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Seattle Now

Friday Evening Headlines

Seattle Now

KUOW News and Information

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4.7670 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

WA lawmakers react to SCOTUS tariff ruling, Tukwila considers ban on building new detention facilities, and crime victim advocates worry about funding cuts.

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0:16.5

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0:23.6

Hey there, and happy Friday from the KUOW Newsroom.

0:27.8

This is Seattle Now.

0:29.2

I'm Ruby Deluna with a roundup of today's top stories.

0:33.1

It's Friday, February 20th.

0:36.7

Starting with big international news, the U.S. Supreme Court today struck down some of the Trump

0:43.0

administration's sweeping tariffs, and that's been greeted with bipartisan support in Washington

0:48.6

state. Republican Congressman Dan Newhouse represents central Washington. He says the decision restores balance

0:56.5

between the legislative and executive branches. State Republican Party chair Jim Walsh says the

1:02.7

court's decision is a, quote, rational ruling that Trump should apply tariffs more selectively.

1:08.9

I think in the long run, what we want to see is we want a trade

1:14.4

policy in which the United States is not the sucker anymore, in which the United States

1:19.6

acts appropriately when trading partners tariff and tax us. Democrats were more emphatic in their criticism of Trump's tariff policies.

1:31.0

The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce thanked Democratic Governor Bob Ferguson

1:35.5

for opposing the tariffs in a filing to the U.S. Supreme Court.

1:40.3

Tukwila is the latest Washington City to consider a ban on allowing federal immigration agencies to set up new detention facilities.

1:49.5

Gustavo Sagrero has more.

1:51.7

Tequilla City Council Member Joe Camacho says many cities like his are worried about drawing too much attention to themselves.

1:58.0

I think the attention is already here. So we need to put things in place

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