A KING 5 investigation finds a Seattle woman was told to self‑deport via the CBP Home app but was blocked from leaving multiple times at Sea‑Tac. Her experience spotlights confusion around federal booking and stipend procedures.

At a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Helsingborg on Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed allies on defense spending and warned Iran’s plan to 'toll' the Strait of Hormuz 'can't happen'.

The old Harris County jail at 1301 Franklin sits largely empty while maintenance and demolition planning eat into county budgets. Officials are weighing reuse, teardown and a new study led by Commissioner Adrian Garcia.

Backlogs at USCIS have left some Colorado DACA recipients without work authorization, costing paychecks and straining local employers. Lawmakers and advocates are pressing for fixes.

The Court of Appeals heard a challenge over whether New York’s Equal Rights Amendment voids the state's rule forcing judges to retire at 70.

Official filings show DoorDash spent nearly $2.2 million lobbying Wisconsin in 2025 to push a driver-classification bill. The disclosures leave big questions about how most of the money was used.

New reporting shows Mayor Mamdani met multiple times with a Queens imam who has praised Hamas and questioned Holocaust figures, deepening tensions with Jewish leaders.

Senators folded a fix into the FY26 budget to extend 15 daysa0of domestic-violence leave to temp and contract workers after the Dabrowski familya0pushed for change. The measure now heads to House budget talks.

Mayor Cara Spencer and Board President Megan E. Green unveiled a $230 million plan to spend Rams settlement funds on North City recovery, water repairs and downtown revitalization. A public survey is open through May 27.

A civil‑liberties group sued to block Illinois’ FOID card, arguing the state can’t require residents to get permission before possessing firearms. The case is now in federal court in Chicago.

Plainfield says a state reclassification will slash roughly $7M a year, pushing administrators to weigh staff cuts and bigger class sizes for 2026–27. Key roles and encore programs are on the table.

A Planning Commission pause has left plans to turn the former 3rd Precinct into a Minneapolis Democracy Center on hold after neighbors raised concerns about moving a public alley.

Rep. Jack Bergman is defending his seat as a GOP primary and a House ethics complaint collide in northern Michigan. The Aug. 4 primary now looks as much about accountability as about ideology.