Katie Wilson’s First Seattle Budget Expands Shelter While Cutting City Positions
The mayor’s $9.1 billion proposal protects food assistance and immigrant services, but its plan to close a budget gap includes nearly $50 million in annual General Fund reductions.
22 SepTrump Administration Moves to Remove 760,000 ACA Enrollments in Major Health Care Crackdown
The White House says the enrollments are fraudulent or ineligible as JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force expands its focus to Affordable Care Act coverage.
21 SepParamount Reaches Settlement With States, Clearing Major Hurdle for Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover
The agreement could bring one of the largest media consolidations in modern history significantly closer to completion, putting CBS, CNN, HBO, Warner Bros. and other major properties under the same corporate owner.
ICE · 20 SepEXCLUSIVE: Wife of Man Shot by ICE Agent in Austin Has Gone Hours Without Information, Attorney’s Team Says
The attorney’s team tells Cup of Culture that the victim’s wife was denied access to her husband and initially told he was not at the hospital.
Morning Cup · 20 SepMorning Cup: Pay Attention to What’s Happening Right Now
The White House is shutting out journalists. War is hitting Americans in the wallet. And the midterms are getting closer. This is not a quiet Sunday.
Press · 19 Sep🚨This Is a Press Freedom Emergency: Trump Is Banning News Organizations From the White House
CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists have now been denied access to the White House after Donald Trump banned their organizations because of their reporting. This is no longer a threat. It is happening.
18 SepBREAKING: Protesters gather at the Kennedy Center
A large protest is gathering outside the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as public outrage grows over
China · 18 SepAn AI-Assisted Intelligence Report Nearly Sent U.S. Forces After a Chinese Ship
A false report reportedly put military aircraft in the air and armed personnel on standby—bringing two nuclear powers dangerously close to a confrontation.
Trump · 18 Sep🚨Trump Says He Is Banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico From the White House
The president says the ban is effective immediately and warns that additional news organizations could be next, escalating an already serious fight over press access.
18 SepTrump’s New Immigration Rule Takes Effect Today. In Washington, Confusion Is Already Part of the Story.
sweeping change to the “public charge” rule takes effect September 18, giving immigration officers broader discretion to consider public benefits. Seattle and King County are fighting it in court, while Washington residents are left trying to figure out what the rule actually means for them.
Iran · 17 SepThe Iran War Is Becoming an Economic Story, and Americans Are Already Paying for It
The conversation about Iran cannot be separated from the conversation about affordability anymore.
17 SepAfter Confusion at the Bite of Seattle Shooting, Seattle Is Rewriting Its Emergency Playbook
Newly released police messages exposed confusion over command and public communication after July’s mass shooting. Mayor Katie Wilson has now ordered sweeping changes to Seattle’s emergency preparedness system.