Trump And The Northwest

150 Stories

Peruvians in the Yakima Valley on edge after couple deported by ICE

Shortly after President Trump’s inauguration, ICE picked up and deported a Peruvian couple in Sunnyside. Friends say they were asylum seekers who had missed a hearing. Now, the whole community is on edge.
- Eilís O'Neill
Trump admin aims to gut salmon spending

The Trump White House wants to eliminate several programs that benefit Pacific salmon, the iconic but widely threatened species of the Pacific Northwest.
- John Ryan
West Coast governors: We will defend our climate policies against Trump attack

After dismantling most federal action on the global climate, the Trump administration now aims to attack state and local policies that fight climate change as well.
- John Ryan
What will it take to restart refugee admissions? Seattle judge presses Trump's DOJ for details

A Seattle judge said he's seeking a timeline for the Trump administration to "turn back on" the system of refugee admissions for those already approved to travel to the U.S. before President Trump's order suspending the program.
- Amy Radil
Washington schools chief says no to Trump, yes to DEI

Washington’s top education leader says he won’t sign the U.S. Department of Education’s recent letter ordering K-12 schools to certify they’re in compliance with federal civil rights laws and are halting any “illegal” diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
- Sami West
Washington state spud farmers will be mashed by Trump’s tariffs, Sen. Murray warns

During President Donald Trump’s first term, Washington cherry growers took a big hit from tariffs that increased the cost of doing business with India. This time around, tariffs could devastate Washington potato farmers exporting their spuds to Japan, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray warned.
- Joshua McNichols
14 student visas revoked at UW, Seattle University, and Gonzaga

The number of students in Washington state who have had their visas revoked has climbed to 14, with the addition of two students from Gonzaga University in Spokane.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Tens of thousands rally against Trump, Musk in Washington state ‘Hands Off’ protests

Throngs of demonstrators gathered Saturday in dozens of cities across Washington state, and around the country, to protest the actions of President Donald Trump and his billionaire advisor Elon Musk.
- Amy Radil
Washington, Oregon sue to block Trump's executive order overhauling elections

The lawsuit targets a sweeping executive order that requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship as a condition of registering to vote, and restricts vote-by-mail states from counting ballots postmarked by Election Day but received thereafter.
- Liz Brazile
Trump’s rhetoric breeds 'unprecedented' threats, federal judge in Seattle says

A federal judge in Seattle is calling on President Trump and his supporters to tone down hostile language toward the courts.
- Amy Radil

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