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Supreme Court extends pause on deportations under Alien Enemies Act in Texas

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of immigrants in northern Texas under the Alien Enemies Act. It said it's not directly addressing whether the invocation of the act was legal.
- Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Week in Review: birthright citizenship, Microsoft, and mushrooms

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with The Stranger’s Nathalie Graham, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis, and for Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna.
- Kevin Kniestedt
DOGE tried assigning a team to the Government Accountability Office. They refused

An attempt by DOGE to assign a team to the independent Government Accountability Office was rejected Friday. The GAO is part of the legislative branch and not subject to DOGE's request.
- Stephen Fowler
Here are 5 takeaways from Trump's first major foreign trip to the Middle East

President Trump was greeted like royalty during his four-day trip to the Middle East, his first major foreign trip of this second term, where it was all about business deals and not moral leadership.
- Domenico Montanaro
James Comey is under investigation for his '8647' Instagram post. What does it mean?

The former FBI director posted — then deleted — a picture of seashells forming "8647." Trump and his allies view it as a call for his assassination, but Comey says he was unaware of that meaning.
- Rachel Treisman
Labor watchdog opens investigation into DOGE whistleblower claims after NPR reporting

DOGE employees demanded the highest level of access to the labor agency's systems, according to a whistleblower and reporting from NPR. The whistleblower said sensitive data then left the agency.
- Stephen Fowler
American philanthropists step in after U.S. cuts foreign aid

A United States Agency for International Development worker, who lost her job when the agency was largely dismantled earlier this year, now has a new job. She’s working with a group of American philanthropists eager to invest in foreign aid.
Bikes and bakeries are back: War-torn Khartoum struggles to rebuild

Government forces retook the capital city from rebel troops in April. Now comes the task of rebuilding what was once a bustling metropolis on the Nile.
- Emmanuel Akinwotu
As the WNBA season tips off, here are 4 of our biggest questions

Will a new-look Indiana Fever contend in Caitlin Clark's second year? Will A'ja Wilson win a record 4th MVP? And the biggest question of all: Can the league as a whole build on last season's success?
- Becky Sullivan
Casual Friday with Vivian McCall and Geraldine DeRuiter

This week… The Seattle City Council is considering putting 8-foot tall kiosks, equipped with cameras and advertising, downtown before the World Cup. Historically queer nude beach Denny Blaine Park is back in the news after SPD told some beachgoers that being nude is not legal in Seattle - newsflash, it is. And if you wanna keep your OG Seattleite card, maybe don’t change your phone number… You may not be able to get a 206 area code much longer. Stranger Queer Culture and Politics Reporter Vivian McCall and author and blogger Geraldine DeRuiter are here to break down the week.
- Vaughan Jones

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