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![Federal officers prepare to disperse the crowd of protesters outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 17 in Portland. The use of federal agents has only made a bad situation worse, state and local officials told NPR.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gettyimages-1227676767-c6304dbe86f3fc4aa1cc3e8e92f2761c744e5f22-900x422.jpg)
‘Like Adding Gasoline’: Oregon Officials Blast Trump Response To Portland Protests
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Demonstrations continued in Portland, Ore., Saturday night over police brutality and racism. State and local officials criticized Trump’s use of federal agents to try to quell the protests.
![President Trump, pictured June 5, signs a bill extending the time period for businesses to use funds from the Paycheck Protection Program. On Saturday he signed a bill extending the deadline to apply for the program.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ap_20157566240164-1128a0907189da498b1b3e98f6853f024f9af5e5-scaled-e1594061892737-900x422.jpg)
Trump Signs Small Business Loan Program Extension
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The Paycheck Protection Program, enacted to help small businesses dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, had expired Tuesday. With Trump’s signature Saturday, the new deadline to apply is Aug. 8.
![President Trump speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House on Friday to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ap_19046617175756-84af46b294937b19525261c35aaa370192af4e80-e1550509292878-900x422.jpg)
Trump Will ‘Protect’ Emergency Declaration If Congress Disapproves, Miller Says
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The president is prepared to veto any congressional resolutions of disapproval on his declaration of a national emergency over border security, White House adviser Stephen Miller says.
![Letters wait in bins for sorting at the main post office in Omaha, Neb. The price of a Forever Stamp has increased 10 percent as the U.S. Postal Service contends with billions of dollars in annual losses.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ap_17349184316173-20f8497aec6711ccaf14caacd60f123f2b5f73ea-e1548696240480-900x422.jpg)
Mailing Just Got More Expensive: Forever Stamps See Biggest Price Increase Ever
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The cost of a stamp is up 10 percent as the U.S. Postal Service tries to offset billions of dollars in losses. Some packages will cost more to send too.