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Spy program set to expire as Congress rejects FISA extension

President Trump announced his plans to nominate Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence. The choice comes as lawmakers refused to extend a key surveillance tool over stalled privacy concerns and questions about the qualifications of the interim intelligence...

Kushner-Trump resort plan sparks protests in Albania

Albania's Sazan Island is a jewel in the Adriatic Sea. The former Cold War-era base is now in a luscious nature preserve and an inviting prospect for real estate developers. Chief among them is Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner....

New book explores Trump’s use of DOJ to settle scores

Devlin Barrett has covered federal law enforcement for more than two decades. His new book pulls back the curtain on President Trump’s Justice Department and the way he has used it as a tool to settle political scores. Amna...

News Wrap: Anti-Trump message etched into National Mall

In our news wrap Thursday, the Interior Department is investigating what appears to be an anti-Trump message etched into the grass of the National Mall in Washington, severe storms in the Midwest are disrupting travel and the gunman who...

Curley has new idea for light rail fare enforcement as Seattle ranks #1 for ridership: ‘No standing, only seats’

The Seattle light rail took the top spot in the U.S. for ridership in April, according to Axios Seattle. While light rail and streetcar ridership totaled 4.8 million trips in the Seattle area, KIRO host John Curley pointed to...

Fire at medical equipment warehouse in California prompts evacuations at nearby warehouses

TRACY, Calif. (AP) — A fire at a medical equipment warehouse in Northern California sent thick black smoke pouring into the sky Thursday and prompted evacuations of other nearby facilities as authorities fought to get the blaze under control. The...

Bremerton couple pleads guilty to identity theft, bank fraud scheme that stole nearly $229K

A Bremerton woman pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft for her role in a scheme that stole nearly $229,000 from banks and their customers. In April 2025, 34-year-old Emily Vranic and her co-defendant,...

Seattle man charged with murder in deadly Kent apartment complex shooting

A Seattle man has been charged in connection with a deadly shooting in Kent. Robert Bernard Ousley, 23, faces first-degree murder charges for the May 24 killing of 25-year-old Marcus Pressley at an apartment complex. Investigators believe the shooting may have...

California socialite and ex-Dodger must pay $22M in punitive damages over deaths of young brothers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday ordered California socialite Rebecca Grossman to pay $21 million in punitive damages to the parents of two young brothers who died when her car struck them in a hit-and-run...

News Wrap: Gates says he made ‘grave error’ meeting Epstein

In our news wrap Wednesday, Bill Gates told a congressional panel he made a “grave error in judgment” by meeting with Jeffrey Epstein, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the government of Cuba not to seek out weapons that could...
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