Gas prices debate continues in Congress. Can Washington lower costs?Lawmakers in Washington are trading blame with officials from President Donald Trump's administration as gas prices have continued to rise since the United States and Israel launched joint military strikes against Iran.Spokane Spokesman-Review22d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomygas price surge
ICE's threat to critic 'likely violates' First Amendment, judge saysA federal judge ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop threatening a New York man over a January email he wrote criticizing the agency over its response to protests in Minnesota.Spokane Spokesman-Review22d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyice free speech lawsuit
Baumgartner calls Trump's stance toward Canada 'needlessly antagonistic' after meeting with Canadian diplomat in SpokaneWASHINGTON – Rep. Michael Baumgartner and Eastern Washington business leaders met with a top Canadian diplomat in Spokane last week, the day after Canada’s counter-tariffs took effect in the escalating trade war prompted by the Trump administration’s sweeping use of import taxes to reshape the U.S. economy.Spokane Spokesman-Review23d agoWhole story →EconomyMichael Baumgartnerus canada trade war
