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What a weekend. Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%, Powell being investigated, gold and silver at new ATH, all 2025 job reports revised down, Institutional home buying banned, calls for the Fed to cut rates to 1%.
The mid term election year will be a wild ride.
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Federal prosecutors open criminal investigation into the Fed and Jerome Powell (CNN)
Donald Trump Gives New $2,000 Stimulus Check Timeline (Newsweek)
Police Chief Says Couple Wounded by Border Patrol Were Linked to Gang Activity (WW)
Washington Department of Commerce invests $63M in homeownership projects (djc)
‘Enough if enough.’ WA congresswoman pushes to impeach Kristi Noem (KUOW)
Montana pediatrician group pushes back against CDC Vaccine Changes (MTFP)
Portland bar maker Honey Mama’s lands in Costco, Albertsons with $4M fundraise (BizJournals)
Iran Warns of Strikes on U.S. Troops as Trump Weighs Action; 538 Iranian Protestors Reported Dead (Ground)
Greenland’s party leaders firmly reject Trump’s push to acquire island: “We don’t want to be Americans” (CBS)
Portland recruitment firm to relocate to downtown Sixth and Main Building (bizjournals)
Rancher Donates $21.6M Montana Ranch to Block Billionaire Buyers (Yahoo)
US December jobless rate likely at 4.6%; Idaho at 3.7% (IBR)
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Josephine County woman sues Oregon governor for $10M after wrongful imprisonment (OPB)
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Oregon Election Officials to Begin Purging Rolls of Inactive Voters (WW)
“That process could lead to the cancellation of as many as 800,000 registrations”
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