Trump administration sues all of Maryland's federal judges over deportation order The action lays bare the administration's attempt to exert its will over immigration enforcement, and a growing anger at federal judges who have blocked executive branch actions they see as lawless. The Associated Press
The Republican who brought vote-by-mail to Washington State still believes in it Washington State started conducting all-mail elections in 2014 and it’s mostly been smooth sailing since then. Libby Denkmann
In a first-of-its-kind decision, an AI company wins a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by authors The ruling opens a potential pathway for AI companies to train large language models on copyrighted works without authors' consent — but only if copies of the works were obtained legally. Chloe Veltman
Wednesday Evening Headlines Mayor Harrell proposes big changes to Seattle's tax code, WA gets a tepid economic outlook, and digital kiosks are coming to a Seattle street corner near you. Patricia Murphy
Why this year's Duwamish River Festival is canceled Amid aggressive ICE activity across the country, organizers canceled the August festival. Gabrielle Healy
Senators question Trump plan to kill federal funds for public media and some foreign aid Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed back against the Trump administration's bid to rescind federal funding for public broadcasting and international aid programs. Scott Neuman
Judge orders Trump administration to resume distributing money for EV chargers Congress designated money for building new EV chargers, but the Trump administration put a freeze on those funds. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering the program to resume. Camila Domonoske
Judge denies immediate detention of Abrego Garcia, further appeals expected Despite the court order, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is likely to be immediately taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which has said he must be deported no matter what happens in his criminal trial. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Trump's signature policy bill is facing trouble on multiple fronts in the Senate While Senate leaders have made several significant changes to the bill in recent days, the issue of funding for rural hospitals has emerged as a major roadblock. Deirdre Walsh
4 things to know about Zohran Mamdani, presumptive Democratic nominee for NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assembly member and democratic socialist, came in first in Tuesday's ranked-choice primary. Here's what to know about his policies, personal life and past. Rachel Treisman