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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon’s new health program paid millions to ineligible patients, audit finds

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department needs more safety inspections, audit finds

Trump administration pushed Oregon to end its LGBTQ+ foster policy. The state ignored it

Oregon Legislative & Political News

Oregon Election News

Oregon Secretary of State plans to challenge Trump executive order on mail-in voting

Some Oregon Democrats get an unlikely primary foe: Their party’s top boosters

Portland/Metro News

The Thompson Elk had a front row seat for Portland’s tumultuous history. Now it’s coming back for more

Will Portland City Council’s shake-up boost its success? The overhaul’s own architect has doubts

PPS Deems Midyear Budget Hole Closed as School Board Approves Furloughs for Four Unions

Oregon Coast News

County Commissioner Race 2026: An Interview with incumbent John Sweet

Central & Eastern Oregon News

With a national vote-by-mail fight ahead, Central Oregon leaders say some damage is already done

Willamette Valley/Salem News

New petition filed against Marion County to enforce ICE subpoenas

Southern Oregon News

Eugene Emeralds continue search for new stadium as 2026 season begins

Klamath Falls support staff union files third unfair labor practices complaint against school district

Jackson County declares drought emergency

Controlled burns underway across Ashland to reduce wildfire risk

AI/Technology News

AI is making college students change majors

Business/Economic News

Nike stock plummets while executives insist their turnaround plan is working

A third of Americans planning to invest in high-risk, speculative assets: Study

U.S. Oil Prices Post Largest One-Day Gain Since 2020

Education News

A Biden student loan plan has ended. Here’s what borrowers need to know.

Energy & Environment News

Public comment extended on future of offshore wind in Oregon, including none at all

Oregon’s climate program costs far more than other states’ — and is far less accountable

Health Care News

2 new measles exposure sites identified in Gresham, West Linn

As Medicaid cuts loom, new OHSU study finds diabetes patients at risk

CDC pauses diagnostic testing for rabies, other infectious diseases

Housing News

Homeless people with pets secure permanent housing faster, new data shows

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Trump administration push to bring more guest farmworkers is slow to take hold in Pacific Northwest

Public Safety News

Transportation News

Justice & Court News

Appeals court rejects HUD homelessness overhaul saying it would be “disastrous”

Supreme Court majority seems inclined to rule against Trump on birthright citizenship

Oregon’s U.S. Attorney demands 4 counties submit to ICE subpoenas on more than 30 felons

DOJ concludes presidential records requirement unconstitutional

5 notable moments from Pam Bondi’s tenure as attorney general

President Trump Ousts Attorney General Pam Bondi

Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general amid reports of growing frustration

Immigration/ICE News

Immigrants seeking asylum are ordered to countries they’ve never been to, but end up stuck in limbo

International News

Macron fires back at Trump over marriage quip, NATO threats

National News

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake shakes Central California

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

Donalds dominates Florida GOP gubernatorial race: Poll

Massie raises Epstein files in X poll after Bondi ousted

More than half of Florida voters say midcycle redistricting is ‘bad idea’: Poll 

National Campaigns/Elections

Georgia’s GOP Senate primary is a mess. Republicans are blaming each other.

National Political News

Burchett on aliens: ‘You’d be up at night’ if ‘the things that I’ve seen’ are released

Carville to Trump: Midterms will feel like getting ‘punched in the mouth by Mike Tyson’

Rising: April 2, 2026

National Congressional News

Mike Johnson will wait on holding a vote to fund DHS

Lawmakers vow to force Pam Bondi to testify despite ouster

Republicans announce plan to end record-long DHS shutdown

House Republicans seek to fund ICE before passing Senate DHS bill, complicating plan to end shutdown

Trump/Administration News

Bondi’s stormy tenure ends with her dismissal

Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general

Trump’s VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it

Trump makes his case for war with Iran, saying the conflict is ‘nearing completion’

A propaganda war on the National Mall pits Trump against satirical statues and posters

Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general

Who is Lee Zeldin, the head of the EPA and Trump’s rumored pick to replace Bondi as attorney general?

Trump’s White House ballroom gets final approval days after a judge ordered a halt to construction

Trump says he’ll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security. His move bypasses Congress

Attorney General Pam Bondi pushed out

5 moments that defined Pam Bondi’s AG tenure

Trump to circumvent Congress with order to pay all DHS workers

Exclusive: Trump’s DOJ says he’s not required to turn over official records

Trump weighs more cabinet changes after Bondi ouster

A year later, here’s where things stand on Trump’s manufacturing revival

Trump ousts Bondi as attorney general

Trump suggests states raise taxes to pay for child care, says federal government can’t afford it

Trump’s surgeon general nominee caught in GOP crossfire over MAHA

Iran foreign minister on Trump’s ‘Stone Age’ threat: No oil or gas being pumped ‘back then’

Trump’s new role for USPS in mail balloting is unconstitutional, three lawsuits say

Middle East Conflict News

UK gathers more than 40 countries to press Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. bombs Iranian bridge after Trump’s “Stone Ages” threat

Trump: U.S. will bomb Iran “back to stone ages” over next 2-3 weeks

Graham: Trump ‘willing to do a deal’ that would ‘allow’ Iran to ‘exist under certain conditions’

Iranian Foreign Ministry official: US using new ballistic missiles

U.S. Says It Damaged Bridge in Attack on Iran’s Military Supply Lines

Trump sends mixed messages on securing the Strait of Hormuz

Tariff News

Here’s how much Trump’s tariffs are costing you for clothes, furniture, groceries and more 1 year after ‘Liberation Day’

Trump administration announces new tariffs on drugmakers

Trump signs order imposing 100 percent tariff on brand name drugs

Trump adjusts tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper

Government Agency News

You could be one of 1.3 million taxpayers owed nearly $700 from the IRS. Here’s how to find out

The DHS shutdown might never end

Defense/Military News

Hegseth asks the Army’s top uniformed officer to step down, the Pentagon says

Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran

Hegseth removes Army’s top general during Iran war

Hegseth lifts ban on service members carrying personal firearms on base

Marines reassures families over ICE presence at graduation ceremony

Hegseth fires Army chief of staff in sweeping military purge operation

Opinion

It’s time to discuss Oregon’s urban growth boundaries

Behind the Curtain: Jamie Dimon’s warning

Why Republicans aren’t rushing to save Trump’s ballroom

It’s over for NATO? Marco Rubio explains why 

Make America Healthy Again is about finally telling the truth

To take over for Mullin, Kevin Hern is just the man

Europe is in Trump’s crosshairs

Congress can end government shutdowns and partisan brinksmanship

The lesson of Pam Bondi’s firing

Investing has changed. Retirement plan regulations haven’t caught up.

Trump’s Budget Breakthrough for Defense

At the Supreme Court, Trump Courts Defeat