Polygraph tests for federal workers, running’s secret ingredient, and a seaside Russian spy nest: Weekend Rundown

Us & Canada

Polygraph tests for federal workers, running’s secret ingredient, and a seaside Russian spy nest: Weekend Rundown

March 9, 2025

Federal workers under pressure as Trump agenda ramps upAll employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, overseen by ...

Us & Canada

FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts

March 8, 2025

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CHICAGO -- The country's preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of ...

Image: Rep. Maxine Waters Leads Protest Against DOGE, Delivering Letter To HUD Secretary Turner

Us & Canada

Family fears federal housing cuts could jeopardize their Missouri home

March 6, 2025

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Calvin Bentley still recalls how he felt when he finally moved his wife and 7-year-old son into a public housing ...

Economic Policies

How Elon Musk muscled his way into US Federal Aviation Administration todayheadline

March 5, 2025

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Two weeks ago, SpaceX engineer Ted Malaska showed up at the Federal Aviation Administration’s headquarters in Washington to deliver what ...

Research illuminates growing extinction threat for southern resident orcas

Environmental Policies

What Trump’s order on cutting federal forests could mean for the Pacific Northwest

March 4, 2025

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Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. ...

A brown owl with white spots sits on a tree branch in a forest

Us & Canada

Spotted owls are disappearing fast, and federal cuts could mean no one’s left to count them

March 4, 2025

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It’s breeding season for the rapidly declining California spotted owl, and Ben Vizzachero was about to lead an effort to ...

Demonstrators protest during a rally for federal workers at the US Capitol, on Feb. 11, 2025.

Us & Canada

Federal workers fight back as Trump dismantles their work: ‘They’ve radicalized me’

March 2, 2025

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President Donald Trump has long warned about an entrenched “deep state” of malevolent bureaucrats working to thwart his agenda. Many ...

Economic Policies

Department of Government Efficiency: Federal employees are to get another email from Elon Musk and his DOGE this week, but with a change; here’s what the contents of the email will be todayheadline

March 1, 2025

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Latest reports suggest that federal employees are soon to receive another email from the Department of Government Efficiency this week, ...

Beaver Lake Cree Nation No. 131 Calls for Federal Review of Massive Carbon Capture Project

Environmental Policies

Federal Review of Massive Carbon Capture Project Needed

March 1, 2025

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This is a guest blog by Crystal Lameman, Government Relations Advisor/Treaty Coordinator, Beaver Lake Cree Nation No. 131, Treaty No. 6 ...

Environmental Policies

Federal NOAA cuts hit Seattle offices

February 28, 2025

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