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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.
- Hans Anderson
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
Elijah Lewis's legacy
- Patricia Murphy
5 simple (and cheap) things to make your house use less energy

Sometimes reducing your home's energy use can be as simple as opening a window or buying tape. Here are five easy ways to have a more climate-friendly home and save on energy bills at the same time.
- Julia Simon
This city is exploring an unconventional solution to water scarcity: sewage

A booming population and changing climate have strained water supplies in St. George, Utah. Local leaders are betting that recycled wastewater can keep the city's taps flowing.
- David Condos

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