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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon business association challenging BOLI funding bill

A year later, the GOP tax bill is reshaping Oregon’s safety net

Another drug manufacturer settles with Oregon, dozens of states over price-fixing allegations

Oregon, other states reach settlement with 23andMe after data breach

Oregon’s unemployment rate remains at 5.2%

Wildfire News

Here’s when wildfire smoke will clear

Maps show Canadian wildfire smoke descending on US

Updates on wildfires in southern and eastern Oregon for July 15

East Evans Creek Fire reaches 7,843 acres

Eagle Point Middle School becomes new evacuation center for East Evans Creek Fire

Officials are responding to a fire in Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Oregon Department of Forestry using technology to enhance wildfire response

Portland/Metro News

AT&T internet outage leaves some Portland customers without service for days

After Anemic Early Results, Multnomah County Updated Its Program to Divert Drug Users Into Treatment. Is It Working?

Home Forward Said Its Budget Shortfall Had Improved. That Was Wrong, Agency Now Says.

County Commissioners Gear Up for Complicated Discussions Around Preschool for All’s True Costs

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Deschutes County could see multi-winner ranked-choice voting on this year’s ballot

Willamette Valley/Salem News

CASA’s Voices for Children terminated in Benton County

Southern Oregon News

Lakeview is working to solve its financial crisis. But smelly, discolored water could hold it back

Roseburg City Council votes against changing homeless tent camping regulations

Jackson Soil & Water launches water conservation campaign

UPDATE: East Evans Creek Fire grows to nearly 8,000 acres; CAL FIRE deploys to region

East Evans Creek Road Fire battle continues amid heightened fire behavior, ODF says

Eagle Point Middle School becomes new evacuation center for East Evans Creek Fire

AI/Technology News

Warsh: AI spending may lift prices without fueling lasting inflation

Help wanted: Anthropic hires to head off catastrophe

Business/ Economic News

Data center electricity demand is expected to drive up costs after recent power auction

Fed’s Warsh on “imperfect measures” of underlying inflation

Nike sex discrimination trial opens with deeply conflicting accounts

Cameras are starting to record patients in ambulances. Oregon EMT says she was fired for turning them off

Education News

Summer school is in session across Oregon. Tracking how much kids are learning remains elusive in some districts

Energy & Environmental News

Relief from energy bills unlikely as utilities request billions in rate hikes

Healthcare News

Blanche pledges action on stopping mail order mifepristone

CDC: Nearly 7,000 cases of cyclosporiasis being investigated

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

BLM hiring 130 in Oregon to boost timber production

Oregon species considered for protection under Endangered Species Act

Ag 250: Rustlers spurred Oregon ranchers to organize

Ranchers push back on tariff exemption for Brazilian beef

Epstein News

Kathryn Ruemmler Grilled in Congress Over Her Emails Joking With Jeffrey Epstein

Vance: “We did” mishandle Epstein files release

JD Vance acknowledges Trump administration’s Epstein Files misstep: ‘Guilty’

Court & Justice News

Federal court ends a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana

Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, overturning lower-court ruling

Immigration/ICE News

Mullin says migrants will be ‘deported wherever they are’ after Trump urges ICE to continue traffic stops

We looked at DHS immigration enforcement involving motorists. Here’s what we found.

U.S. Weighs Bond of $100,000 for Some Green-Card Applicants Abroad

International News

Cammack says China has deployed ‘digital twins’ of every lawmaker

Ukraine and its allies hope Graham isn’t their last ally with Trump’s ear

Poll & Surveys

All Latest Polls

China and Xi favored over U.S. and Trump in many nations: Survey

National Campaign/Elections

Live Hill Nation Summit updates: Van Hollen in listening mode ahead of 2028; Fetterman not leaving party

ICE roars back into spotlight in tumultuous Maine Senate race after fatal shooting 

DDHQ forecasts Democratic House, 50-50 Senate in November

Democratic opposition over Trump tariffs complicates Russian sanctions push

NRCC adds 7 more candidates to MAGA Majority program

National Political News

Rising: July 15, 2026

100 House Democrats vote to cut off aid to Israel, showcasing party shift

Cassidy to Trump public health nominee: ‘Why would you repeat those damn lies?’

