Washington exports ‘prime target’ of retaliatory tariffs as Trump warns of ‘disturbance’
Washington state and its exports could be a target of retaliatory tariffs from Canada and China, following President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on those countries and Mexico, warned Washington State University economics professor Mark Gibson, whose main interests include international trade. Continue reading at Kistap Sun. (Kitsap Sun)
Washington state joins lawsuit against Trump’s federal employee firings
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and other federal agencies, challenging what it describes as illegal efforts by the Trump administration to fire federal employees en masse. Continue reading at KOMO. (Lindsey Wasson)
Rantz: Meet the Sheriff vowing to help ICE, tells border czar ‘Tom Homan … put me on speed dial’
Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer said he’s willing to suffer the consequences of violating the state’s sanctuary law if it means helping Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) remove a dangerous illegal immigrant from our streets. “If I had an opportunity to talk to (border czar) Tom Homan, I’d tell him, ‘Put me on speed dial. You call me. We’ll be there to assist ICE in a New York second.’ Because by doing that, we’re protecting the citizens of our county,” Songer explained on “The Jason Rantz Show” on KTTH. Continue reading at MyNorthwest. (ICE)
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