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Judge orders Trump to cancel $20 million in taxpayer-funded political ads ahead of the midterms
President Donald Trump must cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message, a federal judge ordered Sunday night, even as the administration said the ad campaign was coming to an end. U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon in New York sided with a coalition, including the nonpartisan watchdog Common Cause, that challenged the ads as an illegal misuse of funds.
FBI says it stopped a teen’s plot to kill up to 60 people at Mall of America | Fortune
FBI agents thwarted a terror attack by a teenager on the Mall of America after supplying him with an assault rifle following months of text messages, authorities said Wednesday. The 18-year-old had been under investigation for nearly two years, trading messages with a confidential informant, before agents sold him the rifle and ammunition and arrested him on the spot, they said.
Sen. Mitch McConnell closed a loophole in a hemp law he championed. Now a $28 billion THC industry that gets people high is fighting for survival
In a commercial kitchen outside Raleigh, North Carolina, Nicholas Hohns spreads a blue-green goo into a gridded mold, making one of his company’s signature products: potent THC gummies, featuring the primary intoxicating compound found in marijuana. It’s a business he might soon have to give up.
Seattle’s new mayor fires police chief, admits they failed to alert city about shooting for 5 hours
Seattle’s police chief resigned Thursday amid criticism that the city was slow to release key information about a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend. Mayor Katie Wilson’s announcement followed hours of speculation about whether Police Chief Shon Barnes would step down, as some of his supporters said he had rebuffed Wilson’s request to resign. Wilson said she was appointing Deputy Chief Andre Sayles, a law enforcement veteran with more than two decades of experience, as interim chief.
Elena Kagan denies that Supreme Court is Trump’s ‘puppet,’ claiming they’ve checked him ‘on some big issues’
The U.S. Supreme Court may be deeply conservative, but it is not simply a rubber stamp for President Donald Trump, Justice Elena Kagan said Thursday.
‘My mind was just completely blown’: 2 families sue hospital after DNA proves their kids were switched at birth 38 years ago
The families of two men who discovered through DNA tests that they were switched at birth 38 years ago are accusing a North Dakota hospital of robbing them of the lives they were supposed to lead. Kyle Bylin discovered his birth family after taking an at-home test he chose randomly during a Christmas gift-exchange. That led to his biological aunt on a genealogy platform. Her nephew, Jeremy Morrison, then had his DNA tested. The results were irrefutable.
Seattle’s top prosecutor was waiting in the courthouse lobby an hour after he got the job when Trump fired him over email
President Donald Trump fired the new top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle on Wednesday less than an hour after the attorney was unanimously appointed by the federal judges in the district, highlighting tensions between the courts and the president over the powerful positions. Roger Rogoff, a former judge and veteran state and federal prosecutor, was sworn in as U.S. attorney before 8 a.m. at the U.S. courthouse in downtown Seattle.
Seattle’s top prosecutor was waiting in the courthouse lobby an hour after he got the job when Trump fired him over email
7 hours ago President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking to “wipe out” Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after renewed clashes between Washington and Tehran, which are struggling to return to peace negotiations. Speaking to Fox Business on Wednesday, Trump claimed Iran had …
43-year-old democratic socialist who's never held elected office unseats Seattle Mayor in another win for affordability politics
First-term Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell conceded his reelection fight to progressive activist Katie Wilson on Thursday, handing another victory to leftist Democrats around the country frustrated with unaffordability, homelessness, public safety and the actions of President Donald Trump’s administration. Harrell, a centrist Democrat who previously served three terms on the City Council, led in early results. But Washington conducts all-mail elections, with ballots postmarked by Election Day.
Trump failed to establish ‘rebellion’ in Portland or even the danger of it, judge rules, slapping down order to send troops to the city
A federal judge in Oregon ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration failed to meet the legal requirements for deploying the National Guard to Portland after the city and state sued in September to block the deployment.
Another federal judge blocks Trump policy banning transgender troops in the military
TACOMA, Wash. | A U.S. judge in Washington state has blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender people from serving in the military, the second nationwide injunction against the policy in as many weeks.
Second federal judge blocks Trump from banning transgender troops in the military
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sierra Moran, a transgender service member, listens during a press conference in Tacoma, Wash., on March 25, 2025. Manuel Valdes—AP
Trump administration can stop approving new refugees but it has to allow in ones already accepted, court rules
President Donald Trump speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 6, 2025. Evan Vucci—AP
Tesla owners turn to ‘I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy’ bumper stickers to avoid spike in vehicle torchings
A burned Tesla vehicle is shown at a Tesla collision center on March 18, 2025, in Las Vegas. Steve Marcus—Las Vegas Sun via AP
Trump’s executive order denying birthright citizenship temporarily blocked by federal judge who calls it ‘blatantly unconstitutional’
President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House, on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci—ÅP
Ganja Glut - Growers Seek Interstate Sales
TUMWATER, Wash. (AP) — The email went out to legal ganja growers around Washington state, alerting them that another of their colleagues had gone under. “Liquidation sale,” it said. Attached was a spreadsheet of items up for grabs: LED grow lights for $500 apiece. Rotary evaporators for hash oil, $10,000.
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