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Shhh! Dont tell Republicans they actually did something good for the nation!
"Shhh! Don't tell Republicans they actually did something good for the nation!" JohnnyGreig / Getty

GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! I shake it like Jello, make the boys say "hello," 'cause they know I'm rockin' the beat. LET'S GO TO PRESS.

At this point Trump seems willing to sign a spending bill that includes a compromise on border security—though it gives him much, much less than he originally wanted, because he is a terrible deal maker. Now we wait to see if he caves to the Ann Coulters of the world.

Mueller's team is taking a hard look at a strange 2016 meeting Trump crime family member Paul Manafort had in a private cigar room with Russian operative Konstantin Kilimnik just blocks away from Trump campaign headquarters. WHY ON EARTH WOULD THAT BE SUSPICIOUS?

In a rare piece of GOOD NEWS coming out of Washington, the Senate passed sweeping bipartisan conservation legislation that will protect millions of acres of wilderness and the expansion of national parks. And Trump is expected to sign it? WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON??

In more GOOD AND HA-HA-HA NEWS:


After cancelling his appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee for "medical reasons," former Trump co-conspirator Michael Cohen was seen the night before partying with friends. NOT A GOOD LOOK.

Senate Majority Turtle Mitch McConnell says he will schedule a vote on AOC's Green New Deal in an attempt to paint Democrats as "radical." Wouldn't it be so funny if this spectacularly backfired on him?

Famed Mexican crime lord El Chapo is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of 10 drug and conspiracy charges in a US court.

Singer Katy Perry has removed a pair of shoes from her fashion line because they strongly evoked blackface—but this isn't the first time Perry has been accused of racial insensitivity.

You know who we don't hear enough about? WHITE DUDES. (Especially during Black History Month!)


IN LOCAL NEWS: The Democrat-controlled Oregon Senate has pushed through new tenant protection proposals that include a statewide rent control policy. Our Alex Zielinski reports.

Oregon Democratic Rep. Suzanne Bonamici talks about being selected to serve on the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis—which might be the last ray of hope to save our doomed planet. Our Blair Stenvick has the story.

In sad brew news, longtime Portland brewery BridgePort Brewing has stopped brewing beer and will be closing in March.

Defend Oregon—a progressive political action committee—is being fined $94,750 for turning in 97 ballots a day late in the last election.

Okay, let's take a look at the WEATHER: Finally the goddamn weather is calming down enough to give us one mostly dry day and a high of 42.

And finally, I'd watch a movie about this real-life Spider-Man.