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Oregon/Northwest News

Kotek’s Focus on Increased Housing Permits Ignores Larger Shortfall

Oregon weighs enrollment caps, paying for claims as double-digit insurance hikes set for 2027 

Oregon Universal Health Care Plan: Delayed but, Backers Say, Still Very Much Kicking

Oregon Campaign & Election News

‘Up to voters of his district’: Oregon lawmakers mostly silent on Rep. Greg Smith ethics violations

20 Oregon colleges join new voter turnout challenge

Wildfire News

Containment of Oregon wildfires rises, evacuations lower going into final stretch of summer

Thunderstorms possible this weekend as Oregon wildfires slow

Umatilla National Forest fires update for Aug. 20

Portland/Metro News

Genentech plans $750 million expansion in Hillsboro

Portland politician’s Instagram video draws complaint alleging improper campaign promotion

Small Oregon city’s recent audit, years overdue, reveals continued accounting weaknesses

Petitioners Behind Police Initiative Sue City, County and State Elections Officials

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Wages, healthcare costs among toughest Marion County union negotiations

Why Springfield parents are pulling kids from public schools

Southern Oregon News

Talent council to nearly double public safety fee

Grants Pass faces balloon payments on police building, looking at options

Deadline nears to file to run for Grants Pass City Council

Election filing remains open in Cave Junction, Central Point

AI/Technology News

CEOs shift messaging around AI and layoffs

Business/ Economic News

Fed and Treasury appear at odds when it comes to the markets

The U.S. might miss its foreign Treasury buyers

Another tough year ahead for employer health costs

Moderna and Merck shares soar on mRNA cancer vaccine

Bond markets rattle economy, forcing controversial buyback ‘Band-Aid’

Bessent: US can ‘grow our way’ out of $40 trillion debt

What’s behind the bond market roller coaster?

Walmart posts weakest growth in years, a worrying sign of inflation-weary Americans

U.S. Stocks and Bonds Slide, Brushing Off Treasury’s Buyback Plans

U.S. Workers Are Paying More for Healthcare, and Next Year Will Be Worse

The bond market is signaling trouble ahead. This is why you should pay attention

Three things to know about the $40 trillion federal debt

Energy & Environmental News

Trump lifts summer gasoline restrictions early as prices remain stubborn

Healthcare News

People who drink sugary drinks could be at risk for stomach cancer, a new study finds

Salmonella infections climb to 431 cases across multiple states: CDC

Housing News

Media News

Joe Rogan on democratic socialists’ ideology: ‘It sucks’

Rosie O’Donnell jabs Trump, fuels Harp buzz: ‘Let Natalie tuck you in’

Rising: August 20, 2026

Fox News host hammered for different takes on blunders by AOC and Darline Graham

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Environmental group challenges federal push to expand grazing across the West, including Oregon

Transportation News

Trump’s FAA picked an unlikely contractor to lead its air traffic overhaul. The agency is having second thoughts.

Why one highway exploded this summer — and why many more are at risk

Court & Justice News

Religious groups ask judge to consider contempt over undercover ICE operation

Immigration/ICE News

Green-card applicants to face greater public charge scrutiny

ICE, Iran quietly worked together on deporting Iranians to Iran, emails show

International News

Exclusive: US says ‘significant deterioration’ in China’s treatment of detained American academic

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes Peru, USGS says

Canadian premier says Trump is a ‘bad person’ as Canada weighs concessions for trade deal

National News

NOAA releases fall weather predictions for all 50 states as El Niño grows stronger

FBI thwarts an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York Capitol building

Poll & Surveys

Americans’ drinking remains at record low: Poll

Rubio outperforms Vance in hypothetical 2028 match-ups: Poll

Another polling firm comes under fire for ‘falsified data’ on Florida primary

Almost 4 in 10 say extreme weather damaged their communities in past year: Survey

National Campaign/Elections

Cook Political Report moves Iowa, Texas governor’s races in Democrats favor

GOP’s Senate map gets shakier as Texas, Iowa become toss-ups

Bernie Sanders endorses Florida’s Angie Nixon for Senate

Vance raises $5 million at big Hamptons event

Data center uproar scrambles the midterm election

‘Have the balls to try’: The Democrats bucking AI skepticism

The Freedom Caucus is having a brutal primary run

Texas, Iowa Senate races shift to toss-ups: Cook Political Report

El-Sayed holds slight lead over Rogers in new AARP poll 

Darline Graham on debate question stumble: ‘I’m not a politician’

Deep anxiety about the economy drives undecided voters in 2 key Senate races

Jewish voters abandoning their party over El-Sayed, rabbi explains growing movement

MAGA meltdown over shock prediction market favorite to win key Senate race: ‘I pray this isn’t true’

National Political News

The rise of DSA is killing off Resistance 1.0 Democrats

When Mullin’s friends in Congress call, DHS answers

Dems sharpen attack on post-midterm target: Trump’s mineral deals

Senate Dems press Hegseth for answers on Stars and Stripes independence

Republicans revive false miscarriage statistic, twist Fauci’s texts about COVID-19 shots

National Congressional News

GOP, Democrats lament $40 trillion debt as Congress struggles to act

GOP senator places hold on Trump nominees over wetlands policy

CFTC chair vows to ‘move swiftly’ on crypto rules if Congress fails to pass legislation

Trump/Administration News

White House legislative liaison’s exit comes ahead of tricky pre-midterms session

Trump wants a ballroom in Ireland. One man is having a ball fighting it.

CIA staff exodus leaves new retirees waiting months for benefits

The president once called his former personal lawyer a ‘rat.’ Now they’re having a public conversation.

James Braid to depart White House

Trump lifts summer gasoline restrictions early as prices remain stubborn

Trump administration announces new sanctions on Cuba, escalating economic pressure

Experts raise alarms over Census Bureau report Trump is touting on noncitizen voting

Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races

White House to press forward with FDA nominee despite US Senate chairman’s concerns

Trump touts granite over asphalt during White House construction tour

Middle East Conflict News

Iran warns of ‘further defeat’ after Trump ‘economic D-Day’ announcement

Trump increasingly lashing out at allies as victory in Iran war proves elusive

New details about Trump’s plans for the Kennedy Center and White House ballroom

Defense/Military

Air Force major detained again for Capitol protest after Trump criticism

Aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln after lengthy deployment

Army will shut down a unit in Europe focused on learning drone warfare

Opinion

The governor and the president: How Trump shapes Kotek’s reelection bid

Is every billionaire a policy failure?

The Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity is more than a road

Et tu, Fedorov? The betrayal of Volodymyr Zelensky.

America’s Muslim allies are hedging against Washington

What is Trump afraid we will see about how the tariffs were formulated?

Could Iran try a midterms October surprise?

The best way toward a Social Security fix? This one is tried and true.

The Art of the Self-Deal

The Supreme Court’s Popular Mandate