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From the KUOW newsroom in the U district, it's Seattle Now. I'm Gustavo Sagero, here to share a roundup of today's top stories.

It's Tuesday, March 18th.

A Seattle-based law firm is being targeted a second time by the Trump administration.

Earlier this month, the president issued an executive order against the firm Perkins-Couy.

That order effectively banned the firm

from representing federal contractors or handling federal cases. But that was later paused by a federal

judge. Now the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is targeting the firm and 19 others.

The EEOC investigates cases of possible employment discrimination.

It sent a letter to the firm on Monday asking about their diversity, equity, and inclusion

programs.

The Trump administration has argued that some DEI programs violate civil rights laws.

We'll have much more on this story Wednesday morning on Seattle now.

Democratic U.S. Senator Patty Murray is calling on Washingtonians who are concerned about

cuts to Medicaid to pick up their phone and contact Republicans.

Last week, lawmakers in D.C. passed a budget framework slashing $880 billion in

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