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President Donald Trump says a tree that’s nearly two centuries old will be removed from the White House grounds because it’s deteriorating.

Vought has already played an influential role in Trump’s effort to remake the federal government as one of the architects of Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for Trump’s second term.

U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect. The administrative stay pauses the freeze until Monday.

Reed College president Audrey Bilger attended a roundtable discussion about abortion access for college students chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House.

President Biden has nominated Natalie Wight for Oregon's U.S. Attorney. If confirmed, Wight would be the first African American and second Asian American to serve as Oregon’s U.S. Attorney. Wight currently heads the organized and violent crime section of the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Tony DeFalco, executive director of the Latino Network, said the request was prompted by this year’s deadly mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. The white gunman in Buffalo killed 10 Black people in an attack the president has called “hate-filled domestic terrorism” and a “racially motived hate crime.”

Inflation is soaring, businesses are struggling to hire and President Joe Biden’s poll numbers have been in free-fall.

After interviews with a selection committee, Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley sent the White House three candidates who could serve as Oregon's next U.S. Attorney.

President-elect Donald Trump gave his first press conference since winning the presidency. NPR's political team checked what he said against the facts.

 Hillary Clinton addressed her supporters this morning after losing the presidential election to Donald Trump.