Fate of New Coos Bay Terminal in Trump’s Hands
Coos Bay's economic rebound is tied to a new ocean-facing container terminal with loading and unloading directly from train cars. Biden approved three major grants. Now it's up to Trump to decide whether to disburse them.
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Latest DOGE Incident of Misinterpreted Fraud
The DOGE team believed it found another case of fraud in unemployment claims. Turns out the fraud occurred in 2020 during Trump's first presidency and what DOGE actually discovered were pseudo-records of the fraud.
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Trump Tariff Math Doesn’t Add Up
Funky math was used by Team Trump to calculate country-specific tariff rates and how much revenue they would generate. Their optimistic math overlooks the damage done to businesses and consumer pocketbooks.
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Congressional Republicans Reach Budget Deal
Congressional Republicans have reached a budget deal. President Trump piled on more tariffs despite warnings they could widen the trade war, slow growth and raise prices. The Senate approved a resolution to end tariffs on Canada.
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Trump Wades Into Voter Registration Issue
President Trump's executive order on voter registration and voter eligibility is certain to face legal challenges and court battles on other contentious issues like birthright citizenship.
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Europeans and Canadians Boycott U.S. Products
American brands have been boycotted before by Americans, but not by entire countries. Now Canadians and Europeans are bypassing U.S.-made products on grocery shelves to buy local.
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O'Brien, Twain, Trump and the Kennedy Center
Conan O'Brien received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Sunday at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts now chaired by President Trump. O'Brien let Twain do all the talking.
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Federal Workers Voice Resentment at Job Cuts
Oregon's Democratic congressional delegation held a townhall Monday in Portland to give former and current federal workers an opportunity to vent about firings. They got an earful.
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Does U.S. Manufacturing Need Tariffs to Survive?
President Trump is waging a trade war to restore American manufacturing. Economists doubt it will succeed. Researchers say the better path is North American economic collaboration.
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Trump's Trade War Stretches to the Columbia River
A negotiated update of the bilateral treaty governing Columbia River water storage and hydropower has been put on hold as part of President's trade war with Canada.
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