Anti-sex trafficking advocate accuses GOP Sen. Katie Britt of distorting her story The woman who appears central to an anecdote told by GOP Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., in the GOP response to the State of the Union called the use of her story "distorted for political purposes. Ximena Bustillo
President Biden is unveiling his budget proposal for the coming fiscal year NPR's A Martinez talks to budget director Shalanda Young about the White House saying it would cut the deficit by about $3 trillion over the next 10 years, and protect Social Security and Medicare.
Katie Britt used a decades-old example of rapes in Mexico in GOP response to Biden In the Republican response to the State of the Union, Britt used a harrowing account of sexual abuse to attack Biden's border policies, but the rapes happened in Mexico before Biden became president. The Associated Press
'Saturday Night Live' lampoons GOP Sen. Katie Britt's State of the Union response Scarlett Johansson made a surprise appearance on the NBC sketch comedy show to poke fun at the Republican rebuttal to President Biden's State of the Union address. Joe Hernandez
A Biden victory in Michigan could depend on Black Voters Michigan faith leader Rev. Kenneth Flowers says President Biden should not take the Black vote for granted. Leila Fadel
The new Republican National Committee has two close Trump allies at the helm Former President Donald Trump now has two close allies at the helm of the Republican National Committee as he heads into general election territory. Franco Ordoñez
Friday Evening Headlines Boeing and machinists open contract talks, Bumbershoot announces arts programming, and Lily Gladstone looks to make history at the Oscars. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. Patricia Murphy
'I didn’t want one, but I needed one.' An Idaho mother comes to Washington for an abortion Kayla Smith and her husband were excited to expand their family when they learned that they would be having a baby boy. They already picked the name, Brooks. Natalie Akane Newcomb
Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than US born Americans, studies find In last night's State of The Union, the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley took center stage. The suspect is a migrant. Republicans say immigration leads to crime, but there's no evidence of that. Jasmine Garsd
Why one AI expert was pleased Biden addressed AI during his State of the Union NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Fei Fei Li, the co-director of the Human-Centered AI Institute at Stanford University, about President Biden's State of the Union remarks about harnessing the power of AI. Kathryn Fox
