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Oregon/Northwest News

Federal government shutdown pauses employment reports

Oregon unveils upgraded health coverage shopping tool ahead of open enrollment

Oregon Political News

Oregon lawmaker floats legislative special session in response to Trump immigration crackdown

Rep. Maxine Dexter calls for Portland woman’s immediate release from immigration detention after judge drops case

Portland/Metro News

ICE promised doxing cases against Portland ‘anarchists.’ Months later, no charges filed

Providence to Shutter Portland-Area Occupational Health Clinics

Washington County voters to weigh a tax hike to fund libraries

Washington County voters to consider increase to tax for public safety

Oregon Coast

Marine heat wave known as ‘the Blob’ returns to Pacific, but so far spares Oregon and Washington

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Recall of Umatilla mayor moves to verification stage

Baker County commissioners to ban mining in county-owned dredge tailings

Willamette Valley/Salem News

VA eyeing site near Salem to replace Willamette National Cemetery

County staff say Coffin Butte Landfill expansion should be approved

OSU local option levy could increase in 2026

Southern Oregon

New Rendering Reveal Details for Creekside Quarter in Downtown Medford

GP council approves reduced Main Street funding, 3% staff raises

Cave Junction OKs $1 utility bill fee for new Jubilee Park accessible restroom

Phoenix 2-million-gallon reservoir project heralds next steps in development

Business & Economic News

Chick-fil-A to Open Six New Restaurants Across Oregon by 2027

A study found lead in popular protein powders. Here’s why you shouldn’t panic

Jack in the Box sells entire Del Taco chain for $115 million

CVS completes takeover of Rite Aid assets after bankruptcy

Energy & Environment

Trump finalizes $1.6B loan for power lines initiated by Biden

Health News

As the shutdown drags on, these people will lose if health care subsidies expire

Trump announces a deal with a manufacturer to make a common fertility drug cheaper for IVF patients

Quality, cost of Medicare coverage vary by state, report finds

Obesity remains high in the US, but more states are showing progress, a new report finds

Watch: Trump announces move to expand IVF access

It’s ‘too late’ to extend ACA subsidies without major disruptions, some states and lawmakers say

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

At least 27 states turned over sensitive data about food stamp recipients to USDA

Ag’s conundrum: An illegal, irreplaceable workforce

Trump promises deal to lower surging beef prices

Public Safety

Gun safety advocates warn of a surge in untraceable 3D-printed weapons in the US

Transportation News

PA system takeover at Pennsylvania airport is ‘wake-up call,’ security expert says

Court Battles

Judge wants immigration agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after clashes with public

Judge demands answers from Trump admin on violence against protesters

Justice Jackson’s remarks on minority voters spark heavy backlash: ‘They’re disabled’

International News

A look at the Tomahawk, a US cruise missile that could come into play in the Ukraine war

Trump warns Hamas ‘we will have no choice but to go in and kill them’ if bloodshed persists in Gaza

Trump to meet Putin in Hungary in effort to end ‘inglorious’ war

President Trump envisions D.C. arch to mark 250th anniversary of U.S.

Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged with storing and sharing classified information

Trump threatens more crackdowns in Dem cities, prosecutions of his political enemies

Minnesota often at the receiving end of Trump Justice Department’s legal blitz

DHS to charge migrants granted humanitarian parole $1K fee

County judge in Chicago area bars ICE from arresting people at court

Polls/Surveys

Who’s winning the blame game over the shutdown? Here’s what a new AP-NORC poll shows

3 in 4 blame all major players for shutdown: Poll

National Political News

Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Pritzker: Stephen Miller ‘abusing the fact that Donald Trump has diminished capacity’

Senate Republican understands Democrats’ ‘lack of trust’ amid shutdown standoff 

Senate Republican denounces Young Republicans’ chat, breaking with Vance

Chamber of Commerce sues to block $100K H-1B visa fees

Booker courts red state voters online, urging them to join ‘No Kings’ protests 

Greene rebukes Trump administration’s multibillion-dollar bailout for Argentina

4 takeaways from Senate and House fundraising reports for the third quarter

Senate Democrats blast Trump’s lack of urgency on a shutdown deal

Thune signals White House is flexible on rolling back shutdown moves

Ethics experts cringe as wealthy woo Trump with ballroom funds

Exclusive: Inside Thune’s next move to reopen the government

Scoop: Dems plot Fetterman ouster

Military/Defense

Hegseth orders troops to watch his speech decrying a ‘woke’ military

Commander of US Southern Command retiring, Hegseth says

10,000 US forces now supporting counternarcotics operations in Caribbean

Opinion

Oregon Capital Chronicle is four years old and going strong

New Pentagon policy is terrible — MAGA media is right to oppose it 

Congress has a chance to unshackle independent contractors

Will Speaker Johnson ever call the House back? 800,000 Arizonans are without a voice

Trump’s first Supreme Court argument