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Oregon/Northwest News

How should Oregon look to other states for economic prosperity? Some analysts are split 

Factory farm manure sparks lawsuit against Oregon agencies

Wildfire News

Wildfire Tracker

Resources spread thin as crews fight dozens of Oregon wildfires

Is Portland at risk for urban wildfire? A local expert who analyzed Los Angeles fires thinks so

Updates as major wildfires expand in southern and central Oregon

Latest Oregon wildfire updates as Kotek invokes Conflagration Act

Umatilla County upgrades Hagan Fire evacuation levels

Cooler temps help firefighters slow spread on East Evans Creek Fire

Medford broker, state offer insurance advice for East Evans Creek Fire evacuees

 Crews push mop-up operations deeper into 15,000-acre East Evans Creek Fire

 Crews power through another afternoon of ‘critical fire weather’ on East Evans Creek Fire

 Fire Restrictions: BLM urges public vigilance as AI cameras enhance wildfire detection

Portland/Metro News

Top attorney leaves Washington County with $276,000 settlement

After refusing a $287 repair bill, Portland renter beats his landlord in court, wins $32K verdict

After Firing of Key Multnomah County Health Leader, Accusations Fly and Potential Litigation Brews

Oregon Coast News

More wild fall Chinook, continued wild coho opportunity for Oregon’s coastal rivers in 2026

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Eastern Oregon healthcare sees federal funding boost amid anxieties about Medicaid cuts

Eastern Oregon air quality worst in the

 Umatilla County upgrades Hagan Fire evacuation levels

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Benton County to hear public feedback on transit takeover

Benton County looking for answers from USPS on uncollected ballots

Southern Oregon News

Cooler temps help firefighters slow spread on East Evans Creek Fire

Medford broker, state offer insurance advice for East Evans Creek Fire evacuees

 Crews push mop-up operations deeper into 15,000-acre East Evans Creek Fire

 Crews power through another afternoon of ‘critical fire weather’ on East Evans Creek Fire

 Medford residents will see a $9.38 utility rate increase in August

Business/ Economic News

Why you may not get Social Security check in August

Cash transactions could change under penny bill

Intel plans fresh layoffs, this time in its data center group

Oregon robotics company chooses California for its big expansion

Back-to-school spending ‘forecast to reach record highs.’ How big-box stores responded

Nike stores on both sides of US just abruptly closed

Drug company to pay $4.7M after admitting it paid providers to use its product

Walmart sets prices at 7-year lows for back-to-school shopping

Check your home: Nationwide recall issued for 5 products sold at Target, Amazon, TJ Maxx

Energy & Environmental News

Oil tops $90 as Middle East fighting escalates

Healthcare News

Cyclospora investigation still points to recalled lettuce: FDA

Fifth state linked to cyclosporiasis outbreak: FDA

FDA retracts test result but still links Taylor Farms lettuce to cyclosporiasis

Go to a med spa for GLP-1 injections? That drug may be coming from a red-flagged pharmacy

Public Safety News

Man arrested after setting off explosive outside NY federal building

Sports News

3 political subplots from World Cup

Trump photobombs Spain’s World Cup celebrations

Court & Justice News

Federal judge pauses Paramount Skydance-WBD merger

Judge rules OMB can’t retroactively nix grants based on new rules

DOJ asks for phone records of NYT reporters, their spouses and a parent

Reflecting Pool repairs could undermine case against former Olympian, judge says

Immigration/ICE News

ICE officers to wear body cameras at traffic stops, White House border czar says

International News

Burnham vows to ‘bring back hope’ as Britain’s new PM

Ontario premier to Trump: Stop wildfire insults and help your friends

Andy Burnham becomes the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade after Starmer resigns

