Comey and James seek case dismissal, arguing prosecutor was illegally appointed Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge to dismiss their cases, arguing prosecutor Lindsay Halligan was illegally appointed. The Associated Press
'No one saw us coming'. Wilson accepts mayoral win in Seattle After a "bruising nine months" campaigning for Seattle mayor, Katie Wilson said "it's time to come together" as she officially accepted her mayoral win Thursday afternoon, hours after Mayor Bruce Harrell conceded. Dyer Oxley
Bruce Harrell concedes Seattle mayoral race to Katie Wilson Standing in the vaulted lobby of Seattle City Hall Thursday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell conceded the mayor’s race to his challenger Katie Wilson. Amy Radil
'We were gone far too long.' House members reflect on longest shutdown The House of Representatives was sent home for the duration of the government shutdown. Members returned to the Capitol Wednesday with a lot on their minds. Barbara Sprunt
The government shutdown is over, but not everything is back to normal President Trump signed a bill reopening the government Wednesday night, but it will take more than a day for some things to return to business as usual. We're tracking those here. Rachel Treisman
What comes next as lawmakers push for the release of documents from Epstein's estate NPR's A Martinez speaks with Rep. Ro Khanna [[roh KAH-nah]], D-Calif., about the next steps in the push to release thousands of pages of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. A Martínez
Hemp industry warns provision in the government funding bill will kill $30B market A provision in the legislation to reopen the government would outlaw certain hemp products legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill, a move the hemp industry argues will kill the $30 billion market. Joe Sonka
SNAP funding pause to soon end, but anxiety and anger may linger The first ever disruption to the nation's largest anti-hunger program came as a shock. It's shaken trust in the program for some and stoked concern that it could happen again. Jennifer Ludden
Former Republican operative talks about why he walked away from his job NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Miles Bruner, a Republican operative who walked away from his job. Bruner says the GOP is increasingly corrupt and has devolved into a cult of personality. Steve Inskeep
