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Oregon News

Former PGE executive, top government aide tapped for new Oregon chief privacy officer role

Oregon firm’s sale reportedly valued the business at $2.5 billion

Oregon Political News /Polls

Oregon’s wildfire bill cut landowner costs, but didn’t raise funds for fighting large fires

See which groups spent the most money lobbying in Oregon this legislative session, setting a 10-year record

Embattled GOP Official Responds

Oregon Wildfire News

Oregon fire map & tracker

InciWeb – Oregon Wildfire Tracker

Portland/Metro News

Portland mayor orders changes to city equity policies to comply with Trump DEI mandate

Portland expands paid parking hours to boost funding, ease parking turnover

Portland City Council considers changes to public meetings

Two County Commissioners Call for Preschool for All Director to Resign

The City and County Are Gridlocked Over Public Safety Responsibilities at the Central Library

Washington County HR manager alleges retaliation after raising pay equity issues

Oregon Coast

Federal government rescinds Oregon’s offshore wind energy area

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Flash flood watch, red flag warnings in effect for Central and Eastern Oregon

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Two Springfield police officers stabbed, suspect killed

Southern Oregon

Jackson County commissioners want off-road vehicles to again be allowed on certain forest trails

Trustees accept SOU president’s offer to cut his salary

Business/Economic News

The Fed thinks the economy is just fine, and won’t budge on inflation risks

Trump claims the economy, for better or worse

Washington Post talent exodus fuels speculation about its future

Apple’s iPhone Sales Blow Past Estimates as Customers Raced to Beat Tariffs

Inflation ticks up more than expected in Fed’s preferred gauge

Average mortgage rate eases again, offering modest relief for home shoppers

Popular energy drinks recalled because they may be filled with vodka seltzer

Education News

What is the Presidential Fitness Test?

With school year approaching, Gov. Kotek celebrates education wins

Energy & Environment

Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects

Health News

Vaccine rates for kindergartners fall as exemptions rise

Humans may have gene needed to hibernate — offering potential cure for obesity, diabetes

Natural Resource News

Scientists use AI to battle invasive species costing ranchers $35M

USDA proposes closing regional Forest Service offices in Portland

International News

Trump to approve new Gaza aid plan after Witkoff visits Friday: White House

Gaza starvation widens MAGA’s rupture with Israel

National News

Sports gambling scandals raise concerns over game integrity

‘Stop fanning these flames’: Judges say White House needs to tone down attacks

Trump tests limits of ‘interim’ to hold on to U.S. attorney loyalists

Judges overseeing Trump cases speak out against threats

Family of Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre responds to ‘shocking’ Trump comments, rejects pardoning Maxwell

Federal judges detail rise in threats, ‘pizza doxings,’ as Trump ramps up criticism

National Campaign News/Polls

New Main Street Caucus chair prepares for funding showdown

National Political News

Trump’s latest project is a multimillion-dollar White House ballroom

White House announces new $200M ballroom as part of Trump’s latest makeover of ‘The People’s House’

Fresh Senate request for $55 billion for Ukraine

Here’s the “big, beautiful bill”‘s $300 million pet project that few noticed

GOP senators reject Trump’s pitch to use tariff revenue for ‘rebates’

Senators forgo Corporation for Public Broadcasting funds in spending bill

Trump tirade against Grassley irritates Republican senators

Senate panel advances more than $1 trillion in government funding for 2026

GOP bullish on dismantling Voting Rights Act

Thune: Recess appointments on table as Senate faces backlog of nominees

Senate panel advances funding bill with $1 billion for Ukraine

Bipartisan pair of senators seek billions in new Ukraine aid

Greene says Israel is ‘systematically cleansing’ its enemies as she rips US aid

Republicans, appropriators dominate House earmarks

Trump ‘in discussions’ with Hawley, lawmakers about stock trading bill

In reversal, Defense Department will continue providing crucial satellite weather data

US Senate confirms Joe Kent to lead a national intelligence agency

Tariff/Trade News

Trump: Canada backing Palestinian statehood makes any trade deal “very hard”

Trump’s tariffs get frosty reception at federal appeals court

Trump trade wins leave voters, businesses wanting more

Live updates: Trump to sign executive order to impose new tariffs

Government Employee News

Federal government paying 154K not to work: Report

Opinion

Holy ground, not battleground: Keep politics out of my synagogue 

Investing Social Security funds in the stock market is way too risky 

We can’t just let states go rogue and redistrict more than once a decade

The politics of standing apart