February 18, 2025 5:27 pm

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Judge allows Musk and DOGE to access data at 7 federal agencies

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Tuesday, February 18, denied a request for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to halt Elon Musk, the Trump administration, and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing government data at seven federal agencies. “The court’s analysis here begins and ends with irreparable harm, ‘a threshold requirement in […]

Gov Ferguson says state at risk of a Trump $27 billion federal funding freeze

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SEATTLE—On February 13, Governor Bob Ferguson, Attorney General Nick Brown, and other state officials held a press conference in Olympia to “update” Washingtonians on “federal funding impacts and Washington’s response to President Trump’s executive orders.” Although federal courts blocked the Trump administration’s “funding freeze”, it has reportedly still taken effect within some jurisdictions, including the […]

AG sues Trump admin over new Executive Order defunding gender-affirming care

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SEATTLE—Attorney General Nick Brown filed a multi-state federal lawsuit today to halt a presidential order that threatens to end federal funding to medical institutions providing gender-affirming care. President Trump’s executive order – which Brown called clearly illegal and unusually cruel – also directs criminal enforcement against medical professionals and patients involved in such care. The […]

Joe Kent nominated to serve as director of National Counterterrorism Center

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YACOLT—Army Green Beret, former field operative for the Central Intelligence Agency, and former Washington 3rd District Congressional Candidate, Joe Kent, was nominated today by President Donald J Trump to serve as the next director of National Counterterrorism Center. “It is my pleasure to nominate Joe Kent as the Director of the National Counter Terrorism Center,” President […]

Tariffs could mean higher grocery and energy prices for Washingtonians

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WASHINGTON D.C.—On January 31 President J Trump announced plans to impose 25% tariffs on many goods imported into the United States from Canada and Mexico as well as a 10% tariff on goods imported from China. The move is aimed at tackling undocumented immigrants and the nation’s opioid epidemic, the Trump administration says, though it […]

Everett refugee advocacy nonprofit will “stay in the fight” in 2025

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“A few people told me not to talk to the news,” Van Dinh-Kuno chuckled. “They said to watch out, because Trump’s people might see it and go after us! But I don’t care…it’s important to speak.” Dinh-Kuno is the Executive Director of Refugee and Immigrant Services Northwest (RISNW), a nonprofit “multi-service organization” that provides a […]

Washington joins multi-state suit over Trump Admin’s federal aid freeze

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(The Center Square) – Washington state on Tuesday joined 21 other states in suing the Trump Administration over the Office of Management and Budget sending a memo to federal agencies Monday night directing them to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance.” The memo created confusion among federal […]

Ferguson signs executive order in anticipation of illegal alien deportations

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(The Center Square) – In anticipation of mass deportations of illegal aliens by newly-elected President Donald J Trump, Washington state Governor Bob Ferguson has signed an executive order intended to provide services for children of those deported. While Attorney General Nick Brown has filed a multistate lawsuit in response to Trump’s executive order overturning birthright […]

Murray criticizes Trump EO repealing Biden-era funding for elective abortion

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Friday, President Donald J Trump signed an Executive Order ending the use of federal taxpayer dollars to fund or promote elective abortion. “These are just some of the first of many attacks on reproductive health care we can expect to see from the Trump administration—Democrats will fight back every way we can, but […]

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