Front Page: Mayor Wilson making policy waves, DHS funding is still up in the air, and Venezuela stuns in the World Baseball Classic

Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page. It’s our chance to talk about the latest news with a rotation of plugged-in journalists and guests, taking a look at the headlines from the weekend and the stories that we'll be following as the week moves forward. GUEST: Seattle Times reporter David Kroman RELATED LINKS:  Katie Wilson pauses Seattle city employees’ AI tool rollout Slow downtown recovery testing Seattle’s pragmatic progressives 2026 State of Downtown: Mayor Katie Wilson Senate Democrats Block D.H.S. Funding Again Over Enforcement Guardrails NYTimes breaks down the White House’s latest offer POLITICO: One month later, WH and Democrats no closer to ending the DHS shutdown Mariners’ Randy Arozarena issues statement after WBC drama with Cal Raleigh Josh Naylor Explains Canada/USA Exchange With Mariners Teammate Cal Raleigh, Tough Loss vs. USA GENOOO! Eugenio Suárez rocks a GO-AHEAD DOUBLE in the 9th inning for Team Venezuela Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.