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Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard October 27, 2025 / 11:25 am School board directors and parents are suing Washington state to block a Democrat-backed law overhauling rights for public school students and their parents. The policy has become a flashpoint in the national debate over gender inclusivity and diversity, equity, and inclusion in schools. A conservative political…

Eilís O’Neill October 24, 2025 / 1:29 pm In Washington and 17 other states where abortion is still legal, telehealth orders for abortion medication have doubled since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Anna Fiastro, a researcher at the UW School of Medicine, studied the orders for abortion medication received by Aid Access, an organization…

Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez October 22, 2025 / 2:37 pm A new report from the University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights found that federal immigration enforcement has been mining license plate data from local law enforcement in Washington state. This license plate information is gathered through cameras posted along roadways as part of an automated license plate reading…

The president called the layoffs a part of cuts to “Democrat programs,” but children across the nation would be impacted. Sara Luterman October 17, 2025, 11:07 a.m. CT The Trump administration’s decision to lay off most employees within the U.S. Department of Education’s special education office was described by the president this week as part of cuts to “Democrat programs…

by Michelle Diament | October 16, 2025 A federal judge temporarily halted a U.S. Department of Education plan to gut its special education office, but advocates say that the future of services for students with disabilities remains uncertain. Judge Susan Illston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California blocked the so-called reductions in…

Lawmakers have been trying to pass legislative fixes for the H-1B program for years. By Hailey Fuchs 10/14/2025 04:45 AM EDT President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose a massive new fee for employers seeking to hire foreign workers in high-skill fields have reenergized congressional Republicans’ efforts to pass legislation strengthening the controversial visa program. After years…

The new law went into effect on July 1 By: Adam Friedman October 14, 2025 Hunter Demster pulled out his phone at a gas station in Memphis to record over half a dozen men in bulletproof vests gathered around the flashing blue lights of a Tennessee Highway Patrol car. Then one of those officers stepped…

October 13, 2025 12:57 PM ET Meg Anderson There are countless videos on social media showing similar scenes. One, filmed by a photographer in Hyattsville, Md., shows a man pinned to the ground by two ICE officers. He pleads in Spanish and English for someone to help him. During the incident, one of the officers drops his…

Agency has seen explosion in disability claims for the treatment of ailments with seemingly few ties to combat Josh Marcus Tuesday 07 October 2025 02:36 BST From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump…

Sources say the changes to Social Security are “a priority” for Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought. By Chris Walker Published October 7, 2025 A new report suggests that the Trump White House is planning on drastically changing how the Social Security Administration (SSA) calculates whether a person is eligible for disability payments,…