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Oregon/Northwest News

Avel Gordly, first Black woman elected to Oregon Senate, dies at 79

Trump is recruiting thousands of local officers to aid immigration effort. Some states are saying no

Oregon might pause new hospice licenses to curb possible fraud

‘Food is political’: A Portland pizzeria shared its anti-ICE stance. Then it was targeted by a conservative social media site

Oregon’s state parks hiring rangers for 2026 season

Oregon Legislative & Political News

Dozens of bills are dead in Oregon’s short session

Complaint filed after critical vote on Oregon House gun bill

Bill allowing Oregonians to ‘corner cross’ on public lands dies in legislative session

After pushback, Oregon lawmakers ditch proposal to cut voters out of local gas taxes

Bill to regulate ICE in health care settings in Oregon faces legal hurdles

Oregon bill rejecting some Trump tax cuts clears state Senate

Oregon lawmakers want to build on immigration protections. Here’s where those bills stand

Oregon House clears bill to alert school, university communities of immigration activity 

Oregon lawmaker abandons reelection bids

Can Oregon officials text each other about city business? State lawmakers want to clarify

New measure would limit bills in Oregon’s legislature. What to know

Oregon Election News

Education consultant, sister of Oregon House representative will challenge Hillsboro Democrat

Republican group calls on longtime Oregon lawmaker to resign

Danielle Bethell republican candidate for Oregon Governor

Portland/Metro News

Federal judge continues to block ICE officers from using tear gas, other munitions outside Portland facility

Portland considers overhauling its city council meetings

Legal fights over Trump attempt to deploy National Guard to Portland come to an end

Temporary tear gas restriction outside Portland’s ICE building extended

U.S. Department of Education Opens Investigation Into PPS’s Center for Black Student Excellence

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Pendleton City Council to consider development projects

Sherman County Republican group calls on Smith to resign

Price order enforcement against DLF dropped after growers paid

Willamette Valley/Salem News

This Corvallis couple’s legal brawl with home builder now costs more than the house itself

National group questions PeaceHealth’s ER doctor change

Southern Oregon News

Local organizations offer preparedness classes

Mt. Ashland Ski Area to reopen Thursday with limited terrain

Gold Hill council to review riparian setback two decades in the making

ACCESS appoints new Executive Director Kellie Battaglia

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI concentration is everywhere

AI’s big biosecurity blind spot

How the global effort to keep AI safe went off the rails

Business/Economic News

Average tax refund up nearly 11 percent so far this filing season

Meta to buy millions more chips from Nvidia

Doorbell cams, surveillance tech face growing backlash

“The subpoenas are coming,” bipartisan firm warns corporate America

Education News

The 10 college majors with the lowest unemployment

Energy & Environment News

Portland General Electric spends nearly $2B to expand in Washington, acquiring 140,000 customers from PacifiCorp

Emergency repairs in Potomac River sewage spill could last six weeks

Monsanto, plaintiffs seek $7.25B settlement over Roundup cancer claims

Health Care News

Oregon might pause new hospice licenses to curb possible fraud

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Where fires used to be frequent, old forests now face high risk of devastating blazes

Epstein News

New Mexico lawmakers launch sweeping investigation into Epstein ranch

Justice & Court News

Federal judge continues to block ICE officers from using tear gas, other munitions outside Portland facility

Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities

New subpoenas issued in inquiry on response to 2016 Russian election interference, AP sources say

Supreme Court unveils tool to help justices identify conflicts of interest

Judge blocks planned Trump administration health cuts to Democratic states

Immigration/ICE News

Bill to regulate ICE in health care settings in Oregon faces legal hurdles

Trump is recruiting thousands of local officers to aid immigration effort. Some states are saying no

Democrats grapple with ‘abolish ICE’ movement

International News

U.S. releases new details on alleged secret Chinese nuclear test

Ramadan arrives in Gaza under shaky ceasefire deal, but the festive spirit eludes many Palestinians

Iran’s supreme leader threatens to sink US warships as nuclear talks continue

Belgium summons US ambassador over antisemitism accusation

Peru’s Congress removes interim President Jerí as he faces a corruption probe

US plans to deploy more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China’s alarm

Zelensky says Ukrainian public won’t let him hand Russia territory

National News

Longtime civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84

The record-breaking cocaine boom — and its deadly fallout

National Campaign/Election News

Rubio’s Munich moment gives him burst of momentum

Ocasio-Cortez says she went to Munich ‘not because I’m running for president’

Walz says he’d ‘rather eat glass’ than fill Klobuchar’s Senate seat

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

National Political news

Bacon: Mandatory body cameras proposal is ‘easy’ demand to meet in DHS funding fight

Talarico says CBS decision to not air ‘Late Show’ interview ‘should be alarming to all of us’

Democrats, Republicans strike deal on North Carolina voter rolls

Randy Fine faces censure and resignation calls over post on Muslims and dogs

Utah governor blasts Trump regulator for blessing prediction markets

Trump to DC, Maryland, Virginia: ‘I am awaiting your call’ on spill

Vance calls Ocasio-Cortez’s response to Taiwan question in Munich ’embarrassing’

GOP lawmakers join Trump’s call for refined midterm economic message

The controversy stems from the Trump administration’s pressure against broadcast TV networks

World’s top scientists hold convention where true feelings on DEI, Trump come out

“Corrupt,” “cruel”: Americans send Trump, GOP a midterm warning

National Congressional News

High housing costs, shortages propel movement on reform in Congress

‘Half-daylight saving time’ could become permanent under new bill

Earmarks flood spending bills after a year’s hiatus

Trump’s election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it

Scoop: Dems eye forced vote to censure Randy Fine

Trump/Administration News

3 big changes are proposed for FEMA. This is what experts really think of them

Trump family business files for trademark rights on any airports using the president’s name

Trump administration drops legal fight over troops in Portland

Air Force One jets to be repainted in Trump’s preferred colors

Trump blames D.C., Maryland and Virginia for massive Potomac River sewage spill

Government Agency News

FCC commissioner condemns ‘censorship’ following Stephen Colbert comments on Talarico interview

DHS spokeswoman who became a face of Trump deportation campaign steps down

Military/Defense

Hegseth touts Presidents Day strike on boat

Trump administration launches new push to improve military meals

Hegseth forces ouster of senior Army spokesman in latest internal clash

U.S. Air Force VIP fleet being repainted in Trump’s preferred palette, sources say

Opinion

Trump’s immigration enforcement tactics are backfiring on Republicans

Breaking through the return-to-office mirage

Trump’s new framework will help curb welfare fraud in the states

More and more ham sandwiches aren’t getting indicted nowadays

Trump wants America to vote on his terms, or not at all

Iran Wants Trump to Pull an Obama

Europe Fills U.S. Aid Loss to Ukraine

Jesse Jackson, 1941-2026