The Latest Politics Trump invites Colombian president to White House after threatening his country with military strike President Donald Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, saying they had exchanged a friendly phone call and he'd even invited the leader of the South American country to the White House. The Associated Press Politics Rep. Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving House Democrat, to retire at the end of term The Democrat from Maryland is the longest-serving Democrat in Congress, and was once a rival to become House speaker. Hoyer will announce Thursday he is set to retire at the end of his term. The Associated Press Immigration Seattle joins national protest following Minneapolis ICE shooting This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez National U.S. to exit 66 international organizations in further retreat from global cooperation Most of the targets are U.N.-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels that focus on climate, labor and other issues that the Trump administration has categorized as catering to diversity and "woke" initiatives. The Associated Press Environment Washington state’s climate-fighting claim is hot air, officials admit Washington state officials have issued a correction after they were caught exaggerating the benefits of state spending to curb climate change. John Ryan Economy Austin built a lot of housing fast. Rents fell. What could Seattle learn? While rents kept rising in many big cities, including Seattle, rents in Austin, Texas, have been on the decline for the last three years. That raises a simple question: Why is Austin an outlier? And is there anything Seattle could copy? Joshua McNichols Wednesday Evening Headlines State Dems want to make it easier to redraw Congressional maps, WA officials issue correction over pollution prevention, and UW remembers goalkeeper Mia Hamant. Paige Browning "There's a lot more oversight needed": Rep. Adam Smith, on the U.S., Venezuela and Greenland The Seattle-area Congressman tells us what he's heard from the Trump adminstration about its plans for Venezuela and Greenland. Gabrielle Healy National Minneapolis' police chief gives his perspective of the deadly ICE shooting NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Brian O'Hara, the police chief in Minneapolis, about the shooting in which an ICE agent killed a 37-year-old woman. Jeanette Woods Latin America A closer look at Venezuela's new leadership Other than President Maduro, Venezuela's new leadership looks a lot like the old. We look at who's in charge. Carrie Kahn Prev 395 of 1645 Next Sponsored
Politics Trump invites Colombian president to White House after threatening his country with military strike President Donald Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, saying they had exchanged a friendly phone call and he'd even invited the leader of the South American country to the White House. The Associated Press
Politics Rep. Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving House Democrat, to retire at the end of term The Democrat from Maryland is the longest-serving Democrat in Congress, and was once a rival to become House speaker. Hoyer will announce Thursday he is set to retire at the end of his term. The Associated Press
Immigration Seattle joins national protest following Minneapolis ICE shooting This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
National U.S. to exit 66 international organizations in further retreat from global cooperation Most of the targets are U.N.-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels that focus on climate, labor and other issues that the Trump administration has categorized as catering to diversity and "woke" initiatives. The Associated Press
Environment Washington state’s climate-fighting claim is hot air, officials admit Washington state officials have issued a correction after they were caught exaggerating the benefits of state spending to curb climate change. John Ryan
Economy Austin built a lot of housing fast. Rents fell. What could Seattle learn? While rents kept rising in many big cities, including Seattle, rents in Austin, Texas, have been on the decline for the last three years. That raises a simple question: Why is Austin an outlier? And is there anything Seattle could copy? Joshua McNichols
Wednesday Evening Headlines State Dems want to make it easier to redraw Congressional maps, WA officials issue correction over pollution prevention, and UW remembers goalkeeper Mia Hamant. Paige Browning
"There's a lot more oversight needed": Rep. Adam Smith, on the U.S., Venezuela and Greenland The Seattle-area Congressman tells us what he's heard from the Trump adminstration about its plans for Venezuela and Greenland. Gabrielle Healy
National Minneapolis' police chief gives his perspective of the deadly ICE shooting NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Brian O'Hara, the police chief in Minneapolis, about the shooting in which an ICE agent killed a 37-year-old woman. Jeanette Woods
Latin America A closer look at Venezuela's new leadership Other than President Maduro, Venezuela's new leadership looks a lot like the old. We look at who's in charge. Carrie Kahn