrano disagree sharply on the role and reach…

By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News NetworkThe governor’s race in Washington is back to “Bob-ness” as usual, after two candidates named Bob Ferguson…

Idahoans for Open Primaries, a coalition backed by Reclaim Idaho, wants to bring open primaries and ranked-choice voting to Idaho.“I used to be a…

Three large opioid distributors will pay the state of Washington $476 million as part of an agreement to end litigation that began more than three years ago.

Garland, 68, is the widely respected former chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He has deep roots inside the Justice Department, where he launched his career decades ago.

A year ago, Sessions resigned as attorney general after months of tension with President Trump, who complained that the former Alabama senator was not sufficiently loyal.

President Trump's nominee to serve as attorney general vowed to permit Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller to complete his work and said it was "very important" for the public and Congress to know the results.

More than two dozen former federal prosecutors from western Washington are pushing back against new guidance from the Trump administration.