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  Supreme Court ruling against Trump tariffs gets bipartisan support among WA lawmakers

  In Washington state, Democrats and some Republicans are welcoming the U.S. Supreme Court decision restricting the president's ability to impose sweeping tariffs.

  • Amy Radil
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  Zahilay's first executive order bars ICE from King County-owned properties

  In his first executive order since becoming King County executive in November, Girmay Zahilay has barred immigration authorities from conducting enforcement activities in non-public areas of county-owned buildings and properties.

  • KUOW Staff
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  ICE eyes new Tukwila office near hub for deportation flights

  Tukwila is one location where Immigration and Customs Enforcement appears to be eyeing more office space, as the agency aims to boost staff nationwide.

  • Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
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  ‘ICE out!’ Seattle students gather downtown to protest federal immigration crackdown

  Hundreds of Seattle-area students walked out of school Thursday and gathered at Seattle City Hall downtown to protest the tactics of federal immigration enforcement officers across the country.

  • Megan Farmer
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  Justice Department 'workaround' keeps former immigration judge as Seattle’s top prosecutor

  The Trump administration is using a workaround to retain its preferred U.S. attorney in Seattle, despite his lack of confirmation by the U.S. Senate. It’s a tactic the Justice Department has employed elsewhere, resulting in some legal challenges.

  • Amy Radil
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  Republican WA congressman: Immigration crackdown has ‘gotten out of hand’

  U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse said Wednesday that “a lot of questions need to be answered” in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, but stopped short of calling for new leadership at the Department of Homeland Security.

  • Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
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  'Not our America.' Washington state leaders condemn federal shootings in Minnesota

  Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown held a press conference Monday to emphatically condemn federal actions in Minnesota and hint at their preparations should the Trump administration crack down similarly in Washington state.

  • Scott Greenstone
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  Washington’s largest climate polluter shuts down despite federal order

  The Pacific Northwest’s largest pollution source has shut down, and Washington state officials want to keep it that way.

  • John Ryan
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  Feds launch investigations into four WA school districts over trans athletes

  The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced they are investigating four school districts in Washington state for permitting transgender students to compete in school sports.

  • Noel Gasca
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  Sidelining Trump appointee, federal judges in Seattle will name new US attorney

  The chief federal judge in the Western District of Washington announced today that the court intends to exercise its power to appoint a new U.S. Attorney in Seattle. The Justice Department's appointee — interim U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd — cannot continue to serve beyond Feb. 3 without support from either the U.S Senate or federal judges in Western Washington.

  • Amy Radil

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