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Oregon/Northwest News

In Arena Funding Talks, Oregon Officials Are Playing Not to Lose

Oregon’s housing crisis burdens nearly half of the state’s renters

Gov. Tina Kotek directs state agencies to coordinate efforts to support Oregon immigrants and refugees

Oregon’s Housing Crisis Burdens Nearly Half of the State’s Renters

Paperwork for State-Funded, $125 Million Shelter Program to Stay Hidden

Wyden, Merkley won’t attend State of the Union, will Instead hold virtual Town Hall for Oregonians

Oregon Legislative & Political News

Proposal to cap bills causes dustup in Oregon House

Oregon senators court tech development near Hillsboro over farm group objections

Oregon Senate Republicans end one-day walkout ahead of transportation referendum vote

Oregon Senate advances bill to protect public lands

Lawmakers acknowledge their rewrite of Oregon public meetings law may undermine transparency, pass it anyway

Oregon Republicans boycott floor session, delaying action on transportation tax referendum move

These bills have failed in 2026 Oregon legislative session

Bill tries to stop HOA’s from limiting fire hardening homes

Parties disagree on partial disconnect from Federal Tax Code

Oregon Election News

Radical Oregon animal rights initiative moving closer to qualifying for ballot

Portland/Metro News

Portland is facing a $169 million budget deficit due to shelter and public safety costs

Portland councilors again delay decision on unspent housing dollars

4 arrested after ICE protesters disrupt Portland City Council meeting in ‘mini insurrection’

Fury over eliminating high school grade levels at one PPS school foreshadows tough conversations on districtwide closures

Portland approves tax breaks for proposed $150 million Alaska Airlines hangar

Portland water treatment plant costs climb past $2.5 billion, project completion faces 2-year delay

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Judge orders former Deschutes County sheriff to pay OPB attorney fees in public records fight

Bend Democrat created ‘hostile working environment’ during gun bill vote, Portland lawmaker says

Pendleton receives $2.5 million in renewable energy grants

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Eugene City Council rejects proposed ban on drivers donating money in traffic

Benton County’s top boss quits

Southern Oregon News

Martin, Richardson named new Josephine commissioners

Medford again reconsidering Main Street plans

Ashland’s historic City Hall evacuated after inspection

Medford council tackles development, grants and possible Main Street revisit

Phoenix nursery awarded $177k to aid post-fire landscape recovery

Jackson County Library District plans to appoint interim library director

Medford cyclists raise concerns over planned Main Street reconfiguration

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Pentagon-Anthropic battle pushes other AI labs into major dilemma

Hollywood’s copyright fight meets China’s AI boom

Battle over AI regulation hits the airwaves ahead of midterms

Business/Economic News

As prices rise, corporate America braces for the blame

Oil prices jump amid signs of U.S.-Iran conflict

Pritzker: Americans still paying ‘too much to live’

Substack, Polymarket announce partnership: ‘Journalism is better when it’s backed by live markets’

News, Fox Corp. to match federal contribution to ‘Trump Accounts’

U.S. Imported a Record Amount Last Year Despite Seismic Trade Policy Changes

The Beef Industry Has a Message for Consumers: Get Used to High Prices

US trade deficit slipped to $901B last year

New Seasons Labor Union ‘outraged’ at 95 layoffs, including heavy toll at union stores

Amazon dethrones Walmart as the world’s biggest company by sales

Education News

100-plus Oklahoma students suspended after walkout

Energy & Environment News

‘Pay for your own power’: Shapiro digs in on data center energy costs

Health Care News

HHS postpones vaccine advisory meeting

Trump seeks to boost controversial herbicide glyphosate, drawing MAHA ire

Early prenatal care declining in US: CDC data

CDC vaccine advisory panel meeting postponed

After leaving WHO, Trump officials propose a more expensive replacement to duplicate it

Transportation News

There’s a new ‘best’ day, time to book a flight, study finds

Boeing moves defense headquarters from Virginia to St. Louis

Epstein News

Presidents and prince in hot water as elite face global reckoning

 Epstein revelations spur calls to scrape Lutnick’s name from college library

Former Prince Andrew was arrested. What the Epstein files revealed about him

Oregon senator slams Trump, Bondi after arrest of former Prince Andrew

Justice & Court News

Federal judge accuses Trump administration of ‘terror’ against immigrants in scathing ruling

