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Oregon/Northwest News

‘Prosperity Council’ wish list for Gov. Tina Kotek: lower taxes, less regulation, more land

An Oregon law lets one wealthy region turn the desert green. When drought hits, farmers pay the price

How a high error rate in SNAP food aid could impact Oregon and dozens of other states

Top Oregon state HR director was fired amid personnel investigation

Top Oregon state human resources director pushed out in office shakeup

Oregon’s minimum wage rises Wednesday, but the pay hike reaches a smaller share of the workforce

Prosperity Council’s Report Challenges Kotek to Signal That Oregon Is Open for Business

Oregonians’ Social Security payments face 22% decrease by 2032

Hanging out in the left driving lane? What Oregon law says

Leave fireworks at home when visiting Oregon State Parks and the ocean shore

Oregon Campaign & Election News

When teens drive less, they don’t register to vote. Here’s how civic groups are adapting

Kotek lands largest donations of reelection bid, widening fundraising edge over Drazan

Portland/Metro News

Researchers say they have a solution for Willamette River algal bloom. What’s stopping it?

Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos named in $999K lawsuit over firing at nonprofit

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Pacific Power holds heated town hall after frequent power outages in Central Oregon

Eastern Oregon University carries long military history

Southern Oregon News

Beautifying South county: New mural unveiled in Myrtle Creek

Douglas County approves Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget

Effort to repeal permit for non-motorized watercraft takes root in Douglas County

New Jackson County Animal Shelter that will double capacity in the works

SOU budget reduction plan leans on layoffs, not programs, as consultant recommended

Service district for county jail, juvenile justice, eyed for JoCo

Fireworks and fire season: What Rogue Valley residents need to know

New trustees bring industry, research, student perspectives to Oregon Tech board

AI/Technology News

Federal government permits release of Anthropic’s Mythos model to select companies

Dozens of tech safety groups urge House to reject KIDS package

Scoop: Powerful Anthropic model, Fable 5, on track to return soon

Business/ Economic News

Bought beef? You may be owed in $87.5M settlement

How to file claim in $2.25M Bank of America settlement

Amid stark opposition, data center developers think twice about Florida

Education News

Oregon school districts get creative to boost energy resilience, save money

Energy & Environmental News

The tab to keep a Pacific Northwest coal plant on standby keeps rising. Who will pay?

Oil is nearing prewar prices. Why hasn’t gasoline followed suit?

Medicare will soon offer some older Oregonians weight loss drugs for $50 a month. Here’s how it works

MAHA feels betrayed after Supreme Court ruling on Monsanto, glyphosate

Transportation News

18.7 million people flying out Fourth of July weekend: TSA

Court/Justice News

A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of Trump’s order to limit voting by mail

U.S. Supreme Court backs Monsanto in its fight against liability from popular weed killer

A judge says the Kennedy Center must update him on its plans — and address that tarp

Supreme Court: State pesticide warnings pre-empted by federal law

DACA renewal delays under Trump spark lawsuit

Judge orders DOJ to produce, unredact sought after Epstein files

International News

Desperation mounts in Venezuela as the earthquake death toll rises to 1,430

Iraqi officials, including lawmakers, arrested on corruption charges in overnight raid

Ukraine’s drone set another Russian oil refinery ablaze as Putin admits fuel shortages

Ukraine’s drones take the war to Russia

Poll & Surveys

All Latest Polls

Poll: America at 250 and some of what Americans think is best about U.S.

National Campaign/Elections

Warnock reacts to DSA ‘you’re next’ chants at Hakeem Jeffries

Postmaster general’s remarks on mail ballots stoke fears among voting rights advocates

Hackers more focused on misleading voters than ballot tampering: Report

Trump-backed Julia Letlow wins GOP Senate runoff in Louisiana

At the Races: Runoff, Set, Geaux!

At the Races: Waiting on SCOTUS

With time running out, Trump digs in on changing midterm election rules

We’re over halfway through primary season. Here’s what the battlegrounds tell us.

National Political News

Rising: June 26, 2026

Live updates: Mamdani defends candidates; Cassidy criticizes Hegseth, RFK Jr.

Social Security’s insolvency is No. 1 issue, says Sen. Bill Cassidy

Biden rips Trump over Reflecting Pool, other DC projects: ‘What a loser’

Democrat says he ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if Trump does not sign bipartisan housing bill

GOP’s Rick Scott: Qatar is not our friend

Cassidy, fresh off a blowup with Trump, blasts RFK Jr.’s policies

Senate duo makes case for bipartisanship as divided nation marks 250th anniversary

Mamdani: Democratic socialists ‘can get elected anywhere across this country’

Scoop: Cori Bush won’t commit to voting for Jeffries

Israel’s Vance problem is bigger than JD Vance

National Congressional News

GOP dreams of another big budget bill dashed by Trump demands for SAVE America Act

House Republican says Congress ‘probably’ will have to use reconciliation for Iran war funding

Johnson to send housing bill to Trump on Monday

Tillis: Passing SAVE America Act before midterms is an ‘impossible task’

Senate college sports bill authors plan talks with House

Trump/Administration News

Trump is pushing to institutionalize homeless people. That may include veterans

Trump says his renovation plans for a golf course will have Washington hosting a ‘major’ tournament

America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump’s presidency is testing how far it’s come

GOP governor urges Trump to reconsider Haiti TPS after Supreme Court decision

Mullin defends Haiti TPS decision

Trump slams new book about presidency by NYT reporters, alleges it’s ‘mostly made up’

Secret Service didn’t secure mobile devices, putting leaders at risk, report says

Trump’s unsupported claims about Reflecting Pool vandalism

The Company Cleaning Up the Reflecting Pool Says It Has ‘Nothing to Hide’

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is bringing a big set of student loan changes

Seven nabbed after anti-Trump graffiti, deliberate slashing stuns the National Mall

Supreme Court’s blockbuster week will put Trump’s power to the test

Trump’s “communist” midterm message

Middle East Conflict News

Israeli strikes and shelling in Gaza kill at least 4 Palestinians, health workers say

Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks

Trump presses Syria to take on Hezbollah, raising alarm in Lebanon and Israel

Iran attacks Gulf nations, threatens ‘complete halt’ to talks with US

Iran Asserts That It Has Sole Control of Hormuz

Iran live updates: Talks still planned despite strikes, US official says

Talks still on track amid intensifying tensions with threats from both sides and attacks across the Gulf

U.S. and Iran agree to halt strikes and meet this week, U.S. official says

Behind the scenes: How shared fear of Iran led to an Israel-Lebanon deal

U.S.-Iran ceasefire could go up in flames

The Republican Party is starting to turn on Israel

U.S. launches fresh Iran strikes as Trump threatens to “complete the job”

Defense/Military News

Kaine says Hegseth ‘grudge’ against Army looks ‘personal’

The Trump Pentagon appointee who has divided top Republicans

Opinion

Editorial: Portland Public Schools’ narrow escape from budget myopia

Opinion: Five years after the heat dome, Oregon’s work isn’t done

Tell Americans the truth about their flood risk

The war on fraud’s coming food fight

Rescheduling marijuana would put politics ahead of science

Dr. Oz’s GLP-1 Bridge could work, but it isn’t a model for price controls  

Catholic nuns face legal harassment for not using preferred pronouns

Iran Is Winning the Battle of Hormuz

Only a Few Democrats Fight Back Against the Socialists

Editorial cartoons for June 28, 2026: Reflecting Pool ‘vandals,’ Democratic Socialist surge