Rick Larsen News

Freshman U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer gained some clout on military issues this week when a coalition of moderate Democrats picked him as co-chairman of its national security working group.

I take great pride in representing Bellingham in Congress. Not only is it the most beautiful district in the country, it is also where I was born and raised.

The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note of any observations you have made of the world around you.

Realtor Joe Mosolino, right, exits an event for U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen after what he described as an uncomfortable encounter with COER's Michael Monson.

There are limits to ideology, practical limits. As the Export-Import Bank, the 80-year-old institution that promotes U.S. exports, slouches toward implosion, hidebound partisans are cheering.

The Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics says that U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 384,265 workers in April, making it the fifth consecutive month that full-time equivalent employment in the industry was higher than the same month a year earlier.

Six Washington members of Congress, in a letter released on Thursday, say a Republican-drafted bill would eliminate states' power to monitor, regulate and at times prohibit the use of toxic chemicals, both existing and newly developed.