Category Federal
U.S. Rep. Dexter returns from El Salvador: ‘We’re disappearing people’
Oregon congresswoman Maxine Dexter went to El Salvador to demand the release of a wrongfully deported Maryland man and to raise awareness of "constitutional crisis."
Oregon Attorney General leads suit against Trump, administration to block tariffs
Attorney General Dan Rayfield joins 11 other Democratic states attorneys general challenging President Trump’s authority to impose tariffs on nearly all imported goods.
Chemeketa, Willamette presidents join national move denouncing “political interference” at U.S. colleges
More than 200 U.S. college and university leaders signed a letter Tuesday objecting to the "coercive use of public research funding."
HUD funding delays threaten rent assistance for Salem domestic violence survivors
With $4 million in funding toward Salem-area homeless services in limbo, providers worry that changes in federal contracts indicate deeper cuts and more restrictions on care ahead.
Salem protesters decry deportations, federal cuts at Saturday rally
Protesters in Salem Saturday raised concerns about the mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and Trump administration cuts to scientific research and equity programs.
Oregon companies suffering under Trump tariffs, business leaders tell governor
At a roundtable hosted by Gov. Tina Kotek, more than a dozen business leaders described a dire situation under President Trump’s tariff wars and said consumers would soon feel the pain.
Kotek says Oregon won’t comply with Trump’s anti-DEI education directive
Salem-Keizer Superintendent Andrea Castañeda said "holding funding for children hostage" is not the right way for the federal government to change education policy.
Trump said cuts wouldn’t affect public safety. Then he fired hundreds of workers who help fight wildfires.
Ongoing cuts, funding freezes and hiring pauses have weakened the nation’s already strained firefighting force by hitting support staff who play crucial roles in preventing and battling blazes.
EPA withholds $85 million meant to fund environmental justice projects in Oregon
Ten Oregon projects are among more than 470 environmental efforts across the country stuck in limbo, with recipients denied access to millions in funding.