Trump And The Northwest

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Northwest tribes: Treaties mean Trump can’t ax salmon funding

Northwest tribal officials say the Trump administration’s latest budget proposal would violate their treaty rights to catch salmon.
- John Ryan
Sen. Cantwell says weather service cuts could rain trouble on Washington state

The federal government plays a major role in predicting weather and fighting wildfires. Experts say the Trump administration's job cuts to the National Weather Service could hurt those efforts.
- Joshua McNichols
ICE agents at Seattle courthouse arrest people whose deportation hearings are dismissed

People showing up for hearings at the Seattle Immigration Court this week are facing something new. Federal immigration agents wait in the courthouse hallways to arrest people if their deportation proceedings are dismissed by a judge.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Senior NOAA researchers are being forced out. Is Trump 'killing science'?

As part of its concerted effort to shrink government agencies, the Trump administration has choked off funding to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The cuts have forced scientists who've done groundbreaking work here in the Northwest to leave their positions.
- Kim Malcolm
Washington AG Brown's 3 takeaways from birthright citizenship SCOTUS hearing

Brown said he was encouraged to hear many of the justices express “pretty explicitly that they thought the president’s order was unlawful and unconstitutional."
- Amy Radil
Washington, other states sue to regain electric-vehicle funding as sales sag

As electric vehicle sales slump, Washington and 15 other states have sued the Trump administration for blocking funding for vehicle charging stations.
- John Ryan
Washington state sues to block Trump order expediting fossil fuel projects

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is suing over what he says is President Donald Trump's unlawful declaration of an energy emergency, which is intended to speed up permitting procedures for fossil fuel projects.
- Amy Radil
States denied disaster aid as FEMA safety net begins to shrink

In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump turned down half the requests for major disaster aid that crossed his desk. Previous presidents had approved the vast majority of governors’ pleas for help after disasters struck, a KUOW investigation has learned.
- John Ryan
Spokane man arrested by ICE spent more than a decade trying to obtain legal status

As the number of ICE arrests across Washington state increases, more people are documenting their encounters with federal agents, leaving friends and family stunned, people in federal custody unsure about their future, and others in their community fearful of future raids and arrests.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
King County lawyers vow to defend 'rule of law' from misinformation and intimidation

Washington state lawyers reiterated their oath to uphold the U.S. and state constitution Thursday. Although none of the speakers at the Washington State Bar Association event mentioned President Trump or his administration by name, the administration’s actions were the clear motivator.
- Amy Radil

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