A newly filed lawsuit seeks to overturn Initiative 638, the ballot measure Washington voters approved last week to ban transgender girls from competing in girls' school sports. Why it matters: The legal challenge aims to block I-638 from taking effect, arguing that its sex-verification requirements invade students' privacy. The complaint also argues those requirements violate equal rights protections because the rules will not apply to boys....

Washington's Legislature is poised to shift further left after last week's election, with Democrats on track to flip nine Republican-held seats and left-leaning candidates leading in several races against fellow Democrats. Why it matters: The election could give progressives more influence over decisions on issues such as taxes, housing and education funding, even though Democrats already control both legislative chambers. By the numbers:...

U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner won reelection to Washington's 5th Congressional District, in a race that saw a Democrat get the closest to winning in decades.

Scott’s groundbreaking election comes amid growing political battles over transgender rights, including a newly approved restriction on transgender students in

Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska and Washington backed women's sports protections even while electing Democrats in the midterm election.

The Trump administration can’t force Washington state election officials to set aside ballots from 400-plus voters alleged to be noncitizens, a judge ruled.

A supermajority in the House would make it easier for Democrats to suspend legislative rules and have more negotiating power, among other advantages.

A conservative-backed ballot measure would have repealed a new tax on high earners, but voters turned it down in the latest fight over taxing the rich.

Republican Amanda McKinney, a Yakima County commissioner, is projected to win the race for Washington’s 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. McKinney defeated Air Force veteran John Duresky (D) in the battle for the seat, which covers a large portion of the eastern half of the Evergreen State. Eastern Washington is more rural…