民主党人和共和党人都试图同华盛顿政治中常见的僵局和高度党争保持距离。民调显示，华盛顿已经变得多么具有政治毒性：盖洛普最近的民调显示，国会支持率只有10%；去年12月，只有17%的美国人表示，他们相信政府会做正确的事。

Also in today’s edition: An Alberta-Ontario pipeline proposal and Saskatchewan’s volunteer drivers

WSDOT paused "Revive I-5" work for the FIFA World Cup matches in Seattle this summer. However, the grace period will end on Friday. Here's the traffic patterns to be aware of starting this weekend.

Perhaps having some bills tucked away for emergencies, offbeat expenses and draconian budgeting isn’t a bad idea