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Oregon News

Oregon Secretary of State Read rejects Trump Justice Department demands for voter data

Oregon unemployment rate creeps to 5% following post-COVID recovery

Amid escalating tribal tensions, Oregon grants $12.5 million to Grand Ronde-led project

Oregon Political News /Polls

Will Christine Drazan run for Oregon governor again? A GOP fundraising site suggests yes

Gov. Tina Kotek tweaks Oregon transportation funding bill as session nears

Oregon Wildfire News

Oregon fire map & tracker

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Portland/Metro News

Preschool For All supporters tell Multnomah County leaders to keep the program as is

These Are the Questions a County Ethics Investigation Should Ask

County Commissioners Align on External Ethics Investigation

Former VP and presidential candidate Kamala Harris is coming to Portland

Trump’s border czar made quiet visit to Portland

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Pendleton group pushes city to incarcerate and remove more unhoused residents

Secure Rural Schools funding gap shutters Columbia Gorge middle school

Dependent on foreign sales, US wheat farmers hoping longtime partners stick with them

Willamette Valley/Salem News

At US Rep. Hoyle town hall in Eugene, attendees urge her to more strongly condemn war in Gaza

Oregon State Fair features new rides, food vendors and attractions

WATCH: Senator Ron Wyden faces tough questioning during Philomath townhall

Southern Oregon

Douglas County commissioners issue statement on Umpqua Public Transportation District

Josephine’s new treasurer details conflict with board

Business & Economic News

Oregon, Texas, Tennessee top list of states with highest occupational regulations

MAGA erupts over Cracker Barrel logo change, and stock plunges

Stormclouds abound as economists gather in Jackson Hole

With labor market weak, employees are “job hugging”

Fiscal cliff looms as public media braces for Trump cuts

Russian hackers targeting critical infrastructure IT systems: FBI

Tesla’s been slow to report self-driving car crashes. Federal investigators want to know why

More radioactive shrimp? California company recalls frozen shrimp sold in 9 states

Average mortgage rate holds steady at lowest level in nearly 10 months

Nike, former employees ask judge to intervene in stalled sex discrimination case

Education News

Are ‘COVID kindergartners’ ready for school?

Oregon business property tax breaks cost schools $275 million last year, study finds

Amid enrollment surge at some Portland high schools, study halls crop up on student schedules

Oregon education worker wins partial victory in ‘He is He,’ ‘She is She’ book display case

Energy & Environment

Trump administration launches national security investigation into wind turbine imports

Health News

Federal health workers’ rage against RFK Jr. boils over

Supreme Court lets Trump admin cut off health grants it says advance DEI or ‘gender ideology extremism’

DOJ subpoenas patients’ information in transgender care investigation

FACT FOCUS: A look at RFK Jr.’s misleading claims on US dietary guidelines and Froot Loops

After Huge Private Pledge, OHSU Says Cancer Center to Become “Self-Governed Entity.” Questions Remain.

Natural Resource News

‘OPB Politics Now’: Oregon’s timber counties brace for losses after Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

Nursery tour showcases businesses embracing automation

Sweeping changes to Oregon water law approved in 2025

Public Safety

Trump says law enforcement crackdown will ‘go on to other places’ during appearance at police facility in DC

Transportation News

Aging U.S. railroad bridges are self-inspected and their findings are kept secret

International News

The ‘Big Tactical Error’ in the Russia-Ukraine Negotiations

Trump raises prospect of Ukraine attacks on Russia: ‘Impossible’ to win without attacking invader country

Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘deliberate’ attack on American-owned factory

Israel will call up 60,000 reservists as it plans a new phase of war in Gaza

Uganda agrees to take US deportees without a criminal record

National News

Alina Habba “unlawfully appointed” New Jersey AG, federal judge rules

Donald Trump’s $465 million civil fraud penalty tossed out by New York court

Department of Homeland Security was handed a big win by the Ninth Circuit

Obama-appointed judge strips Trump ally of authority in stunning legal rebuke

Trump issued an order targeting homeless people. In D.C., he’s giving it a test run.

Debate over empathy highlights differing views of Christian conservatives, progressives

National Campaign News/Polls

6 states lead U.S. with most unauthorized immigrants: Pew

Trump lays out his redistricting endgame: A 100-seat Republican majority

California Democrats approve Newsom’s redistricting plan after Texas House passes GOP-drawn maps

Texas Senate committee passes redistricting bill, setting up a vote tonight in the full chamber

These states could redistrict before the 2026 midterms

Democrats alarmed over new data showing voters fleeing to GOP

Carville to Democrats: ‘Kick the s‑‑‑ out of’ Vance ‘every chance you get’

National Political News

What historians say is at risk if Trump expands his culture war beyond Smithsonian

Trump planning to join federal agents in D.C. crime patrols

Unlikely enforcers shape Trump’s “weaponization” crusade

Meet the Trump housing official leading probes into the president’s foes

White House slams Jack White for calling Trump Oval Office ‘gaudy’

Vance bashes CBO report on Trump bill fueling inequality: ‘Very atrocious’

Bannon faults lack of GOP town halls, cites failure to sell Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’

Tariff/Trade News

Walmart Wins Over More Shoppers as Tariffs Push Prices Higher

Montana Republicans call for 50 percent tariff on Russian palladium imports

Opinion

Putin’s Ukraine Summitry Was a Big Con

Donald Trump and ‘selective’ prosecution

California’s climate alarmism has put America at risk

Trump is cutting Medicaid based on a flawed study

Senate judicial confirmation delays spark President Trump’s ire

Trump’s DC crime rhetoric doesn’t match day-to-day reality

GUEST COLUMN: Transportation special session could be pivot point for 2026 governor’s race