Putin meets North Korean foreign minister in diplomatic push

Poll & Surveys

All Latest Polls

Almost half say Supreme Court rulings on Trump agenda based on politics: Survey

National Campaign/Elections

Nordone to launch bid for Graham’s Senate seat

Exclusive: House Republicans outraise Democrats in June

Troy Jackson poised to seize Maine baton after Platner’s exit

Pennsylvania’s 2020 election was ‘absolutely secure,’ Fetterman says

AIPAC drops online donations to Dems who backed Israel aid cut

Talarico shouted down during tense moment at Houston town hall

‘Not the slick choice’: Maine Dems sweat Troy Jackson despite dominant victory

These 8 House races could decide the majority in the midterms

What to know about Troy Jackson, the Democratic frontrunner for Maine Senate

McCain: If 2028 Dem nominee has Mamdani’s tone on US politics, GOP has ‘huge f—ing problem’

Ossoff: Democratic midterm victories would do more than ‘just restore checks and balances’

Fry, Norman join GOP special election primary for Graham’s seat

NRCC adds 7 more seats to 2026 target list

Democrat set to replace Platner in Maine led state Senate with a temper

Sen. Darline Graham will seek full term in her late brother’s seat

National Political News

Rising: July 20, 2026

Scoop: Rep. Edwards gifted handguns to young female staffers

Inside House Democrats’ fear-driven turn against Israel

Mamdani’s mojo comes with some blind spots

The Senate GOP’s squeaky wheel suddenly has a lot of power

‘Pulte got really scared’: Inside the White House debate over Trump’s elections speech

The Cabinet’s favorite congressional district

GOP fears over shutdown collide with SAVE America Act battle

Critics mount offensive against change to federal grant rules

National Congressional News

Senators explore separate stopgap spending bill as House moves ahead

Capitol agenda: Johnson’s rocky sprint to recess

Trump/Administration News

Scoop: Trump AI security agency head resigns

FBI Director Kash Patel plans Russia trip

The ‘hopeless, bad people’ just won Donald Trump’s World Cup

Trump’s speech offered a preview of his next moves on elections

Trump treads lightly with China despite sweeping election claims

Trump says ‘Netanyahu will not be arrested’ after Mamdani calls him ‘a war criminal’

Head of Commerce Department’s AI safety arm resigns

Trump administration puts kibosh on HIV prevention funding

Trump executive order hopes to patch vulnerabilities in defense supply chain

Trump officials seek to weaken historic-preservation reviews of projects

President continues overhaul of White House grounds with new statues

Qatari-Gifted Air Force One to Receive Upgrades This Fall, White House Says

 Trump admin cuts off US territory over hurricane-aid scandal

Middle East Conflict News

U.S. strikes Iran again after troop deaths

Rising US death count in Iran war drives Trump toward escalation

Iran: 2 oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz have exploded

Houthis announce blockade on Saudi Arabia, ramping up Red Sea tensions

Iran strikes U.S. military sites as Houthis declare blockade of oil route

Iran Missile Struck Housing Units for U.S. Troops at Jordan Base

 U.S. launches 10th night of strikes on Iran after 3 U.S. troops killed

 The US has launched a new round of strikes. Over the weekend, three service members were killed and one reported missing

 US soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii, military says

Tariff News

U.S. to slap 50% tariffs on Canadian goods

Trump says Canada ‘poisoned’ US air with wildfires, floats new tariffs

Defense/Military News

Top Pentagon official blasts OpenAI’s Dean Ball

Pentagon concealed dozens of US military injuries in latest Iran strikes: Report

Fighter jets intercept planes over Bedminster, East Rutherford airspace

Pentagon confirms nearly 100 service members injured since Iran strikes resumed in July 

Opinion

Winning before the battle ends

What the US needs to know about Iran’s mosaic defense

The World Cup proved immigration is a balance of multiculturalism and assimilation

On birthright citizenship, Trump could lose even bigger next time

The Jawbone Act aims to curb government power plays, but can it work? 

New U.K. prime minister promises a fresh start with failed policies

Markets really are the best force multiplier

National parks are deteriorating. There’s a fix Congress isn’t making.

How a Veterans Reform Blew Up

 Maine Democrats Go Left Again

 Meet the New Bargain Patriot Missile