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

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.

Protesters from across the country are rallying outside Tesla dealerships, expressing concern over Elon Musk’s involvement in the federal government’s Department of Government

Rep. Andrea Salinas and Rep. Maxine Dexter both posted on the social media platform X that they had left the House chamber as Trump addressed Congress.

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.

Oregon lawmakers expressed strong reactions following President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress on Tuesday.