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Oregon News

Oregon rejects Trump administration’s school funding threat over DEI policies

Trump targets climate laws with order that could derail Oregon’s efforts

Oregon wildfire map may be swapped for voluntary incentives

Oregon Political News

Oregon senators kill proposal to make fossil fuels industry pay for climate-change driven disasters

Oregon lawmakers punt on bill to prohibit new livestock farms in state’s most polluted areas

Bill to expand summer literacy programs passes in Oregon House

Metropolitan Portland News

City Councilor Questions Legality of Proposed Climate Tax Increase

Central/Eastern Oregon

Opposition packs hearing on Gov. Kotek proposal to update critical groundwater area protections

Willamette Valley News

Homeland Security visa crackdown: More UO international students must leave or risk deportation

Salem to cut 51 jobs, end some services in proposed budget

2 Albany families flew the American flag upside down; mobile home park made them take them down

Southern Oregon

Lawsuits involving West, Barnett, online publisher churn through Josephine court

Ballclub proposes $90 million stadium in Medford

After warning of layoffs and cuts, Southern Oregon Head Start receives funding to preserve its programs

Director: Ashland Community Food Bank not hit directly by federal food aid cuts

Business/Economic News

Stocks slide as Trump’s trade war with China spooks Wall Street

Why Trump and others are worried about the bond market

Stocks Renew Selloff as China Trade War Sinks In

Average mortgage falls for the third week in a row

Health News

HHS will review guidance on the addition of fluoride to drinking water

Education News

‘What did I say in class today?‘: Teachers feel watched under Trump’s anti-DEI push

Energy & Environment

Trump orders agencies to ‘sunset’ environmental protections

International News

Trump tariffs lead to soaring tensions, risks for US, China

National News

Live updates: Judge allows Trump administration to require everyone in the country illegally to register

National Campaign News

Sununu deals setback to GOP in New Hampshire Senate race

Whitmer ‘surprise’ appearance at Trump event ‘not an endorsement’: Spokesperson

Scoop: NRSC privately blasts GOP campaigns on lackluster fundraising

National Political News

House GOP adopts Trump budget blueprint after last-minute scramble

House Republicans pass bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote

Ocasio-Cortez: Colleagues ‘should probably disclose’ recent stock purchases now

Jeffries says Dems will probe possible manipulation, insider trading after Trump’s tariff pause

Trump administration labels 6,000 Latino immigrants dead, hoping they self-deport

Plane full of House members evacuated after minor collision

Trump nominee for public lands post withdraws after her criticism of Jan. 6 attack surfaces

Rubio memo: Activist should be deported for beliefs which damage U.S. foreign policy interests

AARP Oregon opposes SSA customer service changes

Tariff News

Europe pauses tariff retaliation after Trump’s move

Inside the Oval: 3 reasons Trump buckled on tariffs

Trade shake-up: Bessent leads on trade as Lutnick plays ‘bad cop’ — and Navarro is sidelined

Opinion

Is Amy Coney Barrett the new David Souter?

A once-in-a-lifetime chance to upgrade the Department of Defense 

Trump’s tariff rollercoaster could tank his presidency

Trump blinked, but the global economy will never be the same

We Just Saw the Cracks in Trump’s Wall of Power