After months of speculation, Sen. Joe Manchin will not run for president in 2024 After speculation the powerful centrist Democrat would run third-party, Manchin announced Friday he would not be running for president in the 2024 election. But he did not endorse a candidate. Elena Moore
Tech giants pledge action against deceptive AI in elections Fears over how AI could be used to mislead voters are escalating in a year that will see hundreds of millions of people around the world cast ballots. As a result, tech giants are pledging action. Shannon Bond
Thursday Headlines Eastside light rail to open April 27th, thousands get free health care at Seattle Center, and a Russell Wilson-backed charter school faces scrutiny. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. Paige Browning
Montana GOP lawmaker quickly drops Senate bid, citing Trump's endorsement of opponent Rep. Matt Rosendale has ended his bid for the Senate less than a week after he launched his campaign. He said in a statement he lacks resources and that the "hill was just too steep to climb." Shaylee Ragar
FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian firm Alexander Smirnov falsely told FBI agents in 2020 that executives associated with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million each in 2015 or 2016, prosecutors said. The Associated Press
DOJ watchdog finds 187 inmate suicides in federal prisons over 8-year period The Justice Department watchdog found 344 inmate deaths in federal prison from suicide, homicide or accident between 2014 and 2021. The majority of those deaths were suicides. Ryan Lucas
Abortion pills that patients got via telehealth and the mail are safe, study finds The study looks at 6,000 patients who got abortion pills after an online appointment. It found that 99.7% of those abortions were not followed by any serious adverse events. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Trump's New York hush money trial will start March 25 The judge in the hush money case against Donald Trump has rejected the former president's attempt to dismiss the charges, and a jury trial will begin as originally scheduled on March 25. Ximena Bustillo
Latino Democrats launch "Our Lucha" war room using Spanglish to combat GOP The campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is calling the new effort "Our Lucha War Room," or their fight for Latinos and boosting their representation in Congress. Claudia Grisales
Judge in New York to rule on motions in Trump's hush-money criminal case Former President Donald Trump is expected to appear in New York criminal court Thursday. The case is related to hush-money payments made to cover up a sex scandal during 2016's presidential campaign. A Martinez
