Why some are accusing Trump of manipulating stock markets Senators Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego have asked for "an urgent inquiry" into whether President Trump or others engaged in insider trading on advanced knowledge of his tariff policy changes. Maria Aspan
Supreme Court says Trump officials should help return wrongly deported Maryland man The Supreme Court ordered the administration to "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly taken to El Salvador and remains in custody there. Nina Totenberg
Trump's social media post on stocks sparks questions about conflicts of interest Hours before changing the tariffs that had panicked stock-market investors, President Trump announced it was a "great time to buy." Now Democrats and ethics experts are calling for an investigation. Maria Aspan
Trump administration changes course on in-person requirements for Social Security After announcing social security recipients would be required to appear in-person at office locations, the Trump administration is now backtracking. Ashley Lopez
House approves budget framework, kickstarting work on Trump's domestic agenda House Republicans narrowly adopted a multitrillion dollar budget framework on Thursday, paving the way for lawmakers to begin work on many of President Trump's top policy priorities. Barbara Sprunt
Where do tariffs stand? A look at what's in place and what's on pause Trump announced a 90-day pause on most country-specific tariffs, but left other duties in place. Here's a look at where things stand and what could happen next. Rachel Treisman
Where did U.S. humanities grants go? To projects from a baseball film to AI research From AI research to historical preservation, programs funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities reach every corner of the U.S. Now the government has terminated those grants. Elizabeth Blair
President Trump blinks on Tariffs Facing pressure from world markets, President Trump stepped back from his plans to slap steep tariffs on a broad range of countries — except for China. Leila Fadel
Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April. Maddy Lauria
Tensions percolate among the Seattle City Council’s moderate majority Did City Council President Sara Nelson kick a political hornet’s nest? Seattle Times City Hall reporter David Kroman tells KUOW’s Kim Malcolm what he's seeing. Kim Malcolm