Business How will a 2nd Trump presidency affect your financial life? A second Trump term might mean a lower tax bill, but it could have drastic consequences for the national budget. We take a look at the impact on taxes and Social Security. Laurel Wamsley Michel Martin
Politics Defense pick Peter Hegseth paid accuser to protect his career, his lawyer confirms The Fox News host reached a settlement to resolve an accusation against him, but a recently released memo brought the issue back into the public eye. Bill Chappell
Environment What does a weather forecast cost? Inside the privatization of weather tracking Over the last few decades, the rise of the Internet and big tech have made weather forecasting a more crowded space.
Business Boeing is laying off nearly 2,200 Washington employees before Christmas As the holiday season arrives, and people begin wrapping presents in red, green, and gold paper, Boeing is sending pink slips to some of its employees, including 2,199 in Washington state. Dyer Oxley
Politics Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize. Andrea Hsu
Food 8 Washingtonians sickened in national E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots A national outbreak of E. coli connected to organic carrots is hitting particularly hard in Washington state, where eight people have gotten sick — the most people affected in any single state. Juliana Kim KUOW Staff
Politics Trump taps FCC's Brendan Carr to lead the agency Carr was seen as a pretty conventional Republican with a pro-corporate outlook for most of his career. More recently, he has embraced Trumpian themes about social media, tech and television companies. David Folkenflik
National Local news is in crisis. This paper has a $150 million plan Nearly two years ago, the owners of Atlanta's leading newspaper hired former CNN executive Andrew Morse to reverse its steep decline. He's laid out a grand vision. David Folkenflik
Politics 'Scientific American' editor resigns after comments about Trump supporters went viral Laura Helmuth announced her resignation from the long-running magazine after her statements on election night regarding Trump sparked outrage among conservatives. Alana Wise
Business Trump's economic agenda faces a big potential foe: The bond vigilantes You may not know much about bond markets — but you should, especially under Trump 2.0. Bond investors could make Trump's life much more difficult. Rafael Nam
