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Biden Asks Congress for Nearly $100 Billion in Disaster Aid
The president said the aid was “urgently needed” as emergency programs face funding shortfalls amid the devastation after Hurricanes Helene and Milton and a string of other natural disasters.
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The Governor Who Helped Trump Get Elected
Greg Abbott in Texas, sending busloads of migrants to blue cities, helped put the border crisis more fully into view for the nation.
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Trump Plans to Attend Elon Musk’s SpaceX Launch on Tuesday
The president-elect’s decision to witness the liftoff is another example of his close ties to the world’s wealthiest entrepreneur.
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Pennsylvania’s Top Court Tells Counties to Stop Defying Its Ballot Order
The unanimous decision came after officials in at least four counties had ignored the court’s pre-election guidance not to count mail ballots that were undated or misdated.
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Jon Jones and NFL Players Celebrate With Trump Dance
Jon Jones punctuated his U.F.C. win with the president-elect’s shimmy, and numerous N.F.L. players followed suit on Sunday.
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Columbian Newspaper
State panel not ready to scrap building codes targeted by gas initiative
The natural gas initiative Washington voters approved calls for erasing some of the state’s building codes but that might not happen when the measure takes effect next month. |
House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?
WASHINGTON — After one of the most chaotic and least productive sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in elections for the U.S. House— they overwhelmingly stuck with the status quo. |
Military, emergency part of Trump deportation plan
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to execute mass deportations of immigrants in the U.S. illegally will involve the military and a national emergency declaration, he confirmed Monday. |
Portland Business News
Oregon reaches electric vehicle adoption milestone
100,000 mark hit just two-plus years after Oregon reached 50,000 registered electric vehicles.
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Lab-grown diamond retailer opens flagship store at Bridgeport Village
The company is known for being the first retailer to specializes in lab-grown diamonds since 2005 in Portland.
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