The Latest Politics DOJ wants to shield its lawyers from outside scrutiny. Critics worry about oversight Critics say the proposed rule to let the DOJ step into state bar investigations could weaken one of the last independent checks on government lawyers. Jaclyn Diaz National Iran's foreign minister leaves Pakistan, then Trump cancels U.S. delegation's travel After arriving on Friday, Iran's Abbas Araghchi has left Islamabad, prompting President Trump to announce that his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will no longer travel there Saturday for peace talks NPR Staff National Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases. The Associated Press Politics King County homelessness agency board votes to tighten purse strings following damning audit Board members of the troubled King County regional homelessness agency appear committed to correcting its overspending and weak financial systems, rejecting calls from other officials to abandon it entirely. Amy Radil Friday Evening Headlines Free pop-up health clinic sees high demand, credit rating agency puts Washington on notice, and your sewer bill could be going up. Paige Browning Science What does UW's disappearing research money mean for Seattle's innovation economy? Universities have won legal battles that have protected some federal funding, especially for existing research. But when it comes to money for new scientific experiments, the amount of money the University of Washington receives has fallen off a cliff. Joshua McNichols National Workers in Arizona don't have protections they need from triple-digit temperatures Labor groups say Arizona isn't moving fast enough to establish new protections for people whose work exposes them to the state's sizzling high temperatures. Katie Davis-Young Business Airlines face headwinds as Iran war leads to rising fuel costs Since the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran began, the impact on aviation has worsened. Jet fuel prices have soared. Thousands of European flights have been canceled, and one airline may stop flying. Joel Rose National Appeals court rules that Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that immigration laws allow people to apply for asylum at the border, and the president cannot bypass this. The decision stems from Trump declaring the border situation an invasion and suspending asylum. The Associated Press Politics DoJ drops Powell probe, paving the way to confirm Kevin Warsh The Justice Department is dropping its investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, paving the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to lead the Fed. Maria Aspan Prev 12 of 1649 Next Sponsored
Politics DOJ wants to shield its lawyers from outside scrutiny. Critics worry about oversight Critics say the proposed rule to let the DOJ step into state bar investigations could weaken one of the last independent checks on government lawyers. Jaclyn Diaz
National Iran's foreign minister leaves Pakistan, then Trump cancels U.S. delegation's travel After arriving on Friday, Iran's Abbas Araghchi has left Islamabad, prompting President Trump to announce that his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will no longer travel there Saturday for peace talks NPR Staff
National Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases. The Associated Press
Politics King County homelessness agency board votes to tighten purse strings following damning audit Board members of the troubled King County regional homelessness agency appear committed to correcting its overspending and weak financial systems, rejecting calls from other officials to abandon it entirely. Amy Radil
Friday Evening Headlines Free pop-up health clinic sees high demand, credit rating agency puts Washington on notice, and your sewer bill could be going up. Paige Browning
Science What does UW's disappearing research money mean for Seattle's innovation economy? Universities have won legal battles that have protected some federal funding, especially for existing research. But when it comes to money for new scientific experiments, the amount of money the University of Washington receives has fallen off a cliff. Joshua McNichols
National Workers in Arizona don't have protections they need from triple-digit temperatures Labor groups say Arizona isn't moving fast enough to establish new protections for people whose work exposes them to the state's sizzling high temperatures. Katie Davis-Young
Business Airlines face headwinds as Iran war leads to rising fuel costs Since the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran began, the impact on aviation has worsened. Jet fuel prices have soared. Thousands of European flights have been canceled, and one airline may stop flying. Joel Rose
National Appeals court rules that Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that immigration laws allow people to apply for asylum at the border, and the president cannot bypass this. The decision stems from Trump declaring the border situation an invasion and suspending asylum. The Associated Press
Politics DoJ drops Powell probe, paving the way to confirm Kevin Warsh The Justice Department is dropping its investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, paving the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to lead the Fed. Maria Aspan