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Trump's birthright citizenship order lands in Seattle appeals court

Federal appeals court judges in Seattle on Wednesday questioned a Trump administration lawyer and Washington’s solicitor general over the president’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship.
- Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Former Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant launches congressional campaign

Former Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant says she'll run as an independent socialist in the upcoming race for Washington's 9th Congressional District.
- Noel Gasca
King County assessor says he won't resign amid stalking allegation scandal

King County Assessor John Arthur Wilson is refusing to step down or suspend his campaign for county executive. A number of elected officials have called for him to leave office after news broke Thursday of his ex-fiancee filing her second restraining order against him in a year.
- Scott Greenstone
A Pierce County man expected to be deported to Vietnam. Instead, ICE routed him to South Sudan

His deportation is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to deport immigrants to “third countries" — places other than the immigrants’ country of origin.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
8 arrested as anti-LGBTQ group, counterprotesters descend on Seattle City Hall

Dozens of anti-LGBTQ demonstrators and counterprotesters faced off at Seattle City Hall on Tuesday as both sides scrutinized Mayor Bruce Harrell’s handling of a Capitol Hill protest over the weekend.
- Noel Gasca
Washington consumers will gain 'right to repair' cellphones, other electronics

Washington is joining a growing list of states trying to tear down barriers for consumers who want to repair their electronics rather than buy new ones.
- Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
GOP megadonor planning new round of Washington state tax, parents' rights initiatives

An anti-tax millionaire behind last year's statewide ballot measures in Washington is preparing to run more voter initiatives this year.
- Jeanie Lindsay
Ferguson breaks with past Washington governors — on his official bill-signing pens

What pen a governor uses to sign laws might not seem that important — but it’s a token and often an extension of who they are as a person.
- Scott Greenstone
Gov. Ferguson signs new WA budget into law, leaving bulk of tax increases intact

A slate of new taxes are coming to Washington after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the state's new budget into law Tuesday.
- Jeanie Lindsay
'It’s bleak.' Canadian baseball fans nervous to visit Seattle under Trump

Canadian baseball fans have been reluctant to spend money in the U.S. in the wake of President Donald Trump’s threats to annex Canada.
- Casey Martin

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