The Latest Politics Sen. Cortez Masto explains why she broke ranks with democrats on shutdown vote Three Senate Democrats broke with their party and voted with Republicans to fund the government and avert a shut down. One of them, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, explains her reasoning. Scott Detrow Economy Washington’s minimum wage to top $17 in 2026 Washington state’s minimum wage will surpass $17 per hour in 2026. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard Environment Lawmakers revisit WA’s plastic bag restrictions Washington shoppers will pay 4 cents more per plastic grocery bag starting in January. But the bags themselves won’t get any thicker for at least another two years as lawmakers fine-tune the state’s single-use plastic bag restrictions. Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard Science Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91 Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute. Nell Greenfieldboyce Environment How to pack a go bag in case of climate emergencies As climate emergencies like wildfires and hurricanes become more prevalent, it's important to have essentials like food and medicine on hand and ready to go in case you need to evacuate. Politics When will the government reopen? Here's how long past shutdowns lasted Government shutdowns lasting more than a few days were relatively rare — until recently. The 2018-2019 shutdown was the longest in U.S. history, stretching on for five weeks. Rachel Treisman Technology The human coders hired to mop up AI slop So-called “vibe coding” allows anyone to type in their idea for an app or website and get the code they need to build it, no technical expertise required. But there’s a hitch: The coding vibes are off. Monica Nickelsburg Law & Courts Seattle street preachers say nothing can silence their amplified message Christian preachers have long been a staple outside Seattle’s sports stadiums, often spreading the gospel with the help of megaphones. Many fans say the volume is too loud, but it’s unclear if anything can silence the preachers. Casey Martin Politics What will Congress do after the shutdown? We asked a Republican and a Democrat Most of the federal government is shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding agreement. We asked two House members — a Democrat and Republican — where they think talks go from here Obed Manuel Business Trump's controversial nominee drops bid to head vital data-gathering agency Trump's pick to lead the agency tracking unemployment and inflation has withdrawn after withering criticism from across the political spectrum. The White House says a new nominee will be named soon. Scott Horsley Prev 852 of 1641 Next Sponsored
Politics Sen. Cortez Masto explains why she broke ranks with democrats on shutdown vote Three Senate Democrats broke with their party and voted with Republicans to fund the government and avert a shut down. One of them, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, explains her reasoning. Scott Detrow
Economy Washington’s minimum wage to top $17 in 2026 Washington state’s minimum wage will surpass $17 per hour in 2026. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Environment Lawmakers revisit WA’s plastic bag restrictions Washington shoppers will pay 4 cents more per plastic grocery bag starting in January. But the bags themselves won’t get any thicker for at least another two years as lawmakers fine-tune the state’s single-use plastic bag restrictions. Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard
Science Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91 Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Environment How to pack a go bag in case of climate emergencies As climate emergencies like wildfires and hurricanes become more prevalent, it's important to have essentials like food and medicine on hand and ready to go in case you need to evacuate.
Politics When will the government reopen? Here's how long past shutdowns lasted Government shutdowns lasting more than a few days were relatively rare — until recently. The 2018-2019 shutdown was the longest in U.S. history, stretching on for five weeks. Rachel Treisman
Technology The human coders hired to mop up AI slop So-called “vibe coding” allows anyone to type in their idea for an app or website and get the code they need to build it, no technical expertise required. But there’s a hitch: The coding vibes are off. Monica Nickelsburg
Law & Courts Seattle street preachers say nothing can silence their amplified message Christian preachers have long been a staple outside Seattle’s sports stadiums, often spreading the gospel with the help of megaphones. Many fans say the volume is too loud, but it’s unclear if anything can silence the preachers. Casey Martin
Politics What will Congress do after the shutdown? We asked a Republican and a Democrat Most of the federal government is shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding agreement. We asked two House members — a Democrat and Republican — where they think talks go from here Obed Manuel
Business Trump's controversial nominee drops bid to head vital data-gathering agency Trump's pick to lead the agency tracking unemployment and inflation has withdrawn after withering criticism from across the political spectrum. The White House says a new nominee will be named soon. Scott Horsley