Orion Donovan-Smith is a journalist at The Spokesman-Review, where he covers the political landscape of the Pacific Northwest, focusing on topics such as the GOP, Congress, and key figures like Joe Biden and Donald Trump. His work often highlights issues relevant to Idaho and the broader region. Orion's reporting has been featured in notable outlets including Yahoo News, The Seattle Times, and the Yakima Herald-Republic.
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Orion Donovan-Smith's coverage predominantly focuses on local politics and government announcements in Washington, Spokane. His work suggests a preference for covering legislative developments, policy changes, and governmental initiatives at the local level.
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By: Orion Donovan-Smith
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to raise the nation’s borrowing limit and end the threat of economic disaster – which the House’s Republican majority used to extract concessions from Democrats to limit federal spending – despite Northwest lawmakers from both parties opposing the compromise.
By: Orion Donovan-Smith
WASHINGTON – The nation’s capital woke up Thursday to the impact of catastrophic wildfires – perhaps in more ways than one – as smoke from nearly 10 million acres ablaze in Canada blanketed the East Coast.
By: Orion Donovan-Smith
WASHINGTON – House Republicans will hold a "field hearing" at Richland High School on Monday, far from their usual haunts at the U.S. Capitol, to defend the Lower Snake River dams against critics who say the four dams must be breached to help restore the salmon and steelhead that once flourished in the river and its tributaries.
By: Orion Donovan-Smith
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs "will spare no expense" to maintain staff and services at VA hospitals in Spokane and Walla Walla, an official told Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers after the Spokane Republican raised concerns about budget problems tied to a computer system being tested in the Inland Northwest.
By: Orion Donovan-Smith
WASHINGTON – In a speech in Chicago on Wednesday, President Joe Biden touted his administration's efforts to bolster the American middle class by embracing a term coined by his critics: "Bidenomics."
By: Orion Donovan-Smith
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is investing more than $3 billion in nationwide efforts to reduce homelessness, with a focus on helping military veterans get and stay in stable housing.
By: Orion Donovan-Smith
WASHINGTON — By his own account, Jim Risch arrived in Congress in 2009 as something of an isolationist, less interested in the United States’ role around the world than in
Sen. Mike Crapo answers a question during a Jan. 28. 2022, interview in his Boise office. Brian Myrick / Idaho Press
By: Orion Donovan-Smith
All 10 of Washington's House lawmakers voted to send more than $60 billion to Ukraine, including GOP Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Spokane and Dan Newhouse of Sunnyside.
By: Orion Donovan-Smith
The bill's swift progress signals that some Democrats are taking a more hawkish turn on one of the defining issues of the presidential election.
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