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Oregon News

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek denounces president’s attempts to send National Guard to Portland

OPB’s First Look: Kotek speaks out on Trump’s troop deployment

Between safety and shelter: Oregon faces a complex abandoned boat problem

Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online

Oregon Political News

Oregon Republican leaders strike cautious tone on Trump’s National Guard deployment, call for local police to step up

Portland/Metro News

WATCH LIVE: President Trump takes questions at White House roundtable on Antifa violence

Tigard Councilor Yi-Kang Hu appointed mayor after tumultuous few weeks

A Fresh Batch of Messages Shows How Progressive Councilors Spoke About the Mayor and Some Constituents

Oregon National Guard troops can remain under Trump’s control but cannot deploy to Portland: appeals court

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Springfield signs off on the purchase of new ‘Bearcat’ armored vehicle for police

Southern Oregon

Understanding Measure 15-238: Visitor-Funded Plan for Creekside Quarter

WGU and RCC Collaboration Opens Pathways to Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees

Ashland council approves changes to exclusion zone rules

Town hall planned on $500M Medford redevelopment project, ballot initiative

Business & Economic News

Gold’s rally signals investors’ eroding trust in the U.S.

Why gold is having its best year since 1979

Education News

Arrivals of international students to the US dropped almost a fifth in August, data shows

Transportation News

Here are the airports experiencing staff shortages due to government shutdown

International News

Trump expects Gaza deal soon and may travel to Egypt for signing

U.S. security guarantee for Qatar sparks jealousy and confusion

Trump’s changes in strategy put lasting Gaza ceasefire within reach

Britain’s once-mighty Conservative Party is battling to avoid extinction

Russia: ‘Momentum’ toward peace from Alaska talks is now ‘exhausted’

Court Battles

Comey pleads not guilty to charges from Trump’s DOJ

Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ kids

Federal judge blocks Trump changes to teen pregnancy prevention program

Who is Michael Nachmanoff, the judge overseeing James Comey’s case?

National News

Trump baselessly calls for Pritzker, Chicago mayor to be jailed

National Guard troops are outside Chicago and could be in Memphis soon in Trump’s latest deployment

Live updates: Trump says officials should be jailed as they oppose his use of National Guard troops

Authorities charge man with sparking deadly January wildfire that leveled LA neighborhoods

National Campaign News

“Tennessee Three” member Justin Pearson runs to oust Rep. Steve Cohen

Jay Jones texting scandal breathes new life into GOP push in Virginia

Jesse Jackson Jr. launching bid to return to Congress

Polls/Surveys

Almost 6 in 10 say armed troops should only be sent to face external threats: Poll

National Political News

How air traffic controllers could help end the shutdown

These crucial deadlines could pressure the government to reopen

Democrats ramp up probe into Tom Homan bribery allegations

Why Trump hasn’t invoked the Insurrection Act — yet

Speaker clashes with Dem senators over Epstein files amid shutdown

Trump’s off-script comments cause shutdown headaches for GOP

Kelly, Gallego confront Speaker Johnson outside his office

Live updates: Senate’s 6th vote on reopening government fails, deepening stalemate

GOP senators increasingly anxious about Trump’s aggressive use of National Guard

Florida Republican unveils bill threatening state funding if colleges don’t rename roads after Charlie Kirk

Swalwell: Republicans planning ‘jail break’ revolt over Epstein files

Senate Democrat on shutdown: ‘So far, so good’ for party

Greene defection highlights health care cracks in GOP shutdown unity

Ty Cobb: Bondi more ‘reprehensible’ than Nixon attorney general

Bondi dodges questions as she clashes with Democrats over claims she’s weaponized Justice Department

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, internal data shows

Senate vote tests Trump’s authority to strike vessels he says are carrying drugs

Government Employee News

IRS tells employees furlough backpay guaranteed, while WH counters in memo

IRS furloughs nearly half its workforce, shuttering most operations

Military/Defense

Pentagon relaxes press restrictions after outcry

Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations

Opinion

How the Fed would respond to AI-pocalypse

Trump has the most to lose in the shutdown showdown

Republicans are again crushing the working class with their energy policy 

Democrats should remind local, red-state voters they still need two parties

Russia’s feral adventurism against the West is too bellicose to ignore

Twin Threat: Cascadia and San Andreas faults may be seismically linked