Judge denies Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's bid to kill election recall petition against her A King County Superior Court judge on Wednesday doubled down on a decision earlier this month to allow an election recall petition against Durkan to proceed. The petition is aimed at removing Durkan from office in response to the Seattle Police Department's use of tear gas and other crowd control weapons against protesters amid ongoing civil rights demonstrations. Liz Brazile
Oregon Gov. Says Federal Officers Will Begin Phased Withdrawal From Portland Oregon Gov. Kate Brown called the federal agents sent to Portland acted as "an occupying force & brought violence." Brown says federal officers will leave starting Thursday. Brakkton Booker
Jayapal goes after Attorney General Barr over federal force against protesters Seattle Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and U.S. Attorney general William Barr had a heated exchange in a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday. David Hyde
Black Lives Matter, ACLU say Seattle Police violated court order with violence in protests Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County and the ACLU of Washington are asking a federal judge to hold the city of Seattle in contempt of court over police use of force over the weekend against people protesting racial injustice. Angela King
Seattle Now: Protest deja vu It’s been nearly two months since the start of daily protests in Seattle, and new scenes of violence on Capitol Hill this weekend felt like deja vu to many. Why does it feel like we're back at square one? Clare McGrane
Lawyers Guild observer believes her group was targeted by police at protest ‘In that moment, I actually honestly thought that they had broken my ankle.’ Kim Malcolm
Tear Gas Fired On Protesters Again During Overnight Protests In Portland Federal agents fired tear gas after hundreds gathered for the 60th day of demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd. Police said they found Molotov cocktails and loaded rifle magazines. Brakkton Booker
Police Declare Riots At Portland And Seattle Protests; 1 Killed In Austin A man carrying an AK-47 was shot and killed in Austin. Police in Seattle and Portland declared that the gatherings had become riots. Matthew S. Schwartz
The ACLU of Washington is monitoring the presence of federal agents in Seattle ‘Meeting calls for the end to police brutality and systemic racism with more brutality is not the way to go.’ Kim Malcolm
A journalist and his son on running from tear gas, and why the protests are personal Home from college this summer, Omari Salisbury never thought he’d get pepper sprayed by police. He never thought he’d see a cop car set on fire right next to him. Liz Jones
