Washington's Blanket Primary Election has Democrats and Republicans mixing with some non-traditional political parties, Washington's Secretary of State is asking X owner Elon Musk to monitor his AI chatbot more carefully, and the state Department of Children, Youth and Families continues to clash with several Washington Counties about youth rehabilitation facilities.

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