USDA and WSU unveil new 100,000-square-foot Plant Bioscience Research Building on Pullman's campus - Wed, 14 Oct 2026 PSTThe Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and Washington State University unveiled a new Plant Bioscience Research Building on Wednesday in Pullman in front of a packed audience full of students, professors, farmers, legislators and numerous agriculture experts.Spokane Spokesman-Review4d agoWhole story →Foodusda research facility opening
New ad fires up debate in closely-watched WA congressional raceDemocratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican state Sen. John Braun faced off for their final debate Tuesday, each looking to more clearly mark their turf on federal policies and social issues with voters beginning to cast ballots in their nationally-watched contest.Spokane Spokesman-Review4d agoWhole story →Governmentwa congressional debate
U.S. probe of Rep. Ilhan Omar focuses on birth date, citizenship papers, people familiar sayThe federal investigation that prompted the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. residence on Monday centers on claims that she or her late father may have lied on decades-old immigration paperwork to secure legal status and eventually U.S. citizenship, three people familiar with the matter said.Spokane Spokesman-Review4d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeilhan omar investigation
Immigration arrests linked to Washington driver data ‘off the charts’SEATTLE — Immigration arrests linked to a search of Washington driver information have jumped at least fivefold since July, according to new data from the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights. Three months ago, the data showed 64 verified cases in about a year. As of Tuesday, the number had soared to 354. These numbers are “off the charts”…Spokane Spokesman-Review5d agoWhole story →GovernmentEducationwashington immigration arrest surge
Fed’s Lisa Cook Puts Off White House Hearing Over Trump’s AllegationsFederal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook says she will be unable to attend a Nov. 5 hearing at the White House that’s part of a new investigation into mortgage fraud allegations by President Donald Trump. Cook will be “executing her official duties as governor at financial and monetary policy meetings in Europe” then, her lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said in a letter…Spokane Spokesman-Review5d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticefed governor investigation