DHS shutdown hurts families' access to detention facilities, Democrat says The difficulties for families adds to the patchwork of complaints about immigration oversight and other issues while the department remains without government funding for five weeks. Ximena Bustillo
Trump has struggled to rewrite the narrative on major issues this week President Trump is demanding concessions from Democrats, his own party and partners across the globe. Domenico Montanaro
Epstein's former attorney testifies he had 'no knowledge whatsoever' of crimes Darren Indyke, longtime attorney for Jeffrey Epstein, testified he "did not know" of Epstein's sexual abuse of women and girls. He also confirmed the existence of hard drives held by Epstein's estate. Ava Berger
An immigration court few have heard of is quietly shaping policy behind the scenes President Trump has slashed the number of people on the Board of Immigration Appeals and stacked it with his appointees, tightening the due process available for immigrants, an NPR analysis shows. Rahul Mukherjee
Trump is dismantling democracy at 'unprecedented' speed, global report finds Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of those studies say President Trump's goal is to rule as an autocrat. Frank Langfitt
Is Mayor Wilson turning off police cameras? Sort of Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson made a slightly confusing announcement on Thursday: She’s pausing the expansion of scores of police surveillance cameras around the city, except in the Stadium District, where 26 will go in ahead of the World Cup. Scott Greenstone
Why Joe Kent quit Kent resigned from the Trump administration over the war with Iran. Tucker Carlson interviewed him about why. Gabrielle Healy
New law seeks to help clear up Washington’s DUI testing backlog Thousands of cases have piled up in Washington as they await state testing to confirm if a driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Planned Parenthood chapter settles with EEOC over treatment of white employees The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Planned Parenthood of Illinois will pay $500,000 to end an investigation that found the organization's DEI practices violated federal civil rights laws Andrea Hsu
The SAVE Act faces long odds in the Senate. GOP-led states are picking up the cause Several Republican-led states are passing their own versions of the SAVE America Act, Trump-backed legislation that would introduce new proof-of-citizenship requirements to register to vote. Benjamin Swasey
