The Links

Updated every weekday, The Links is your go-to spot for the best political stories out of Washington State and Washington DC.

TUESDAY LINKS — MAY 30

Murray vs. Trump religious freedom rule … No more Hanford Reach National Monument? … Democrats face campaign-finance complaints … Opinion: Seattle income tax is illegal … and more …

Tuesday Links — May 30

MONDAY LINKS — MAY 29

Happy Memorial Day! … Seattle 11- and 12-year-old girls dislike the current state of politics … International dancers can’t just waltz into Seattle for festival … and more …

Monday Links — May 29

FRIDAY LINKS — MAY 26

Friday Links — May 26

THURSDAY LINKS — MAY 25

Thursday Links — May 25

WEDNESDAY LINKS — MAY 24

Wednesday Links — May 24

TUESDAY LINKS — MAY 23

Tuesday Links — May 23

5.22.17 — Monday Links

The ‘Climate Hawk’ Lane: Politico Speculates Inslee’s 2020 Angle

No Trump tidal wave: The college-educated powered Washington's rise in white voters

Inslee talks trade in meeting with Mexico's president

Podcast: Attorney General Bob Ferguson on confronting Trump, chess and his political future

Kshama Sawant, Seattle's Socialist City Councilwoman, encourages Seahawks to sign Kaepernick

In Seattle, Police Can No Longer Report 'Suspects,' They Have To Say 'Community Members'

5.19.17 — Friday Links

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Gov. Jay Inslee to talk trade, high-speed rail

Putin not paying Trump, but Russia spreading propaganda, McMorris Rodgers says

AG Ferguson joins lawsuit defending key Obamacare provision | Kent Reporter

Mayor's Fall in Seattle Shakes the Gay Community He Rose From

Ray Allen says Seattle is 'too great not to have' an NBA team

5.18.17 — Thursday Links

Canada PM, Washington governor discuss trade, climate change

Murray, Cantwell call for investigation of AG Sessions

Washington Congressional Delegation Reacts To Special Counsel In Russia Probe

Washington AG: President Trump's Aggression Will Be His Undoing

Rep. DelBene Targets Middle-Class Relief in Tax Reform

Forced Unionization Will Only Make Life Harder For Uber Drivers

Commission votes to give Washington state legislators pay raises

Maria Cantwell: Interior nominee David Bernhardt won't be accused of being a vegetarian

Flat Soda in Seattle - InsideSources

5.17.17 — Wednesday Links

Former President Jimmy Carter Praises WA Dem Candidates In Seattle

Rep. Dave Reichert: Thank our police, don't take them for granted

Republican Jinyoung Lee Englund on her candidacy for Washington chamber's chief budget writer - The…

DNC chair Tom Perez slams President Trump, vows to overturn GOP gains

No Joke. Seattle Is Barred From Making A Preparedness Plan Against Nuclear Attack

Here's what we know about Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's visit to Seattle area this week

For $585,000, county settles John Koster's free-speech suit | HeraldNet.com

5.16.17 — Tuesday Links

Bob Ferguson Has a Few More Moves Up His Sleeve

Denny Heck Discusses Trump Sharing Classified Information With Russia

Murray Seeks Information About DeVos’ Ethics Compliance

5.15.17 — Monday Links

Taxes vs Trump: east side contest will determine power in Olympia

Resistance Is Not Enough

Carol Newhouse, Wife of Congressman Dan Newhouse, Passes Away at 62

Seattle could be first city to give heroin users 'safe spaces'

Trump's travel ban lands in Seattle appellate court

As Candidate Filing Week Begins, Race For Control Of Washington Senate Heats Up

5.12.17 — Friday Links

Englund’s Powerful Transportation Ally Could Mean Relief For Eastside Traffic

McMorris Rodgers Talks Health Care, Tax Reform On FOX News

AG Bob Ferguson invites Trump to Washington state for a look-see, threatens to sue him again

Patty Murray slams GOP for boxing Democrats out of healthcare talks

Trump's nominee for Interior deputy to face Democratic attack

US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal for thoughtful roll-out of H1-B visa changes

What happens after a swarm of earthquakes strikes the Seattle region? Here's what the experts say

5. 11. 17 — Thursday Links

FBI Director Reichert? Politico Reports The GOP Congressman Is Being Floated

Manka Dhingra Only Raises An Unimpressive $62k Last Month

Indian-American mental health and crisis-intervention expert running for Washington State Senate

Prime Minister Trudeau to participate in the Microsoft CEO Summit in Seattle, Washington

Unions are siphoning Medicaid funds by bullying caregivers

Inslee: 45th LD Race Is Third Most Important 2017 Election In The Country