NJ Attorney General joins suit to stop Trump's federal grant freeze NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin about his plans to block a federal funding freeze President Donald Trump ordered Monday. Sarah Handel
Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September Through an email blast, federal workers were given the opportunity to resign from their jobs before Feb. 6 and retain full pay and benefits through Sept. 30. Andrea Hsu
Tuesday Evening Headlines WA sues over Trump funding freeze, Burien toughens public camping ban, and financial losses at WA hospitals are finally slowing down. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. Paige Browning
Fueling innovation, or exploitation? Trump supporters feud over future of H-1B visas H-1B visas have drawn recent criticism from anti-immigration conservatives and pro-labor liberals. Soundside is joined by a local panel to discuss how the temporary worker system can improve, and what changes could be on the horizon. Libby Denkmann
Trump has issued a number of orders affecting the military. Here's what they do President Trump signed a number of new executive orders Monday night aimed at the U.S. military. Here is a breakdown of what he signed. Tom Bowman
The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room French President Emmanuel Macron laid out an ambitious plan for a "reimagined, restored and expanded" Louvre. An art critic says Macron is aiming for another success after restoration of Notre Dame. Nick Spicer
Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military The executive order speaks of transgender identity in sweeping and dismissive terms, and sets the stage for a policy that is more restrictive and punitive than the ban from Trump's first term. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Seattle counted trees as protected that may not have been in peril Seattle said its tree ordinance would protect 100,000 trees. But, as InvestigateWest's Robert McClure explains, that “protected” label is often misleading. Libby Denkmann
DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI? Buzz around DeepSeek built into a wave of concern that hammered tech stocks on Monday. John Ruwitch
A new book explains what the color blue can teach us about Black history Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to present day cobalt mining. Her new book is Black in Blues. Tonya Mosley