Republican faction seeks to keep courts from interpreting Ohio's new abortion rights amendment

Four Ohio Republican state lawmakers are seeking to strip judges of their power to interpret an abortion rights amendment after voters opted to enshrine those rights in the state's constitution this week.

Biden, Xi Jinping to meet in San Francisco amid fraught US-China relations

Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet next week on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.

FBI investigating after envelopes with fentanyl, other substances sent to US elections offices

The suspicious letters were sent to elections offices in at least five U.S. states this week, with some containing fentanyl, the FBI said. Ballot counting in some local races were delayed as a result.

4 elections offices in Washington are evacuated due to suspicious envelopes, 2 containing fentanyl
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Four county elections offices in Washington state were evacuated Wednesday after they received envelopes containing suspicious powders ? including two that field-tested positive for fentanyl ? while workers were processing ballots from Tuesday?s election.

Envelopes filled with white powder mailed to multiple county election offices across Washington
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Authorities are investigating after envelopes filled with white powder were mailed to multiple county elections offices across on Washington. FOX 13 can confirm there are hazmat investigations in King, Pierce, Skagit and Spokane counties.

These states could see abortion on the ballot in 2024

Questions about abortion are being considered in several states — some to protect access and some to limit or ban it.

2023 General Election: Where races stand
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FOX 13's political analysts join Good Day Seattle as we track key political races from across Washington state.

Election 2023 highlights: Democrats win in several states on abortion rights

The off-year elections provide a snapshot of American politics heading into 2024. But two big names — Joe Biden and Donald Trump — weren’t on the ballot this time.

Ohio voters pass constitutional amendment to protect abortion access

The outcome of Tuesday’s election in Ohio follows a string of defeats in statewide votes since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.

Latest General Election Results for Seattle and Western Washington
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FOX 13 has a look at important races around Washington state, including city and county races and ballot measures in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties and beyond.

Live election results: These are the key races in Washington state

FOX 13 is tracking key races across Washington state in the 2023 General Election, including seven Seattle City Council seats, a Seattle housing levy, a Tacoma measure on tenant rights, Snohomish County sheriff and executive, and Spokane mayor.

King County election web site experiences 'slowness' on election night; check results here

King County's election website was experiencing slowness after dropboxes closed on Election night. But you can find the latest 2023 General Election results for Seattle and King County here.

King County websites experience outage during elections
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FOX 13 reporter Nia Wong is tracking an unfortunately-timed outage right as King County election results are coming down.

Race for Snohomish County Executive
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FOX 13 reporter Alejandra Guzman is tracking the latest results for Snohomish County Executive.