Environment ‘The purge has begun.’ Environmental justice workers locked out of EPA Seattle office Nine Environmental Protection Agency employees in Seattle have been put on leave by the Trump Administration because they work on environmental justice. John Ryan
Politics Vice President Vance needs to 'go back to grade school,' Rep. Jayapal says Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal says that the Trump administration's defiance of judicial orders is another step toward the president's ultimate goal of "the destruction of our democracy and our Constitution." KUOW Staff
Government Washington state, UW join lawsuit over Trump order cutting funding for medical research The University of Washington and Washington state are joining nearly two dozen states in suing the federal government over a change in funding from the National Institutes of Health. Scott Greenstone
Environment Stop international work, Trump administration tells ocean agency The Trump administration has told federal ocean and atmosphere scientists to stop their international work. John Ryan
Government Seattle judge blocks Trump order to end birthright citizenship — again U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle has blocked President Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship. Coughen Katie Campbell Amy Radil
Government Federal judge in Seattle revisits Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle was the first to block President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, blasting it as “blatantly unconstitutional” at an initial hearing Jan. 23. The case continues at a hearing before Coughenour on Thursday. Amy Radil
Business As countries lob tariffs, this small Seattle business hunkers down New U.S. tariffs on China come on top of existing tariffs that have plagued clothing company KAVU for years. Now, its owner fears higher prices could push customers away. Joshua McNichols
Politics Trump names Washington state's Joe Kent to lead counterterrorism agency President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Joe Kent, a former Army Special Forces soldier and two-time Republican candidate for a congressional seat in southwest Washington, to be director of the National Counterterrorism Center. Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard
Government How will Seattle prepare for potential Trump cuts? The Seattle City Council wants to get ahead of the rapid-fire changes coming out of Washington D.C. Noel Gasca
Government Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans The Trump administration plan plunged the U.S. government into panic and confusion and set the stage for a constitutional clash over control of taxpayer money. Associated Press