Michael Cohen, former Trump lawyer and fixer, reacts to the indictment of Trump NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Michael Cohen, former "fixer" and attorney for Donald Trump, on the news that Trump will be charged with crimes related to a payment to an adult film star. Juana Summers
Social Security is now expected to run short of cash by 2033 Policymakers will need to patch the Social Security program by 2033 to avoid draconian cuts in benefits, a year earlier than had been predicted. A trust fund for Medicare will run out of cash by 2031. Scott Horsley
From education funding to drug use, lawmakers tweak the details in final weeks of session Austin Jenkins with Pluribus News and host of "Inside Olympia" on TVW joined KUOW's Paige Browning and Amy Radil to break down the latest as Washington lawmakers enter the home stretch for budget negotiations and their last chance to pass bills. Katie Campbell
U.S. Capitol rioter the 'QAnon Shaman' is released early from federal prison Jacob Chansley recieved one of the longest sentences handed down to a U.S. Capitol rioter. He has been freed from prison and sent to a reentry center until late May. Juliana Kim
There's no such thing as a free lunch. Vermont schools say there should be for kids Vermont is inching closer to passing a bill to make school meals free for all public school students. It could be the next to join five other states to make the move after pandemic-era benefits. Ximena Bustillo
A president has faced arrest before Trump — for carriage speeding, 150 years ago The nature of Trump's indictment is unprecedented, but the first time a president faced arrest was over 100 years ago. Dustin Jones
Mayor Harrell 'swings for the fences' with big, proposed property tax hike to fund affordable housing Bruce Harrell wants to triple a Seattle property tax to raise nearly $1 billion dollars to fund affordable housing. In making the announcement on Thursday to a room filled with hundreds of affordable housing developers, Harrell admitted it’s a lot of money. David Hyde
Trump's historic indictment comes during his presidential primary run Donald Trump will become the first former president to face criminal charges — and it's happening right in the middle of a presidential primary campaign. Domenico Montanaro
As debt ceiling talks stall, Speaker McCarthy says GOP may move its own bill President Biden and Speaker McCarthy continue to spar over the next steps in negotiations on the debt ceiling. The country faces a historic default if no deal is reached before the summer deadline. Deirdre Walsh
Biden asks banking regulators to toughen some rules after recent bank failures President Biden on Thursday urged banking regulators to take additional steps to reduce the risk of more mid-sized bank failures like Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Washington Desk