Ocasio-Cortez on McConnell absence: ‘This is not normal, at all’

Democrats press intel nominee Jay Clayton in tense confirmation hearing

Ossoff presses Clayton on who won 2020 election

House Republicans unveil $95B reconciliation package framework

House Democrats chew out Vought over CFPB leadership: ‘I’m glad you’re leaving’

Ayanna Pressley rips Trump budget chief over cuts: ‘There’s nothing Christian about this’

Blanche pushes back on ‘weaponization’ fund worries during hearing

Clayton defends subpoenas of journalists in tense confirmation hearing 

Bipartisan bill to eliminate hepatitis C unveiled in House

No Graham heir apparent to help shape Trump’s foreign policy

Capitol Ink | Gerontocrat caucus

Blanche pushes back on Democrats’ criticism, says he isn’t a ‘yes-man’ for Trump

Acting AG nominee’s two-word reply to Hirono’s opening question leaves crowd stunned

Blanche sidesteps questions on federal agents at polls

The GOP senators Trump disrespected are now interrogating his nominees

CDC nominee struggles to convince senators she’ll stand up to RFK Jr.

Wyden says RFK Jr. broke law by urging candidates to drop out

National Congressional News

Senate Republican on Supreme Court security funding request: ‘There’s not a money fairy up here’

Cornyn noncommittal on Blanche attorney general nomination after pressing him in hearing

Shutdown fears rise as Trump, Democrats gird for September showdown

GOP budget blueprint targets Iran war, farm aid and elections

Measure to cut Israel aid fails in bipartisan House vote

Vance fails to quell fiscal hawk concerns about GOP reconciliation plans

The military benefits bill that’s tearing the veterans community apart

Jodey Arrington says he won’t ‘squeeze’ fiscal hawks on reconciliation plan

Trump/Administration News

Blanche AG confirmation rocky as Cornyn, Dems press him on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Live updates: Blanche says Trump isn’t eligible for third term in tough confirmation hearing

Trump returns to ‘vicious cycle’ with Iran, leaving MOU on life support

FCC Chair Carr says California could drop lawsuit against Paramount, Warner Bros. merger if CNN is spun off

Trump comes to defense of ICE agents after enforcement surge led to three deaths in past week

Probe aims to find who leaked details about Qatari-gifted airplane meant to be used as Air Force One

Furious Trump overturns suspension of ICE traffic stops amid MAGA criticism

Drained Reflecting Pool reveals Trump’s ‘American flag blue’ liner is now closer to gray

Trump border czar grilled on why ICE agents weren’t wearing body cameras in fatal shootings

Trump nemesis says drained reflecting pool exposes president’s ‘lying’

Middle East Conflict News

4 risks facing Trump if he returns to all-out war with Iran

US military strikes Iran as Trump mulls attacks on bridges 

US reimposes blockade and steps up strikes as Iran threatens to halt Mideast energy exports

US military disables first tanker in Arabian Sea since blockade was reimposed 

Trump Leans Toward Expanding U.S. Military Operations in Iran

U.S. disables ship for allegedly violating Iran blockade amid Strait of Hormuz feud

Trump held Situation Room meeting on massive new Iran strikes

Defense/Military News

Hegseth announces annual testosterone screenings for service members

Pentagon to Screen for Low Testosterone in Servicemembers

Senior defense officials looking at Cuba military options

Opinion

Congress did its job on housing. Now, let’s get to work.

Kathy Hochul bans data centers for a year; accountability incoming 

The National Guard cannot serve two masters

Amy Coney Barrett reveals insane threats against SCOTUS 

Closing the loophole: Prediction markets disguised as financial derivatives

The endlessly pliable JD Vance has no aversion to conversions

Trump pushed the reset button. This is ‘Iran Fiasco 2.0.’

Why Oregon needs a strong Climate Protection Program