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Trump wants more power over agencies. Experts worry about campaign finance regulators

President Trump's effort to "rein in" independent agencies is raising particular concern among those who follow the work of the Federal Election Commission, which enforces campaign finance laws.
- Ashley Lopez
Seattle's most dangerous stretch of Light Rail track

Since Link Light Rail began service in 2009, more than 30 pedestrians have been hit by trains after stepping into a crossing. Less than two weeks ago there was a collision near Othello Station in the Rainier Valley. The next week, just blocks away… Another collision between a light rail train and a car.
- Vaughan Jones
First known cookbook by a Black American woman gets new edition 160 years later

Malinda Russell's A Domestic Cookbook was first published in 1866. It contains least a hundred recipes for sweets, plus recipes for shampoo and cologne – and remedies for toothaches.
- Neda Ulaby
DEI rollbacks highlight the uneasy relationship between corporations and Black consumers

DEI policies – short for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – have been in the crosshairs since President Donald Trump arrived back in the White House.
- Libby Denkmann
The local DJ showcasing the survival and resistance of indigenous artists

KEXP DJ Tory J (AKA Tory Johnston) is the co-host of Sounds of Survivance, a show featuring indigenous artists from all over the world.
- Hans Anderson
Wednesday Evening Headlines

Federal cuts would have a huge impact on cancer research, performance-based layoffs are rippling through the tech industry, and WA's recycling system could get an overhaul. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
- Paige Browning
Men die younger than women. Is it time for a focus on men's health?

Researchers would like to see more study on how stress, the economy and attitudes toward medicine influence the well-being and longevity of men.
- Ashley Milne-Tyte
Zelenskyy hits back against Trump's comments blaming Ukraine for the war with Russia

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants the U.S. to stop using disinformation when talking about Russia's war on Ukraine, after President Trump accused Ukraine of starting the war.
- Joanna Kakissis
Journalist describes Trump's movements as a 'regime change' towards authoritarianism

The Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum says President Trump's dismantling of the U.S. civil service system, and his attacks on judges and his opponents, are part of a playbook on undermining democracy.
- Terry Gross
Trump claims expanded power over independent agencies

The executive order would affect agencies like the SEC and FDIC, but it excludes the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors and Open Market Committee.
- Danielle Kurtzleben

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