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SEATTLE — First lady Jill Biden spoke about abortion in strikingly personal terms at a fundraiser in Seattle on Saturday, describing how she helped a friend recover from the procedure when it was illegal, a half century ago, as she assailed Republicans for trying to pass state and national abortion…

Back when it seemed a huge Republican wave was building, Washington Sen. Patty Murray was among those who faced the prospect of being swept away.

WASHINGTON — Senate committee leaders have struck an agreement to reauthorize five-year user fee deals for the Food and Drug Administration, although details of a broader stopgap government spending bill remain unfinished.

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The reauthorization is expected to hitch a ride on the short-term government funding bill Congress is expected to take up next week.

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate in 2023 remains a toss-up race itself, as Democrats seek to expand their tiny majority and Republicans attempt to flip the chamber.

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate in 2023 remains a toss-up race itself, as Democrats seek to expand their tiny majority and Republicans attempt to flip the chamber.

In a 50-50 Senate, four of the top five most vulnerable are Democrats Cortez Masto, Warnock, Kelly and Hassan.

Moves come amid a ferocious backlash to the fall of Roe that has seen Democrat hopes in the midterm elections revived

Senate Democrats, fresh off a string of legislative victories, return to Washington this week with a packed agenda before November’s midterm elections, including passing billions more in Ukraine and pandemic aid.

Tiffany Smiley, a trained nurse, wants to win in Washington state, where a 1991 law protects abortion access