Starbucks return-to-office plan adds momentum to Seattle’s recovery

(The Center Square) – Starbucks is ordering its corporate employees to move closer to the city and work in-person four days a week as the coffee giant is the next major Seattle-based company to make employees return
Six finalists announced for Seattle City Council’s vacant District 5 seat

(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council has narrowed its list of candidates for its vacancy down from 22 candidates to five, featuring former elected officials, Seattle employees, community leaders, education officials and Amazon managers. The
Trump called Netanyahu, furious over Israeli strike on Catholic church in Gaza
WATCH: WA sheriff hopes SCOTUS takes up fight over states refusing ICE cooperation

(The Center Square) – Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank isn’t backing down in his desire to work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to allow his deputies to assist the Trump administration in deporting illegal immigrants. So
WA court limits how state can sentence immigrants previously convicted abroad

(The Center Square) – The Washington Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday that prohibits judges from increasing an offender’s mandatory sentence range based on foreign convictions. The decision stemmed from a case where an Australian court convicted
20 states sue Trump administration over FEMA cuts

(The Center Square) — California, Arizona and Colorado, along with 17 other states, sued the Trump administration this week over its decision to close the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program. This program
ICE arrests 14 illegal immigrants during raid at Norristown, PA grocery store
Democrat senators demand Pam Bondi release report on Epstein files
Pres. Trump slams ‘past supporters’ over the release of Jeffrey Epstein files

President Donald Trump on Wednesday sharply criticized Republicans he dubbed his ‘past supporters’ who continue to demand the release of the so-called Jeffery Epstein files, calling them “weaklings” whose support he does not want. In a lengthy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fires two top aides at Department of Health and Human Services

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two of his top aides at the Department of Health and Human Services, per CNN News. Neither Flick nor Anderson immediately responded to requests for comment. Heather Flick Melanson,