Democrats and the White House struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday as they consider new restrictions for President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement.

Senate Democrats are poised to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies on Thursday.

Washington legislators held the first of what likely will be several hearings this session on whether farmworkers will have collective-bargaining rights enforced by a state commission. Farmworkers can unionize,

A plan to tax millionaires in Washington state has won the support of top Democratic leaders and Gov. Bob Ferguson, setting up a fresh debate over a state income tax. Why it matters: Washington is one of only nine states without an income tax — and taxing high earners would mark a fundamental shift in how the state raises revenue.