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Oregon News

State attorney general alleges Morrow County officials enriched themselves in broadband deal

Oregon airports to receive $5 million worth in federal grants for upgrades

Oregon AG Rayfield not involved in hiring firms who donated to his campaign, Justice Department says

Trump’s DOJ wants states to turn over voter lists, election info

Oregon leaders decry, challenge new Head Start immigration restrictions

Oregon youth homelessness funding takes another hit under Trump

In some Oregon counties, deaths outnumber births 2-to-1

Oregon BOLI issues warning about employer threats to ICE

Oregon State Parks searches for new business partners as it faces 14% budget shortfall

Oregon Wildfire News

More evacuations as Burdoin Fire spreads along the Columbia River Gorge

Oregon wildfire is the largest in the country

Oregon wildfire updates: Burdoin Fire erupts in Columbia Gorge

Oregon fire map & tracker.

Grants Pass area wildfire jumps lines to the south

Metropolitan Portland News

How Beaverton’s long-term bet on its downtown is paying off

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Cattle Battle: How wolves and livestock collide – and how one Idaho project offers solutions

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Rep. Lisa Fragala talks higher ed, ODOT funding after first term

Southern Oregon

In Southern Oregon, teens get their hands dirty and get paid to learn about the forest

Roseburg couple held on combined $6 million bail for alleged sex crimes

Josephine County commissioners defend $3M loan for Grants Pass Airport runway extension

Business/Economic News

Mass layoffs at Intel will mean less revenue for Oregon, even as the semiconductor industry remains a major economic driver

Northeast Portland’s Gateway Fred Meyer closure impacts nearly 250 jobs

Health News

Dogs detect Parkinson’s by smell, years before symptoms start

CBO finds health agency cuts would result in fewer new drugs

Transportation News

Frustrated Oregon Department of Transportation workers warn of road maintenance crisis as layoffs hit

Trump administration imposes limits on Mexican flights and threatens Delta alliance in trade dispute

Education News

Oregon’s pandemic kindergartners prepare for middle school with critical reading gaps

Some Jewish teachers say they were harassed and threatened at national education convention in Portland

OSU out millions from lost federal grants

Energy & Environment

EPA to nix Office of Research and Development, firing some staffers

International News

Exit polls show Japan’s ruling coalition is likely to lose key election

Russia insists on achieving Ukraine goals despite Trump’s ultimatum

Officials say 85 Palestinians seeking aid are killed in Gaza as Israel widens evacuation orders

“He’s a madman”: Trump’s team frets about Netanyahu after Syria strikes

Scoop: Israel seeks U.S. help on deals to move Palestinians out of Gaza

National News

Trump calls for the release of Jeffrey Epstein grand jury testimony

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden joins chorus in calling for release of Epstein documents

Judge restores Democrat to Federal Trade Commission, ruling her firing by Trump was illegal

Request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts likely to disappoint, ex-prosecutors say

Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after noticing swollen legs and bruised hand

Far-right influencer blasts ‘weakling’ Trump over Epstein ‘coverup’

State, local officials seek to ban ICE agents’ masks

Trump sues Wall Street Journal for libel over Epstein letter

National Campaign News/Polls

Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk

The 2026 Senate map is tough for Democrats, but Republicans have their own headaches

Just 1 in 4 Americans say Trump’s policies have helped them, poll says

Here’s where Democrats stand in polls at Trump’s 6-month mark

Majority oppose the way Trump is using detention facilities: CBS poll

Most Americans think Trump megabill will benefit wealthy people: Survey

National Political News

President’s Update: Federal funding for public media eliminated

House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

How bipartisan support for public media unraveled in the Trump era

Trump touts U.S. as “most respected country” as he marks six months in office

Trump meets toughest opponent: his own base

What’s next after the stablecoin law is signed
What a GOP bill banning central digital currency means for consumer banking

Trump calls on Thune to cancel Senate’s August recess to confirm his nominees

Hegseth senior staffer out at Pentagon

GOP’s Bacon calls Hegseth’s base name changes ‘stupid as hell’

Tariff/Trade News

Could Trump’s tariffs bring back the Pacific Northwest lumberjack?

‘We are on our knees’: U.S. tariffs devastate Lesotho’s garment workers

U.S. still looking at 10% baseline tariff, not higher, Lutnick says

Trump’s fiscal dominance risk: High tariffs and interest rates long term

Opinion

Does Sen. Merkley running again mean just another preordained race at the top of the ballot?

A postmortem on the dismantling of USAID

All Americans deserve quality legal support — enter the Legal Services Corporation 

Demoting the Education Department’s watchdog is a spark in a five-alarm fire

NASA’s summer of discontent may be coming to an end

The real message behind Musk’s America Party