Articles about Politics – Page 31 of 42

Make it a Rigged Red — Seattle brewery’s debate-night tap list is worth drinking to

If you’re planning on taking a drink every time Donald Trump says “rigged” or Hillary Clinton does a shimmy during… Read More

How state election officials guard against rigging (or hacking) the vote

It’s finally come to this: Ballots for the general election are in the mail, and within days, Washington state voters… Read More

Want to keep talking about the election? Amazon updates Alexa so she can answer key questions

Like many of us — when we’re not being asked to play more Adele or order more toilet paper —… Read More

‘Take the environment into account’: Bill Nye backs Washington Gov. Jay Inslee

Before he can save the world next spring with his new Netflix show, famed Science Guy Bill Nye appears to… Read More

Vice President Gates? WikiLeaks emails reveal Bill and Melinda were on Hillary Clinton’s short list

Bill and Melinda Gates were apparently under consideration for Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential nominee, according to an email from campaign… Read More

President Obama explains why Washington D.C. will never run like Silicon Valley

It’s a comment we hear all the time: Government should run more like a startup, to be more agile, efficient… Read More

‘HillaryDonald Go’ combines the fun of Pokémon Go with the gloom of the 2016 presidential race

Do you have election blues? Do you feel powerless against the political quicksand swallowing our nation? Are you starting to… Read More

Obama goes into full (and feisty) geek mode at White House Frontiers Conference

President Barack Obama stated the obvious today during what almost sounded like a farewell address to the tech community he… Read More

Lawmakers and community groups call for federal action against Airbnb and HomeAway

In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, lawmakers and community groups are asking the U.S. government to investigate how… Read More

Facebook reminder created significant surge in voter registrations across numerous states

The voter registration reminder that showed up at the top of your Facebook news feed last month actually had a… Read More

October’s meme surprise: Ken Bone and his red sweater delight a campaign-weary internet

Donald Trump may think he’s got Twitter figured out, but in the wake of Sunday’s presidential debate, it’s more clear than… Read More

How aliens and Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell got tangled up in WikiLeaks emails

WikiLeaks’ purloined emails cover a wide range of issues that were handled by Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta, but… Read More

Russians attacking U.S. election systems? Here’s the real risk, from a man who fought Soviet electronic attacks in the Cold War

With U.S. officials openly blaming Russia for hacker attacks on state election computer systems, and the myriad possibilities for election… Read More

In historic night for Twitter, debate sets record and Trump defends 3 a.m. use of the ‘modern day form of communication’

Embed from Getty Images The second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Sunday night was the most… Read More

Clinton or Trump? Yes, the kids are paying attention, and here’s what they think

At Sunday night’s presidential debate in St. Louis, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton sparred over a number of hot-button issues.… Read More

U.S. formally accuses Russian officials of email meddling in presidential politics

The U.S. intelligence community is formally accusing the Russian government of playing a role in email hacks aimed at casting… Read More

Bill Gates urges presidential candidates to invest in long-term innovation

This year’s election season has been full of sound bites, scandal, and a decent amount of finger pointing, but amid the… Read More

Hillary Clinton’s top digital strategist talks Trump, Twitter and tech tools for voter targeting

So what’s one of the high-tech secret tools being wielded by the Hillary Clinton campaign to persuade voters to pick… Read More

Q&A: Why Gov. Jay Inslee believes the technology industry should be on his side

When it comes to innovation, Gov. Jay Inslee is asking Washington voters to help him finish what he started. Related:… Read More

Donald Trump still searching for the truth about Google as he floats conspiracy theory again

Donald Trump loves a favorable poll, and he loves to cite favorable poll numbers at his rallies. This week was… Read More

Make Mars Great Again: Stephen Colbert wants to pass the hat to get Donald Trump on an Elon Musk rocket

Add Elon Musk to the list of people who wants to rocket Donald Trump into outer space. At least, according… Read More

Watch Jabba the Hutt react to being the 400-pound cyber hacker called out by Donald Trump

Add Jabba the Hutt to the list of people in the universe who may take some exception to Donald Trump’s blunt… Read More

Back up a minute: Photo captures Hillary Clinton and the selfie generation, but there’s more to it

As Chris Berman would say on ESPN, “Back back back back back.” Who knew his familiar call for baseball home runs could… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Political candidate turns entrepreneur, launches social media marketing platform Adszio

Adszio, an email-automated advertising startup, has an unusual origin story. Damir Wallener got the idea for the company when he was… Read More

‘Any regrets over losing the Scott Baio vote?’ Hillary Clinton’s ‘Between Two Ferns’ appearance is internet gold

For all of the unintentionally uncomfortable moments that are captured throughout the campaign season, it’s refreshing to see a candidate… Read More

RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser launches ‘Putin Trump’ news website to expose ‘dangerous and deep’ links

Twenty-two years after founding Seattle-based RealNetworks as Progressive Networks, a website for liberal-minded content, CEO Rob Glaser is back in… Read More

Airbnb launches ad campaign to influence Seattle debate over short-term rentals

By September of an election year, anyone who still has cable is used to an onslaught of political ads sponsored… Read More

Guest post: What the proposed ‘startup visa’ means for entrepreneurs and investors

Foreign founders of seed-funded U.S. startups may soon have a viable U.S. visa option, filling a gaping hole in immigration… Read More

Libertarian Gary Johnson fills out the foursome for Science Debate’s policy quiz

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson may not be on stage for this year’s televised presidential debates, but he is getting his say… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ dream almost realized as new mobile game aims to put Donald Trump in outer space

Game developers out of New Zealand beat Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to the goal of sending Donald Trump to space with… Read More