Some rural Oregon Republicans are conflicted about Trump’s and Musk’s cuts. Meanwhile Democrats feel empowered to push back.

Oregon and Washington lawmakers announce their decisions to attend--or not attend--President Donald J. Trump's joint Congressional address.

The FBI and local police are investigating after gunshots shattered windows at a Tesla dealership in Oregon on Wednesday morning—the latest potential sign that Tesla’s CEO, billionaire-turned-“bureaucrat” Elon Musk, is stirring discontent throughout the nation.

The message: “Arielle Kane has dedicated her career to improving the health of mothers and babies,” Bonamici said in a statement. “It’s appalling that Elon Musk’s team of DOGE bros fired her, halting work designed to save lives.”

Several Oregon lawmakers, including Representatives Maxine Dexter and Andrea Salinas, left the House floor in protest during President Trump’s first congressional address of his second term,

My work was very much about making NOAA more efficient,” said Kristen Don, who worked at the Newport center. “So, it’s a little bit ironic.”

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's DOGE project are targeting agencies and employees across the federal government, including about 200,000 probationary workers. With an estimated 19,000 federal workers in the Portland area and 30,000 in Oregon, the effects of job cuts on the region will likely be widespread.

Oregon Democratic and Republican lawmakers are getting an earful at townhalls about the Trump administration’s budget cuts and efforts to slash the federal workforce with help from Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.