HeyJaredSeattle Times Politics
Seattle Times Politics is the political coverage vertical of The Seattle Times, focused on public affairs in Seattle, Washington state, and the broader Pacific Northwest.
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 35
- Latest publication
- Aug 3, 2026
- Audience
- Top 50K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 23, 2026
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As Seattle fixes a slow bus route, drivers need to find new way to I-5 (opens the original)
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How will Mayor Katie Wilson's move to speed the "Late 8" change Denny Way for transit riders and as many as 30,000 motorists who drive it on an average weekday?
WA driver data still used in ICE arrests, UW report shows (opens the original)
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State officials said they would bar federal agents from using Washington driver data to make immigration arrests, but a UW report shows it's still happening.
WA’s 2026 primary election tests Trump’s grip on both parties (opens the original)
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Key Washington primaries offer an early look at President Donald Trump's GOP influence, Democratic divisions and the battle for Congress in 2026.
Newly discovered witness claims Seattle CHOP killing was ‘an execution’ (opens the original)
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Seattle Police never talked with a third teen in the car who calls Antonio Mays Jr.’s killing “an execution.” Podcast “We Keep Us Safe” reveals new witness accounts.
Seattle police chief resignation raises tensions between mayor, Black leaders (opens the original)
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Despite lingering suspicion in Seattle's Black community toward the police, some say things were turning a corner with Shon Barnes as chief.
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