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Trump budget seeks $1.5 trillion in defense spending alongside domestic program cuts

In his annual budget, President Trump is asking Congress to boost defense spending to $1.5 trillion, the largest such request in decades.
- The Associated Press
Casual Friday with Phyllis Fletcher and Chase Hutchinson

This week… Ballard residents got bad news about their long-delayed light rail extension. Seattle is getting its seventh Trader Joe's, this time at Northgate. And hundreds of "love locks" were cut off of a bridge in Gig Harbor. KUOW Editor Phyllis Fletcher and Film Critic Chase Hutchinson are here to break down the week.
- Vaughan Jones
Iran downs a U.S. F-15 jet and hits Gulf refineries as the war rounds its 5th week

Iran said one of the longest bridges linking Tehran to the city of Karaj was destroyed overnight, while Iranian missiles and drones hit Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
- NPR Staff
Verdicts against Meta and Google may bring a new era of big tech accountability

Advocates hope recent verdicts against social media platforms will build momentum for bigger changes in Silicon Valley.
- Shannon Bond
After the release of the Epstein files, why have there been so few arrests?

Legal experts tell NPR five possible reasons that, despite the accusations made against rich and powerful people in the files, the DOJ has made no additional arrests. The big one? Lack of evidence.
- Ava Berger
Penalties stack up as AI spreads through the legal system

Early scandals have not slowed lawyers' adoption of AI tools, even as court sanctions over fake legal briefs continue to rise.
- Martin Kaste
Big tech's next move is to put data centers in space. Can it work?

In orbit, power is free. But everything else is expensive.
- Geoff Brumfiel
Evacuation of U.S. troops from Mideast base sends community groups scrambling to help

Troops and their families have been pushed back to the United States after their bases in the Middle East were threatened by Iranian counterattacks. Community groups are scrambling to react.
- Steve Walsh
Takeaways from Trump's tough week, as war and gas prices take a toll

President Trump faces mounting political pressure on multiple fronts, particularly when it comes to his handling of the war and the consequences it's having on the economy.
- Domenico Montanaro
As DOJ prepares to share state voter data with DHS, a key privacy officer resigns

Since last year, the Justice Department has made unprecedented demands to states for sensitive voter data, including driver's license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.
- Jude Joffe-Block

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