Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on whether she would apply conditions to or withhold disaster aid based on politics at her confirmation hearing Friday.

Washington’s outgoing Democratic governor on Tuesday afternoon revealed the painting by Seattle artist Grace Athena Flott. Inslee viewed the portrait for the first time during a ceremony in the State Reception Room, shortly after delivering his final State of the State address.

Jay Inslee put in a formal request for a federal ... If approved, the declaration would activate the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance program. Washington’s ...

Inslee's portrait, painted by Washington artist Grace Flott, debuted Tuesday after his final State of the State address to mark the end of his 12-year tenure.

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday he had formally requested a federal major disaster declaration to help communities repair public buildings and infrastructure battered by the bomb cyclone that swept through western Washington in November.

Outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee delivered his final State of the State address to both chambers of the Washington Legislature on Tuesday. Though the yearly speech sets a tone for the 103 days of ...

Outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee addressed the Legislature on Tuesday, his last full day in office, bidding Washingtonians “fair winds and following seas” in the final speech of his 12-year run ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Homeland Security, promised to deliver aid to all Americans despite political leanings during her confirmation hearing on Friday. Noem was pressed on the topic by Sen.

The president-elect has repeatedly threatened to withhold disaster relief money from California amid an ongoing feud with Gov. Gavin Newsom. Unlike his goals of annexing Greenland and Canada or re-taking the Panama Canal, withholding disaster relief is something Trump can easily do, according to an expert.

The president-elect has repeatedly threatened to withhold disaster relief money from California amid an ongoing feud with Gov. Gavin Newsom. Unlike his goals of annexing Greenland and Canada or re-taking the Panama Canal, withholding disaster relief is something Trump can easily do, according to an expert.

In one of his last official acts before Gov. Jay Inslee retires from state leadership, he approved the Wautoma Solar Project proposed for a remote corner of Benton County.