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Oregon News

Oregon Kid Governor programs ending after funding cuts

Rain and mountain snow forecast to hit Oregon this weekend

Oregon Political News

Many Oregon GOP lawmakers silent as Trump seeks National Guard deployment to Portland

Oregon state Rep. Hòa Nguyễn dies at 41

Oregon’s congressional Democrats press feds on treatment of immigrants, protestors at ICE facility

Bynum Demands End to ICE Raids After U.S. Citizen Allegedly Abducted by Masked Agents

Portland is ‘not a war zone’ but bears scars of 2020, Oregon’s only GOP member of Congress says

Oregon Campaign News

Kotek Raises Money, Drazan Stays Mum

Portland/Metro News

US Department of Homeland Security looking to purchase new facilities in Portland

Kristi Noem calls Oregon leaders liars, says feds will ‘double down’ in Portland

Portland leaders remove barrier around ICE facility despite federal demands: Get caught up

What is the Insurrection Act and how could Trump invoke it in Portland?

Federal officials made 4 asks over ICE security. Here’s how Portland’s mayor responded

Portland mayor doesn’t agree to most federal demands over ICE security, protests

Oregon Coast

Cleared for Takeoff: Master Plan Committee Set to Shape Airport’s Future

Coast Summit charts ‘a bold path forward’

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Federal funding for Pendleton flights sees reprieve, but could stall next month

Pendleton, Umatilla, Hermiston to receive state housing grants

Southern Oregon

Holly Theatre and Downtown Medford Volunteer, Honored with Oregon Main Street Awards

Ashland plans practice wildfire evacuation drill for Saturday

Rogue River mayor honored with state award

Clinics, public health agencies ready for local vaccine seekers

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

No delays expected at MFR amid nationwide air traffic controller shortages

Crater Lake road closure takes effect Friday

Business & Economic News

China threatens access to supplies vital to the most important U.S. industries

Nuclear startups pursue side profits from offshoot products

The U.S. bought Argentine pesos, Bessent says

‘Right up against it’: Economic data blackout leaves Wall Street in the dark

Jamie Dimon says he’s ‘far more worried than others’ about stock market decline

State approves Zenith Energy’s air quality permit

Education News

Hegseth championed diversity in Harvard masters policy brief

Energy & Environment

Health News

CDC panel to review childhood vaccine schedules

RHS students and parents hold walkout over transgender rights

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Bullish on beef: Ranchers expect high prices and demand, cattle shortage to continue

Public Safety

FBI fires 2 special agents who worked on Jack Smith probe: Reports

Transportation News

NHTSA investigating Tesla self-driving software over traffic violations

International News

Israeli cabinet approves agreement to stop the war in Gaza

At a key moment in talks that led to the Gaza ceasefire deal, Trump refused to take no for an answer

Obama: We ‘should all be encouraged’ that end to Israel-Hamas war in sight

Trump plans trip to Middle East to sign Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Court Battles

Judge blocks Trump’s deployment of National Guard to Chicago

Alex Jones asks Supreme Court to halt $1.4 billion defamation judgment 

Judge gives more time to name new prosecutor in Trump’s Georgia election case 

Federal courts plan to have less to spend on security this fiscal year

9th Circuit questions Oregon pushback on Trump’s National Guard deployment

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

National News

N.Y. AG Letitia James’ indicted on 2 charges

Luna formally nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

She is the second Trump foe to be indicted in two weeks as the president continues to pursue charges against his opponents

US citizen to file suit after targeted ICE arrest in Portland

National Campaign News

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Katie Porter’s viral videos plunge campaign into ‘disaster’

Dominion Voting Systems sold and renamed as Liberty Vote

Polls/Surveys

Americans’ ratings for key federal agencies plunge: poll

DHS sees biggest jump in public approval among federal agencies: Gallup poll 

Most support bringing US troops home from Iraq, Syria: Survey

59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.’s moves as health secretary, a new poll says

National Political News

Senate GOP’s Dem whisperer floats funding bill through late December

Senate strikes deal to vote on defense bill, breaking impasse

Schumer remarks under GOP spotlight as Senate again rejects funding bills

Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘putting blame’ on GOP congressional leaders for shutdown

Senate defeats government funding measure as shutdown hits Day 9

Democrats win momentum over GOP in shutdown fight

Pressure grows on Johnson to hold vote on military pay

Republicans vote down Dems’ push to overturn Trump’s energy emergency declaration

Senate makes deal to vote on stalled defense policy bill

Chip Roy: Republicans in Congress ‘running afraid’ on health care

The biggest name in the House right now hasn’t been sworn in yet

AI rush prompts raft of guardrail proposals

Trump threatens ‘permanent’ cuts to Democratic programs on day nine of shutdown gridlock

Government Employee News

Mike Johnson: “Of course” we’d give back pay to federal workers

IRS pulls back on promise of back pay for idled workers

Military/Defense

How Chicago became ground zero for Trump’s military crackdown

Hegseth’s firing of Navy official compounds ‘culture of fear’ inside Pentagon

Oklahoma’s GOP governor speaks out against Texas troops in Illinois

White House denies Colombian president’s claim about boat strike

Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown

Opinion

Wake up, MAGA: Trump’s disapproval rating is a real problem

Democrats can end the shutdown — just tie the Epstein files’ release to a spending bill 

AI won’t just take jobs. It will topple governments.

The Latest Beltway Deficit: $1.8 Trillion