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National Security

Some lawmakers say correspondents' dinner attack raises questions over Secret Service

Lawmakers say the thwarted attack on the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raises questions about Secret Service protection. Some say it highlights the need for a White House ballroom.

Immigration

ICE sends Indian national who sought self-deportation to Alaska instead

After spending months detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Rakesh Rakesh decided to voluntarily self-deport to India, where he was born and raised. But instead of putting him on an Alaska Airlines flight to New York, where he would transfer to a flight to India, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents sent Rakesh to Sitka, Alaska. KUOW's Kim Malcolm talked with Seattle Times immigration reporter Nina Shapiro about Rakesh's dilemma and how an Alaska Airlines pilot lent him a hand.

Monday Evening Headlines

WA sues Albertsons over sales promotions, homelessness agency vows to tighten purse strings after scathing audit, and a longtime Seattle karaoke venue is closing down.

Marijuana research may reach new heights as Trump Administration reclassifies medical cannabis

On Thursday acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order reclassifying medical marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug.  Advocates say it could be a sign of bigger changes to come.

National

Prison guards and inmates say New York's correctional system is broken

Prison guards in New York say the state's correctional system is in crisis. Both guards and inmates are pleading with the state to fix what they say is a broken system.

Climate

Why the Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington is buying up farmland

The Stillaguamish Tribe north of Seattle is returning farmland to the sea to save salmon and help floodproof a community that's struggled with rising tides due to climate change.