House approves budget framework, kickstarting work on Trump's domestic agenda House Republicans narrowly adopted a multitrillion dollar budget framework on Thursday, paving the way for lawmakers to begin work on many of President Trump's top policy priorities. Barbara Sprunt
Where do tariffs stand? A look at what's in place and what's on pause Trump announced a 90-day pause on most country-specific tariffs, but left other duties in place. Here's a look at where things stand and what could happen next. Rachel Treisman
Where did U.S. humanities grants go? To projects from a baseball film to AI research From AI research to historical preservation, programs funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities reach every corner of the U.S. Now the government has terminated those grants. Elizabeth Blair
President Trump blinks on Tariffs Facing pressure from world markets, President Trump stepped back from his plans to slap steep tariffs on a broad range of countries — except for China. Leila Fadel
Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April. Maddy Lauria
Tensions percolate among the Seattle City Council’s moderate majority Did City Council President Sara Nelson kick a political hornet’s nest? Seattle Times City Hall reporter David Kroman tells KUOW’s Kim Malcolm what he's seeing. Kim Malcolm
The politics of Trump deportations President Trump has promised to carry out the largest deportation program in U.S. history. Some Republicans worry about political backlash, especially in swing districts with immigrant populations. Claudia Grisales
Appeals court rules Trump can fire probationary federal workers once again The decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals further clears the way for the Trump administration to re-fire, for now, thousands of probationary federal employees. Andrea Hsu
House GOP leaders prepare budget vote, daring dissenters to oppose Trump House GOP leaders are moving ahead with a budget plan that is meant to pave the way for future votes on President Trump's domestic agenda, but members within their own party oppose the bill. Some dissenters have remained opposed to the bill, despite pressure from leaders and Trump himself. Claudia Grisales
Trump administration backs off Nvidia's 'H20' chip crackdown after Mar-a-Lago dinner The White House was expected to ban sales of the high-performance AI chip to China. Chinese companies had been stockpiling the chip but now the Trump administration is backing off. Emily Feng