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‘OPB Politics Now’: Marking the first year of the Trump administration

By Andrew Theen (OPB), Emily Cureton Cook (OPB) and Dirk VanderHart (OPB)
Jan. 22, 2026 9:27 p.m.

Reporters fanned across Oregon and Southwest Washington to hear perspectives on the first year of President Trump’s second term.

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President Donald Trump’s second term hit the one-year mark this week and — surprise! — Oregonians and Southwest Washington residents have divergent takes on how things are going.

On this week’s episode of the podcast, we hear about what OPB learned when our reporters fanned out to check in with people all over the region.

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