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Oregon/Northwest News

More than 20,000 people have used legal psilocybin in Oregon. A new study shows how it went

Oregon gets $150K to create habitat for bees and butterflies

Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment drops by 4,100 in July

Many Oregonians may qualify for SNAP work or activity rule exemptions without realizing it

Oregon Legislative News

Oregon lawmaker says she’ll push for more cannabis regulations in 2027 to protect kids

Longtime Oregon lawmaker loses leadership position after agreeing to $12,000 ethics fine

Kalshi Hires Oregon Lobbyists and Gives Rayfield $12,500

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Exclusive: Oregon elections office won’t investigate Drazan complaint

Wildfire News

Wildland firefighting bill gains steam as smoke reaches Congress

Containment reaches 53% for the Fielder Mountain Fire

Portland/Metro News

Clackamas County Commissioner Ben West under state ethics investigation

Ex-Home Forward leader investigated for lavish travel spending

Major Health Care Union Endorses Julia Brim-Edwards for Multnomah County Chair

Oregon Coast News

Southwestern offers free GED and Adult Basic Education classes Fall Term 2026   

Central/Eastern Oregon News

OSU-Cascades to lease childcare building to Head Start program

BREAKING: Pendleton council to let marijuana moratorium expire

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Corvallis City Council to talk budget gap with the public

Corvallis city workers union announces strike vote next week

Southern Oregon News

Grants Pass City Council faces challenge on meeting prayers

Ashland Council considers extending parks fee indefinitely

Ashland residents displeased; call for removal of City Manager Sabrina Cotta

Organizations look to deliver water to Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuges

AI/Technology News

The data center fight is heating up. Here’s how they work

Exclusive: GOP issues stark warning to AI companies

Business/ Economic News

Federal Reserve officials hint rate increase may be necessary

30-year Treasury bond yield rises to highest level since 2007

Treasury Department to double debt buybacks after bond yield spike

U.S. debt hits $40 trillion faster than forecasters expected

Education News

Universities opening tuition payments to PayPal, Venmo

Oregon public universities are headed toward steeper cuts and higher tuition, leaders warn

Energy & Environmental News

Court upholds EPA rule forcing polluters to pay for ‘forever chemical’ pollution

The grid’s extreme heat problem is changing

Healthcare News

COVID is ‘growing’ in nearly every state, CDC reports. Here’s where levels are highest

As US’s cyclosporiasis cases surpass 15,000, these are the hardest-hit states

Moderna, Merck mRNA cancer vaccine prevents melanoma from returning

Housing News

Media News

Watters: Trump has said ‘so much more sleazy things’ than Ossoff’s quip

Rising: August 19, 2026

Court & Justice News

DOJ defends Comey prosecution, says ‘no serious dispute’ Trump post could be seen as a threat

Federal court pauses Trump changes to Teen Pregnancy Prevention program

International News

US ambassador to India causes diplomatic firestorm with Kashmir comment

National Campaign/Elections

Fervor over data centers fires up competitive Ohio Senate race

Moskowitz taunts Piker after primary win

Independent Bill Hill advances in race for Alaska’s GOP-held House seat 

El-Sayed leads Rogers by 7 points in new Michigan Senate poll

Lindell calls for self-funded recount after 11-point loss in Minnesota governor’s primary

McCarthy ‘worried’ for GOP in midterms: ‘What is the plan?’

Trump’s choice for Wyoming governor loses GOP primary

Roll Call on the Road: New England

Florida Rep. Cory Mills loses primary as Wasserman Schultz, Moskowitz prevail

Wyoming Republican Chuck Gray poised to succeed Hageman in House

Why a stunning democratic socialist win in Florida is different

Trump’s profits irk Americans as Dems test anti-corruption message

Angie Nixon scores socialist breakthrough in Trump’s Florida

The Freedom Caucus is having a brutal primary run

Trump says he told Cory Mills to ‘get out of the race’

National Political News

Democrats flip Pennsylvania state House seat in Trump district

Ossoff annoys Trump, White House, to Democratic delight and dismay

A ‘nonbeliever’ in the House says a new view of religion is gaining ground on the Hill

Trump/Administration News

Trump celebrates Florida loss of ‘treasonous creep’

Trump plays down bond market fears, pushes interest rate cuts

Live updates: Trump indicates he’ll meet with Kim Jong Un; US, Canada closing in on tariff deal

Trump’s border plans spark controversy at Texas national park

Kennedy Center delays restoring Trump’s name to front amid legal battle

New DC monument displays the names of 41 million veterans

Trump plays down bond market fears, pushes interest rate cuts

Trump administration plans crackdown on some immigrants’ alleged tax refund ‘abuse’

Trump taps White House adviser Heidi Overton to lead FDA

Trump keeps 2028 door cracked, while calling law ‘very strong’ prohibiting third term

Trump shows off his new helipad, brags about construction projects

Middle East Conflict News

Trump dangles Netanyahu endorsement in pressure campaign on Gaza

Trump announces ‘most crushing economic operation ever’ against Iran

Rick Scott: Trump will have to resume full war with Iran

UAE cuts off trade with Iran after missiles land in water

Washington warned to ‘wake up’ as Iran links threats confronting US in new network

U.S. conducting stealth operation to transport oil through Hormuz

Iran war, said to be over “very soon,” nears 6 months

One beneficiary of the Iran war? Pirates.

Tariff News

Trump postpones 50% tariffs on Canadian goods

Defense/Military

US Air Force plane turns back from Antarctica after Russian missile threat

Trump’s aircraft carrier demands may lead to waiting game for Navy

Stars and Stripes publisher announces retirement, citing displeasure with Pentagon’s direction of outlet

New Drone Unit to Be Phased Out as Hegseth’s Army Pick Makes His Mark

Soldiers incentivized to reenlist with time off to play Grand Theft Auto VI

Opinion

The race industry has a grief problem

Trump’s lawless rules on LLCs will help criminals and money-launderers thrive

Trump’s egocentric indifference is sinking the Republican Party

Boo! Josh Shapiro restricts new data center construction in Pennsylvania

‘Not that informed’: Darline Graham bungles Taiwan question 

The DSA reaches for the Senate

Better to fear price controls than ‘dynamic pricing’

Moderna’s Road to a Cancer Vaccine