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Oregon News

They’re not your typical ‘preppers,’ but thousands look to them for survival tips

An Oregon lawmaker pushed to fix his road with wildfire recovery money. He says it’s his job

Giving incarcerated youth in Southern Oregon a fresh start — with lasers

US Supreme Court’s opt-out for LGBTQ materials doesn’t cancel out Oregon’s new book ban law

Oregon adopts Clean Trucks Rules as state fights Trump’s challenge

Oregon has a massive new wave energy testing facility. But who is going to use it?

Oregon Political News /Polls

New legislative caucus hopes to tap into Oregon’s trade potential

Oregon Wildfire News

Conflagration declared as Highland Fire forces evacuations near Prineville

Oregon wildfire updates: Elk Fire holds at 2,000 acres

Metropolitan Portland News

Portland, the Columbia Gorge and Willamette Valley are going to be dangerously hot next week

Portland voters could see 75% parks levy increase on upcoming ballot

Why Is Portland Sinking Into the Earth?

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Eugene neighbors in a pickle over ball courts as noisy as ‘a garbage truck backing up’ on loop

Southern Oregon

SOU eyes campus retirement living to ease budget strain

Syringe distribution ban in Roseburg may not decrease drug use, advocates say

Josephine County public works director speaks about dismissal

UPDATE: Extreme heat warning extended; Jackson County Fair officials make preparations

Business/Economic News

Economists See Lower Recession Risk and Stronger Job Growth

Intel expands layoffs, cutting more than 10% of Oregon workforce

Health News

Hospitals across nation brace for Medicaid cuts under ‘big, beautiful’ law

Measles reaches highest level in 33 years, now in 39 states

Transportation News

ODOT manager says cuts will make Cascade highways ‘impassable’

Education News

New national school voucher program included in ‘big, beautiful’ law, with no cap on cost

International News

French President Macron announces 6.5 billion euros in extra military spending in next two years

At least 30 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as war deaths top 58,000, officials say

Trump to meet NATO secretary general as plan takes shape for Ukraine weapons sales

National News

Trump assassination attempt supercharged beliefs in a divine right of MAGA

Before Butler, Secret Service denied requests to bolster Trump’s security, report says

Trump threatens Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship: “She is a Threat to Humanity”
Trump praises disaster response in Texas while FEMA’s future is murky

What Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act means for taxes on Social Security

Emergency crews suspend search for flooding victims in central Texas amid new flood warnings

Judge’s order blocking Planned Parenthood funding ban unlawful, Trump DOJ says

Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts

National Campaign News/Polls

Who will win the Senate in the midterms? The answers to these 5 questions could tell you.

Megabill may not be a silver bullet for Democrats in the midterms

Republicans eagerly await Lara Trump’s decision on North Carolina Senate seat

National Political News

Trump officials deflect from “Alligator Alcatraz” scrutiny by pointing fingers at Biden

Trump’s paranoid security state
Trump wins big on the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket”

What to know about “Good Trouble Lives On” protests

Trump admin to appeal order barring race-based immigration arrests alleged in LA area

Dems couldn’t save Biden’s energy programs — so they’ll try to make them a weapon against the GOP

Noem on blocked ICE operations ruling: Judges are ‘getting too political’

Trump claims Democrats ‘wanted to vote’ for ‘big, beautiful bill’

Tariff/Trade News

Trump threatens EU, Mexico with 30% tariff rate

Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico to begin August 1

Government Employee News

Federal workers face mass firings this summer after Supreme Court ruling

State Department undergoes deep cuts in sweeping reorganization

Opinion

“Behind the Curtain” Extra: Trump’s great immigration peril

‘One big beautiful bill,’ and 4 Republicans who abandoned their principles

Solving America’s long-term-care crisis 

Now Trump Says Forget Jeffrey Epstein