The Latest Politics Amid fraud claims, Trump admin announces more changes to federal child care funding The Child Care and Development Fund sends money to states to help make child care more affordable for low-income families. Allegations of fraud in Minnesota have put the program under scrutiny. Nicole Cohen Media shows restraint on breaking news of Venezuela raid The Trump administration has regularly vilified the mainstream media but not when it comes to the capture of Nicolas Maduro. David Folkenflik Politics Controversial Seattle police union leader Mike Solan to step down Mike Solan, the high-profile and divisive president of the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild, is no longer seeking reelection, he announced last week. Scott Greenstone Front Page: Venezuela, Somali daycares, and Seattle's new mayor, Katie Wilson Every Monday on Soundside we catch you up on the top stories that are fascinating right now – and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. Libby Denkmann Latin America Nicolás Maduro: A former bus driver and Chávez mentee who was overthrown by the U.S. The rise and fall of a one-time Caracas bus driver to a mentee of the late Hugo Chávez to an autocrat overthrown and extracted by the United States. John Otis Sports Raiders fire former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll after one season The Las Vegas Raiders fired Pete Carroll on Monday after just one year, meaning they will enter their third consecutive season with a new coach in charge. Associated Press Venezuela raid may have ripple effects in Mideast Israel hopes the arrest of Maduro will be another pressure point on Iran and Hezbollah. Michele Kelemen Arts & Life How another hospital patient helped saved a man In 2013, John was chatting with another patient in the hospital when his words abruptly slurred. That patient recognized something was wrong and called for help, and doctors were able to intervene. Elections Democratic Gov. Tim Walz drops out of the race for Minnesota governor Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has decided to step out of the 2026 race for governor. He's clashed with Trump and been dogged by reports of fraud in state-run social services programs. Dana Ferguson Law & Courts Maduro pleads not guilty to criminal charges in federal court The now-deposed president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, appears in court for the first time to face criminal charges in New York since his capture in a U.S. military operation. Jasmine Garsd Prev 226 of 1649 Next Sponsored
Politics Amid fraud claims, Trump admin announces more changes to federal child care funding The Child Care and Development Fund sends money to states to help make child care more affordable for low-income families. Allegations of fraud in Minnesota have put the program under scrutiny. Nicole Cohen
Media shows restraint on breaking news of Venezuela raid The Trump administration has regularly vilified the mainstream media but not when it comes to the capture of Nicolas Maduro. David Folkenflik
Politics Controversial Seattle police union leader Mike Solan to step down Mike Solan, the high-profile and divisive president of the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild, is no longer seeking reelection, he announced last week. Scott Greenstone
Front Page: Venezuela, Somali daycares, and Seattle's new mayor, Katie Wilson Every Monday on Soundside we catch you up on the top stories that are fascinating right now – and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. Libby Denkmann
Latin America Nicolás Maduro: A former bus driver and Chávez mentee who was overthrown by the U.S. The rise and fall of a one-time Caracas bus driver to a mentee of the late Hugo Chávez to an autocrat overthrown and extracted by the United States. John Otis
Sports Raiders fire former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll after one season The Las Vegas Raiders fired Pete Carroll on Monday after just one year, meaning they will enter their third consecutive season with a new coach in charge. Associated Press
Venezuela raid may have ripple effects in Mideast Israel hopes the arrest of Maduro will be another pressure point on Iran and Hezbollah. Michele Kelemen
Arts & Life How another hospital patient helped saved a man In 2013, John was chatting with another patient in the hospital when his words abruptly slurred. That patient recognized something was wrong and called for help, and doctors were able to intervene.
Elections Democratic Gov. Tim Walz drops out of the race for Minnesota governor Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz has decided to step out of the 2026 race for governor. He's clashed with Trump and been dogged by reports of fraud in state-run social services programs. Dana Ferguson
Law & Courts Maduro pleads not guilty to criminal charges in federal court The now-deposed president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, appears in court for the first time to face criminal charges in New York since his capture in a U.S. military operation. Jasmine Garsd