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World Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid threaten trend toward giving cash directly The idea of giving people cash, instead of traditional foreign aid like food or shelter, has gotten traction in recent years. Now, the Trump administration threatens to reverse that. Jonathan Lambert
Trump administration seeks to eliminate or privatize Energy Star program The Energy Star program has saved Americans more than a half-trillion dollars in energy costs and has reduced climate pollution. Now the Trump administration wants to eliminate or privatize it. Jeff Brady
World Zelenskyy in Berlin for critical talks with European leaders and Trump President Trump will join European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for an emergency virtual summit on Wednesday, ahead of the U.S. president's meeting with Putin on Friday. Teri Schultz
Is our AI obsession good for small town America? AI has a backend, and it looks like massive data centers sprawling across farmland in places like central Washington. Today, we travel to a place where the data center boom is well underway to find out how the AI boom is reshaping small towns. Monica Nickelsburg
'Hopefully this trend will continue': Seattle's seeing less homicides this year So far in 2025, Seattle is on track for a decline in homicides for the second year in a row. Sara Jean Green tells us about her recent story in the Seattle Times about this decrease in lethal violence. Maleeha Syed
Tuesday Evening Headlines Seattle primed to get more surveillance cameras, concert organizers cancel Latin music festival due to ICE concerns, and look up tonight for the Perseids! Patricia Murphy
Arts & Life White House calls for a 'comprehensive review' of eight Smithsonian museums The effort is focused on bringing the organization in line with President Trump's cultural directives ahead of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations. Chloe Veltman
Remembering the Legion of Boom era of the Seattle Seahawks A new book from The Athletic's Michael-Shawn Dugar looks at the football team's glory years Hans Anderson
Climate Getting solar panels on your roof can be hard. That's where 'balcony solar' comes in What if you could set up some panels in your backyard or hang them off your balcony and start making a dent in your power bill? Organizations are trying to bring "balcony solar" to the U.S. Laura Klivans
Politics Washington state Sen. John Braun to seek Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's congressional seat Washington state Sen. John Braun announced his plans Tuesday to take on U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in what’s expected to be a highly contested 2026 midterm election. Ryan Haas/OPB