Gov. Bob Ferguson suggested cutting 6% of the state’s budget to offset shortfalls, but lawmakers on both sides said fire suppression funds should not be touched ...

President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’ ...

As Washington state grapples with a budget shortfall, Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, is proposing reforms to the state's budget process. House Bill 1225 would ensure Washington is run with fiscal ...

Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Associated Press that he hopes the incoming Trump administration will ...

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the U.S. government’s fiscal health is bleak, with debt and deficits ...

A Congressional Budget Office report shows debt closing in on a post-World War II high as a share of GDP.

The new budget forecasts predicted that the United States will record a $1.9 trillion budget deficit this fiscal year and ...

Surging long-term interest rates and stubborn inflation are inflaming divisions among congressional Republicans over paying ...

Washington is set for a rollicking tax fight in the coming year, with observers of all stripes expecting a historic deal to extend Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts at some point.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken bade farewell to the State Department on Friday, urging career staffers to carry on in ...

President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda Monday due to forecasts of intense ...