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“Fear is the point”: City, state brace for constitutional fight over Trump troop deployment 

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In a news conference meant to reassure Seattleites in the wake of President Donald Trump’s potentially illegal deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, Mayor Bruce Harrell said that within the next few days, he would issue an executive order detailing Seattle’s plans to keep its residents—particularly its immigrant and refugee community— safe.

South Korea’s top diplomat says his nation has asked Trump to be a ‘peacemaker’ with North Korea

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South Korea’s president has asked President Donald Trump to become “a peacemaker” and use his leadership to get North Korea to talks to reduce military tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the South’s top diplomat said Friday.

White House says $100K H-1B visa fee won’t apply to existing holders as Trump move stirs anxiety

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President Donald Trump’s latest plan to overhaul the American immigration system has left some immigrant workers confused, forcing the White House on Saturday to scramble to clarify that a new $100,000 fee on visas for skilled tech workers only applies to new applicants and not to current visa holders.

Trump says he and Xi will meet in South Korea next month and he’ll later go to China

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U.S. President Donald Trump said he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at a regional summit to take place at the end of October in South Korea and will visit China in the “early part of next year,” following a phone call the leaders shared on Friday.

CAPAC sounds alarm: Trump tariffs and immigration raids devastate AAPI economy

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Across the United States, AAPI small business owners are feeling significant impacts from President Donald Trump’s tariffs—many of which the federal U.S. Court of Appeals have deemed illegal.

Washingtonians may face more food insecurity, lose jobs, healthcare, from Trump tariffs

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If President Donald Trump’s tariff war keeps playing out at current levels, Washington is set to lose as many as 25,000 jobs—even as, at the same time, the cost of groceries for an average family will significantly increase over the next two years, and more families will rely on food banks, which themselves are already facing thinning supplies, as a result of these tariffs.