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King County Executive Girmay Zahilay on Wednesday announced a new executive order aimed at strengthening governance practices and improving finances.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump said Friday there will be voter ID requirements for the midterm elections "whether approved by Congress or ...

SEATAC, Wash. — King County Executive Girmay Zahilay signed his first executive order Thursday, directing county agencies to strengthen protections for immigrant and refugee communities amid what he ...

President Trump on Friday indicated he will issue an executive order seeking to require voters to present proof of citizenship if the Senate does not pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility ...

In his first executive order since becoming King County executive in November, Girmay Zahilay has barred immigration authorities from conducting enforcement activities in non-public areas of ...

WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he expects to provide details about several agency priorities, including lunar exploration and commercial space stations, in the coming weeks. In a ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing the Department of War (DOW) to work directly with coal-fired power plants on new long-term power purchasing agreements, arguing the ...

TRENTON, New Jersey (WABC) -- New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said on Wednesday that the state will do everything possible to defend residents' constitutional rights and protect public safety. She ...

President Donald Trump said he will introduce an executive order on the topic "shortly." Trump has advocated for a national voter-ID requirement and a national ban on noncitizen voting. The House this ...

Eighty-four years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the forced removal and mass incarceration of more than 125,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.

Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order ...