The Northwest Politicast

It was the most public breakup of all time. President Trump and Elon Musk effectively ended their relationship in a fight on social media. But beneath the insults and allegations, the split threatens the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill.  We’ll get the latest from the Capitol.

PLUS: Another vacancy at Seattle City Hall and a former councilwoman announces a run for Congress.

AND: An effort to restore civility in civics.

When the conservative Christian group Mayday USA put on a concert and rally in Seattle, it drew the attention of protestors. Nearly two-dozen arrests were made, and the city’s reaction prompted a response from the Trump Administration. We’ll have the latest.

PLUS: RFK, Jr.’s fight with scientists and medical journals.

AND: How you can climb aboard a vintage Air Force One.

As the Republican-controlled Congress looks to slash government spending in their ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, proposed cuts to Medicaid have angered many of their constituents. And in conservative eastern Washington, such cuts could have a devastating effect on maternal care. Northwest Newsradio’s Lilyan Beck will explain.

(OLYMPIA, Wash.) – It’s Washington State v. Trump… for the 19th time. Attorney General Nick Brown is taking the administration to court of the withholding of federal funds. We’ll hear from the AG himself.

PLUS: Governor Ferguson only has a few days left to sign the biggest tax increase in state history… if he plans to at all.

From Chicago by way of Peru, the first American Pope has been elected by the College of Cardinals. We’ll take a look at what Leo XIV means for Catholics, Americans, and American politics.

PLUS: The Trump Administration accuses Washington state of being anti-Catholic.

(PASCO, Wash.) – A personal beef between Franklin County Commissioners and the elected sheriff has led to chaos at the local jail. Questions have now arisen over who’s in charge, what happened to the guns, how the actions of local leaders could put the public at risk if the worst were to happen. We’ll get the latest.

After an outburst on the House Floor, Rep. Jeremie Dufault has been banned from the chambers for the remainder of the legislative session. Lawmakers were debating HB 1217, which would alter the ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ voters passed last year. Hear the shouting match that led to his ouster.

(OLYMPIA, Wash.) – Governor Bob Ferguson has said ‘no’ to the latest package of tax hikes proposed by legislative Democrats. But it was a much softer ‘no’ than his outright rejection of a wealth tax earlier this year. Now, the fine points of the state budget are being worked out with just a little over a week before lawmakers finish their work.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Arguing college athletics have lost what made amateur competition special, one local Congressman is floating a bill to disband the NCAA. But before you reject his idea out of hand, our own Bill Swartz explains it might significantly improve the world of college sports.

In a press conference this week, Governor Bob Ferguson flatly rejected a progressive dream: taxing extreme wealth. He also chastised budget writers in his own party for relying too heavily on new taxes to balance a state budget that’s billions of dollars in the red. We’ll get reaction from both sides of the aisle.