Rob Schmitz

Don, is this messaging working?

The House passed a $900 billion defense policy bill this week.

Tucked inside this bipartisan legislation is a provision that would require the Pentagon to share with lawmakers unedited video of the strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific.

Now, do you think Congress is starting to show some willingness to push back against this administration?

Let's go on to redistricting.

Indiana Republicans voted down a gerrymandered map favored by Trump despite threats from the president.

Does this say something about Trump's hold on the party, or is it more specific to that state?

Rivers north of Seattle, such as the Skagit River, were at their highest levels ever recorded.

KUOW's Scott Greenstone joins us now from Burlington, Washington.

Thanks for being with us.

So, Scott, you're in a town where people were told to evacuate yesterday.

Yeah, that's tough.

I mean, you've got the Washington National Guard there.

And now there's been a declaration of an emergency.

Federal resources like FEMA can help.

What are officials saying about the damage so far?

Wow.

I mean, Washington is a state that is, of course, known for its rain.

What makes these storms unusual?

That is KUOW's Scott Greenstone.