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Judge blocks Trump’s executive order against Seattle-based law firm Perkins Coie

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—In less than 24 hours after filing a lawsuit against President Donald J Trump’s executive order addressing the weaponization of government and national security concerns of law firm Perkins Coie LLP, United States District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., a President Barrack Obama appointee, granted a temporary restraining order on Wednesday, March 12, […]

Potential new ‘Muslim travel ban’ could take effect in March

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SEATTLE—In 2017, when President Donald J Trump signed Executive Order 13769 (better known as the “Muslim ban”) into law, it was a decision by Seattle federal court judge James Robart that initially shot down the travel ban, forcing Trump and his senior adviser Stephen Miller back to the drawing board. Eight years later, concern has […]

Commentary: Dismantling the bureaucratic state

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It’s only been a few weeks since the 47th President of the United States was sworn in, but the Trump train is already speeding at “warp speed.” At the end of the line lies the bureaucratic state’s corrupt henchman desperately attempting to duck the proverbial impact that awaits them. Unfortunately for them, Trump 2.0 came to […]

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 […]

Seattle judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship ban giving new AG Brown a first win

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SEATTLE—Judge John Coughenour, of the U.S. District Court for Western District of Washington and Ronald Reagan appointee, on Thursday, January 22, granted a temporary injunction request by Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown (D) against President Donald J Trump’s Executive Order on ending birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” “The Court GRANTS the Plaintiff States’ emergency motion […]

Washington files lawsuit challenging Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order

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SEATTLE—Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown (D) will file a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington on Tuesday, January 21, challenging President Donald J Trump’s Executive Order on birthright citizenship, claiming it to be unlawful and unconstitutional. The announcement came during a press conference held in the Chief Sealth […]

Judge sentences Trump to unconditional discharge, no punishment in hush money conviction

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NEW YORK, NY—Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan on January 10 sentenced President-elect Donald J Trump to an “unconditional discharge” in his May 2024 conviction case involving 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with $130,000 in money payments to his then-lawyer Michael Cohen who then paid to porn star Stormy Daniels before the […]

Menorah Lighting 2024: Where light is, darkness cannot exist

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LYNNWOOD—Over two hundred residents attended the 13th annual Giant Menorah Lighting & Celebration, hosted by Chabad Jewish Center of Snohomish County in partnership with Sound Transit and the city of Lynnwood. As dusk began on Sunday, December 30, Rabbi Berel Paltiel lit candles commemorating the fifth day a single day’s supply of oil lasted while Jewish […]

Government shutdown looming; what could this mean for Washington?

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WASHINGTON D.C.—A government shutdown could occur on Saturday, December 21 unless Democrats and Republicans agree to a new federal spending bill that requires Congressional approval by Friday, December 20, just before midnight.  The government’s current federal spending bill is set to expire on December 21 at midnight unless. Congressional leaders presented a stopgap measure Thursday […]

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