That hearing was a waste of time and money. It was a three-ring circus intended not to solve a problem but to inflame it – to put more fuel on the fire. And it did just that. Baumgartner has helped ...

When Rep. Adam Smith asked his counterpart from across the Cascades to join him on a trip to Iraq, the Democrat from Bellevue got a response he hadn't often heard before. "I told him, 'Adam, I would ...

“I told him, ‘Adam, I would love to go back to Baghdad,’ ” recalled Rep. Michael Baumgartner, a Spokane Republican who worked at the U.S. embassy in the Iraqi capital in 2007 and 200 ...

During a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing prior to the congressional recess, Rep. Michael Baumgartner ...

Insisting the authority of individual states takes precedence over federal orders, red states defiantly tore down ...

If you find yourself thinking about politics, talking about politics or worrying about politics just about every day, you’re not alone. In fact, you’re pretty much average, based on a recent poll by E ...

Monday was a day of bittersweet mourning, reflection and anticipation for Catholics in the Inland Northwest after news ...

Lawyers and other residents across the Inland Northwest received a letter last week from the Department of Homeland Security ...

Lawyers and people across the Inland Northwest received a letter last week from the Department of Homeland Security telling them they have seven days to leave the United States or face legal ...

His website requires detailed info, even for constituents. Every time I choose “other subject,” I received the same form letter three times: he “fights for eastern Washington — its values, its people, ...