Oregon News

Oregon governor and first lady plan trade mission to Japan, South Korea

Federal appeals court backs dismissal of religious challenge to Oregon COVID testing rule

Elections expert explains why the feds don’t need Oregon voters’ private data

Oregon officials decry Trump administration’s revocation of scientific finding on carbon emissions

Oregon Political News /Polls

The federal government could shut down next week. Here’s what it might mean for Oregon and Southwest Washington

Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Wyden presses U.S. Treasury secretary to release Epstein financial files

2nd District Rep. Bentz says he’ll return to in-person town halls only with assurances

Oregon Wildfire News

Oregon fire map & tracker

InciWeb – Oregon Wildfire Tracker

ICE releases Oregon firefighter arrested last month during Bear Gulch Fire

Rogue River in southern Oregon shut down by wildfire

Portland/Metro News

Budget issues continue to plague Portland State as university looks to close projected $35M shortfall

Portland mayor’s shelter program faces critical budget shortfall

OHSU president says careful growth, not layoffs, will turn around organization’s financials

Five Advisory Bodies Now Counsel County on Preschool for All

City’s Shelters Face $11 Million Funding Shortfall

Trump escalates rhetoric promising federal intervention in Portland, citing ‘anarchy’

 Federal cops ‘instigating’ confrontations with protesters outside ICE building, Portland police official says in court

 Portland leaders weigh bolstering city’s sanctuary status, banning masks amid immigration concerns

Portland to pay for expanded hours at NE Portland day center for homeless people

Portland city councilors ease home, business renovation rules through 2029

Portland State researchers hope project will reduce mega earthquake damage

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Marion County releases records at core of ICE lawsuit to Salem Reporter

Oddly named Mount Jefferson lake home to fat, angry rainbow trout

Mayor Hoy’s state transportation funding letter draws ethics criticism

Southern Oregon

Josephine County commissioner awarded $100,000 in libel suit against website

Roseburg Forest Products will close Oregon hardwood mill, lay off more than 100

Josephine County jobless rate of 7.1% is 2nd-worst in Oregon

Josephine commissioners extend contract of the county’s former treasurer

Five on 5 – Nick Card – Medford City Council

Josephine Community Library still adamant against termination clause

Oregon Tech maintains its spot as Best College in U.S. News and World Report

Business & Economic News

US economy expanded at a surprising 3.8% pace in significant upgrade of second quarter growth

Starbucks will shutter a handful of Portland stores this week amid sudden national closures

 Intel is seeking an investment from Apple as part of its comeback bid

Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime

NBC warns customers it may go dark on YouTube TV

How and when you’ll get a refund from the Amazon Prime settlement

Disney investors argue Kimmel’s suspension hurt profits, demand investigation

Health News

Health insurance premiums to rise for thousands of Oregonians in 2026 unless Congress intervenes

A majority of US children rely on Medicaid or CHIP, new study finds

Tylenol causes autism? OSU experts push back against Trump’s claims

AstraZeneca asks Supreme Court to hear lawsuit challenging Medicare drug price negotiation

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Forest Service awards $69.5 million to Northwest fire defense projects

Grassley raises alarm about soybean farmers, Argentina ‘bailout’

International News

They said it: Leaders at the UN, in their own words

Exclusive: Russian officials must end war or find bomb shelters, Zelensky says

Trump says he won’t let Netanyahu annex the West Bank

NATO chief echoes Trump’s call for member countries to shoot down Russian planes

National News

Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted on criminal charges stemming from 2020 testimony

Former special counsel Jack Smith warns that rule of law is ‘under attack’

Half the states don’t have enough money to cover all their bills, report finds

‘We will not live on our knees’: A defiant Comey mounts a video defense

DOJ sues 6 states for not providing private voter data

National Campaign News/Polls

Jeffries demands criminal probe into release of Mikie Sherrill records

Bill Maher on next election: ‘The right is not going to give up power’

National Political News

OPB’s First Look: On the brink of a government shutdown

Trump orders crackdown on ‘domestic terrorists’ in escalation of a campaign against political rivals

White House threatens layoffs — not furloughs — if the government shuts down

Trump is accusing the U.N. of ‘sabotage.’ The U.N. says Trump’s team is to blame

Inside the political pressure hurtling Democrats towards a shutdown

Democrats dig in on shutdown after White House layoff threat

GOP, Democrats both see incentives in a shutdown that looks inevitable

House Democrat introduces articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.

Senators question tech companies about H-1B visas, layoffs

Waltz calls Trump UN speech mishaps ‘unacceptable,’ vows US funds remain frozen

Tariff/Trade News

Trump imposes 30% to 50% tariffs on some furniture

Trump threatens 100% tariffs on drugmakers who aren’t building U.S. plants

Trump says he’ll use tariff revenue to bail out farmers

China gives up developing-country benefits to boost WTO in face of Trump tariffs

Trump announces a 25% tariff on trucks and a 30% tariff on furniture

Military/Defense

Hegseth abruptly summons top military commanders to a meeting in Virginia next week

Opinion

Republicans’ shutdown blame game is fracturing

Free speech for me but not for thee

The most important court case you’ve (probably) never heard of

Congress must right a past constitutional wrong

Trump gets his Comey indictment

The H-1B visa needs surgery, not a sledgehammer

The $100,000 H-1B Visa Mistake