Federal agency sues Coca-Cola bottler over work event that excluded men

Judge throws out ruling backing Trump mass detention policy

Large Trump banner unfurled at DOJ

Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids’ Instagram use in social media trial

Virginia judge pauses redistricting referendum

Wait for Supreme Court tariff decision reveals potential fallout

Veterans sue over Trump’s planned 250-foot arch, citing cemetery views

Immigration/ICE News

Trump administration broadens ICE powers to detain refugees

New Trump administration order could lead to the detention of thousands of legal refugees

Lawmaker says US deported a 2-month-old baby with bronchitis

International News

Trump: Iran decision will come in “next 10 days”

Europe answers Trump’s call on Ukraine

As Peace Talks Stall, Russia and Ukraine Share One Aim: Keep Trump Happy

Former South Korean President Yoon receives life sentence for imposing martial law

National Campaign/Election News

GOP angst over voter turnout builds as losses pile up

House Democrat withdraws endorsement in Chicago-area race over AIPAC funding

Pro-Israel group wades into Democratic House primaries

Wes Moore: ‘I don’t answer to the Democratic Party’

Ricketts backs his wife, a Democrat, in Nebraska election

These states don’t require an ID to vote at the polls. The ‘SAVE Act’ could change that

Cornyn flatlines in the polls ahead of Texas Republican primary

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

National Political news

Hogan says law enforcement will ‘ignore’ ICE legislation backed by Wes Moore

Ohio’s GOP governor sidesteps defending Kristi Noem

Cox pushes back on Trump over gambling and AI regulation

White House wants a reprieve in spy-powers fight that is splitting the GOP

Ossoff: Trump a ‘symptom of a deeper disease in our society’

Trump on Ocasio-Cortez’s Munich response: ‘I didn’t know she was stupid’

When is the shutdown ‘snapping point’? Don’t ask the House

Lawmakers try to halt ICE plans for new detention centers

State politics color reception to Trump’s AI ‘framework’ order

Patel takes FBI jet to Italy, plans to watch Olympic hockey medal rounds, sources say

National Congressional News

DHS shutdown talks hit a wall as GOP fumes

Trump/Administration News

Trump: Iran decision will come in “next 10 days”

5 takeaways from Trump’s Board of Peace launch event

Large Trump banner unfurled at DOJ

Trump accuses Obama of revealing classified information on aliens

Trump administration broadens ICE powers to detain refugees

New Trump administration order could lead to the detention of thousands of legal refugees

Trump appears ready to attack Iran as U.S. strike force takes shape

Internal memo details cosmetic changes and facility repairs to Kennedy Center

Live updates: Trump again demands Iran make a deal during first Board of Peace meeting

Trump’s refusal to invite all governors to a White House meeting prompts group to back out

Large banner featuring Trump’s face is displayed on Justice Department headquarters

Government Agency News

HUD to close ‘mixed status households’ roommate loophole

DHS halts some FEMA travel amid partial shutdown

RFK Jr., Kid Rock go shirtless in new HHS ad

DHS admits its website showcasing ‘worst of the worst’ immigrants was rife with errors

Defense/Military News

Trump appears ready to attack Iran as U.S. strike force takes shape

U.N. nuclear chief warns of 2 major risks if U.S.-Iran deal not reached

Boeing moves defense headquarters from Virginia to St. Louis

Hegseth invited controversial Christian nationalist to preach at Pentagon

VFW says new federal rule could lower disability compensation for millions of veterans

Opinion

America’s most important Asian ally just got stronger

GOP bracing for midterm losses, narrowing electorate with SAVE America Act 

Section 301 won’t save Trump’s tariffs if the Supreme Court strikes them down 

Failure to communicate: Trump’s messaging isn’t working

Is Trump going too far with immigration enforcement? 

Trump’s strategic incoherence in the Indian Ocean

New numbers hurt Trump’s case at the Supreme Court

Why let this nuclear treaty expire? Because of what Trump can do now.

Another White House tariff tantrum

H-1B Visas and the AI Race

Rubio Plays Good Cop to Vance’s Bad

MAGA Voters Back Trump’s Interventions