The city of Salem isn’t at risk of harm from conditions to federal disaster relief funding asking local officials to reject diversity initiatives and support for immigrants, the Trump administration argued in court recently. In a July 29 filing, an attorney for the federal government made the f irst rebuttal in court to the city’s lawsuit accusing authorities of withholding funding for flood damage repairs to force acceptance of President Donald Trump’s political agenda. Federal attorneys…Continue reading — subscribe to unlock the full article. ...read more read less