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Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government
Author: STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO, , Associated Press,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.

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US wholesale inflation picks up slightly in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
Author: PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States rose last month, remaining low but suggesting that the American economy has yet to completely vanquish inflationary pressure.

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Amazon labor ruling outlaws mandatory anti-union meetings
Author: Robert Iafolla, Bloomberg News

Mandatory “captive audience” meetings in which companies argue against unionization are illegal, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in a case involving Amazon.com Inc., prohibiting one of employers’ most potent weapons against labor organizing campaigns.

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Food prices worried most voters, but Trump’s plans likely won’t lower their grocery bills
Author: DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Business Writer

Americans are fed up with the price of food, and many are looking to President-elect Donald Trump to lower their grocery bills.

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NYT Politics

Biden’s Swan Song: A Diplomatic Trip Overshadowed by Trump’s Victory
Author: Michael D. Shear and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
President Biden will attend global summits in Peru and Brazil as world leaders prepare for the return of Donald Trump’s isolationist foreign policy.
Bynum Defeats Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon, Flipping a Seat for Democrats
Author: Maya C. Miller
State Representative Janelle Bynum, a Democrat and the first Black woman elected to represent Oregon in Congress, ousted the freshman Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
Judge Delays Jan. 6 Trial With Potential Trump Pardons Coming
Author: Alan Feuer
A Kansas man accused of attacking the Capitol in 2021 argued the trial should be delayed since President-elect Donald J. Trump has pledged that he would pardon rioters who stormed the building.

The Stand (Washington Labor News)

Paras protest | Boeing layoffs | Fewer voters
Author: Sarah Tucker

Thursday, November 14, 2024   STRIKES ► From the Eugene Weekly — Local Labor Unions Rally and Support Statewide Strikes — The labor unions gathered in the Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza in front of the county courthouse to rally support for the ongoing strikes against Franz Bakery and Bigfoot Beverages and call attention to […]

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Seattle Times Politics

Transgender people in WA brace for second Trump presidency
Author: Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks

Washington offers several protections for trans people, but advocates say state rights could prove vulnerable against an empowered second Trump administration.

Portland Business News

Health Care Innovation Awards: Central City Concern
Portland’s biggest homeless services provider attempts to solve the problem of caring for a highly mobile, in-need population by bringing care to them.

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