The Latest Politics When will the government reopen? Here's how long past shutdowns lasted Government shutdowns lasting more than a few days were relatively rare — until recently. The 2018-2019 shutdown was the longest in U.S. history, stretching on for five weeks. Rachel Treisman Technology The human coders hired to mop up AI slop So-called “vibe coding” allows anyone to type in their idea for an app or website and get the code they need to build it, no technical expertise required. But there’s a hitch: The coding vibes are off. Monica Nickelsburg Law & Courts Seattle street preachers say nothing can silence their amplified message Christian preachers have long been a staple outside Seattle’s sports stadiums, often spreading the gospel with the help of megaphones. Many fans say the volume is too loud, but it’s unclear if anything can silence the preachers. Casey Martin Politics What will Congress do after the shutdown? We asked a Republican and a Democrat Most of the federal government is shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding agreement. We asked two House members — a Democrat and Republican — where they think talks go from here Obed Manuel Business Trump's controversial nominee drops bid to head vital data-gathering agency Trump's pick to lead the agency tracking unemployment and inflation has withdrawn after withering criticism from across the political spectrum. The White House says a new nominee will be named soon. Scott Horsley Books What's the KUOW Book Club reading in October? The KUOW Book Club is reading "Elita" by Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum this month. Katie Campbell Politics What happens when the firewall between the White House and the DOJ comes down? President Trump is pressuring the Department of Justice to pursue his political enemies, like former FBI director James Comey. Legal scholar Barbara McQuade explains how this damages the rule of law. Tonya Mosley National Guard deploys to Memphis Some Memphis residents say they welcome the support. Business Minnesota turkey farmers use lasers to scare away migrating birds Migrating birds can be a pleasant seasonal sight, but they're a bird flu threat to turkey farmers. Business Supreme Court says Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can stay -- for now The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, a move that critics say would have compromised the central bank's independence Scott Horsley Prev 803 of 1647 Next Sponsored
Politics When will the government reopen? Here's how long past shutdowns lasted Government shutdowns lasting more than a few days were relatively rare — until recently. The 2018-2019 shutdown was the longest in U.S. history, stretching on for five weeks. Rachel Treisman
Technology The human coders hired to mop up AI slop So-called “vibe coding” allows anyone to type in their idea for an app or website and get the code they need to build it, no technical expertise required. But there’s a hitch: The coding vibes are off. Monica Nickelsburg
Law & Courts Seattle street preachers say nothing can silence their amplified message Christian preachers have long been a staple outside Seattle’s sports stadiums, often spreading the gospel with the help of megaphones. Many fans say the volume is too loud, but it’s unclear if anything can silence the preachers. Casey Martin
Politics What will Congress do after the shutdown? We asked a Republican and a Democrat Most of the federal government is shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding agreement. We asked two House members — a Democrat and Republican — where they think talks go from here Obed Manuel
Business Trump's controversial nominee drops bid to head vital data-gathering agency Trump's pick to lead the agency tracking unemployment and inflation has withdrawn after withering criticism from across the political spectrum. The White House says a new nominee will be named soon. Scott Horsley
Books What's the KUOW Book Club reading in October? The KUOW Book Club is reading "Elita" by Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum this month. Katie Campbell
Politics What happens when the firewall between the White House and the DOJ comes down? President Trump is pressuring the Department of Justice to pursue his political enemies, like former FBI director James Comey. Legal scholar Barbara McQuade explains how this damages the rule of law. Tonya Mosley
Business Minnesota turkey farmers use lasers to scare away migrating birds Migrating birds can be a pleasant seasonal sight, but they're a bird flu threat to turkey farmers.
Business Supreme Court says Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can stay -- for now The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, a move that critics say would have compromised the central bank's independence Scott Horsley
