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Washington lawmakers rebuke Trump’s Iran strikes, demand Congressional vote

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Washington state’s congressional delegation reacted swiftly after President Donald Trump ordered military strikes on Iran, with Democrats condemning the action as unconstitutional and calling for Congress to reassert its war powers.

“Roads have become a hunting ground”: Protestors demand WA Department of Licensing, Gov. Ferguson stop federal immigration agencies from accessing state license data

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As federal agencies continue to besiege immigrant communities across the country, community organizers gathered in front of the Washington Department of Licensing (DOL) office in Tukwila on Thursday to protest the agency repeatedly breaking state law by allowing federal immigration agencies to access driver data.

Asian Americans push back against “divisive” rhetoric in Trump’s State of the Union

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Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng, a Democratic representative from New York, and several Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) organization heads issued statements following President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., last night.

Finding culture and community at Seattle Rise Collective’s Lunar New Year Festival

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The Lunar New Year Festival, hosted by Seattle Rise Collective at Washington Hall on Feb. 21, brought together food, music, art, and small businesses in a space that felt both celebratory and deeply personal.

Democratic senators, WA Sec. of State Hobbs speak out against Trump ahead of State of the Union address

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Several Democratic senators and their guests, including Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, spoke out against President Donald Trump’s policies and Republicans’ pending legislative actions in advance of Trump’s State of the Union address at a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24.

Sen. Cantwell, Sec. Hobbs head to Washington to highlight act that would lead to voter disenfranchisement

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Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell and Sec. of State Steve Hobbs will attend tomorrow’s State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C., to highlight the SAVE America Act, a bill that, if passed, would disenfranchise thousands of voters across the United States, just before the 2026 elections.