Oregon DOJ reports $1.6B has been saved from Trump admin's federal funding threats

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Three months into President Donald Trump's second term, the Oregon Department of Justice says it has preserved more than $1.6 billion in federal funding for the state amid threats by the administration to cut funding.

In the last three months, Oregon has joined 13 multi-state lawsuits, and submitted numerous court filings, challenging the conditioning, reduction or elimination of federal funds for organizations in the state.

“Through every wave of chaos and every legally dubious executive order...