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As technology advances and permeates most aspects of society, several lawmakers are urging President Donald Trump to appoint a scientific adviser and the staff needed to support the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

It's clear, as we mark the one-year mark of the Donald Trump show, that the Official Dislike list includes immigrants, many of the countries they come from, corporate taxes and reporters who ask annoying questions.

But there is also a clear dislike, and multiple moves against, the nation's higher education institutions, part of what The Atlantic calls "The Republican War on College."

This regime is deeply suspicious of people who think they know something.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici stopped in Multnomah County on Friday, for a roundtable discussion with experts about the opioid crisis, and its impact in the county.

The discussion took place at Central City Concern. Among those in attendance were Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese, District Attorney Rod Underhill, Commissioner Sharon Meieran, health care providers, treatment specialists, school counselors and people in recovery.

PORTLAND, Ore. —

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici met with top law enforcement and community members Friday to discuss solutions in combating the opioid epidemic.

Bonamici said the crisis is not an urban issue or a rural issue or suburban issue. It is a problem everywhere.

She also said she didn't realize how serious the problem is in schools and among young people.

Sen. Jeff Merkley released the following statement after reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will rescind key federal policy that has effectively allowed states to determine their own cannabis laws:

"This is a destructive decision and a huge step backwards. Whatever happened to Attorney General Sessions' belief in states' rights? This decision directly contradicts then-candidate Trump's statement on cannabis policy that ‘it should be up to the states, absolutely.'