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All the ways the Trump administration is going after colleges and universities

In seeking to reshape elite universities, the Trump administration is using several tactics, including freezing federal grants and contracts, and threatening colleges' tax-exempt status.
- Elissa Nadworny
Drug deaths plummet among young Americans as fentanyl carnage eases

U.S. drug deaths dropped by roughly 40% last year among people under the age of 35. It's a welcome pivot for families and communities devastated by fentanyl.
- Brian Mann
Monday Evening Headlines

Seattle politicians react to National Guard deployment in Los Angles, two recalls are issued in Washington, and a robber targeting professional athletes in Washington gets caught. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
- Paige Browning
How Seattle is preparing for summer events and protests

Seattle is gearing up to host some big events this summer. June is also Pride Month, with all kinds of LQBTQ+-focused celebrations planned throughout the city. It’s a time when law enforcement agencies are tasked with keeping people safe, and respecting free expression. How are they planning to do it?
- Libby Denkmann
Trump accelerates feud with California by sending troops to L.A.

ICE enforcement raids led to violent clashes between protestors and law enforcement in Los Angeles this weekend. President Trump mobilized the National Guard in response. This was against the wishes of the state’s Governor, Gavin Newsom -- it’s the first time a President has done so since the 1960s.
- Libby Denkmann
Attorney General Nick Brown on Trump and the National Guard

A conversation with Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown about his response to President Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles.
- Gabrielle Healy
Pam Bondi's brother overwhelmingly defeated in heated race to lead the D.C. Bar

The race became a microcosm for the clashes and pressures on the American legal system this year, in part because one of the two top candidates is the younger brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- Carrie Johnson
Trump's travel ban is now in effect. Here's what to know

The ban, which revives a controversial measure from Trump's first term, took effect Monday morning. Here's what to know about who's affected, who's exempt and how foreign leaders are responding.
- Rachel Treisman
NIH scientists call on director to protect biomedical research

In a public letter, hundreds of scientists expressed their dissent to the Trump administration's policies affecting the National Institutes of Health and called on its director to support the agency.
- Rob Stein
Faced with rising temps, Las Vegas is embracing a simple climate solution: More trees

Climate change is driving more dangerous summer heat across the U.S. Las Vegas, which reached 120 degrees last summer, is planting thousands of trees to help cool its hottest neighborhoods.
- Yvette Fernandez

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