WA woman found guilty of trafficking black bear parts A Skagit County restaurant owner recently pleaded guilty to illegally buying black bear parts from an undercover Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officer during an investigation in late 2021. Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard
Is the Trump administration's attack on two Venezuelan ships legal? A lawyer weighs in NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with lawyer John Bellinger about the legality of the Trump administration's strike on Venezuelan boats. Ari Shapiro
The Justice Department sues Maine and Oregon, ratcheting up demands for voter data The Department of Justice is escalating its demands for sensitive data from voting officials, suing two Democratic-controlled states who have thus far rebuffed the department's requests. Miles Parks
Beyond 'draining the swamp': How Trump is knocking down checks on presidential power President Trump wants to be able to fire far more executive branch employees at will — upending checks on presidential power that have existed for more than a century. Andrea Hsu
Legal scholar talks about the Supreme Court's efforts to keep the Fed independent NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with legal scholar John Yoo about the Supreme Court's efforts to maintain the independence of the Federal Reserve Board. Steve Inskeep
Utah files murder charges against Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin Utah prosecutors charged Tyler Robinson, 22, with the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Officials say they are seeking the death penalty. Bobby Allyn
Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against 'New York Times' President Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists, accusing them of harming his business and personal reputation. David Folkenflik
FBI Director Patel defends his leadership, Charlie Kirk probe at Senate hearing Kash Patel's appearance in the Senate came at a delicate time for the director, who is a loyalist of President Trump but has no experience leading an organization like the FBI. Ryan Lucas
Utah residents are reeling, knowing the Charlie Kirk suspect is one of their own "This is everywhere. Every community, every town, every state," one of the suspect's neighbors said. "It's going to be everybody's neighbor, everybody's classmate. It's not at all unusual anymore." David Condos
Former WA state worker sentenced for nearly $900,000 embezzlement A former Washington state worker who admitted to embezzling nearly $900,000 in taxpayer funding to finance his gambling addiction was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in federal prison. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
