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Oregon/Northwest News

Burglaries targeting Asian Americans in Oregon prompt changes to public safety law

Oregon again sues feds over Trump homelessness funding limits that could cut housing support

To fix the systemic undercount of its poorest students, Oregon may need to start from scratch

Trust eroded with Oregon ethics commission, claim local governments

California nonprofit CALSTART to oversee Oregon climate projects

Oregon immigration advocates sue feds for information on ICE projects

Washington law says to alert the public when doctors are accused of misconduct. It can take months

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Over-the-top AI campaign ads will test Oregon disclosure law

Absurd AI attack ads facing scrutiny under Oregon election rules

New poll shows Oregon governor’s race is far from settled

Wildfire News

Oregon wildland firefighters prepare for potentially ‘very busy’ fire season

Trump administration seeks to stomp out all fires quickly, reviving policy that has been discredited

Level 3 evacuation orders issued for Greenhorn and Anthony Lake

Portland/Metro News

Beaverton residents will see higher fees as city faces cash crunch it says it can’t easily fix

Five Elementary Schoolers Show Just How Much Screen Time Varies Across PPS

Elections Complaint Alleges a Dozen Violations by Canvassers for Police Hiring Initiative

City Council Approves Redevelopment of Lloyd Center

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Public invited to comment on plan to possibly triple logging in eastern Oregon national forests

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Small Oregon hospital says it’s running out of money, seeks emergency exemption for Salem Health merger

Albany City Councilor announces run for mayor

Nursing home where resident went missing has history of fines

County to cut transfer station hours, close Walton, raise transfer fees

Southern Oregon News

Klamath drought programs see impressive enrollments

County contributes $150k in industrial development funds for possible theme park in Winston area

Grants Pass shuts down city’s largest homeless camp area

Electricity outages this week to allow power line upgrades

Jackson, Josephine counties reap millions for rural healthcare push

Gold Beach appoints new city administrator

AI/Technology News

Child safety advocates blast White House talks that let tech CEOs sidestep hearing

Business/ Economic News

Millions of eye drops recalled nationwide: Here’s why

Investors Revive AI Trade, Sparking Tech Rally

The economy’s K-shaped dynamic could be changing

What the momentum trade tells us about the stock market

The hidden costs of low-tax states

Consumers are increasingly using ‘rapid delivery’ option for groceries, survey says

Oregon is only state to try to pause Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros., a deal blessed by Trump administration

Education News

Under a new federal rule, colleges must leave grads better off or lose financial aid

To fix the systemic undercount of its poorest students, Oregon may need to start from scratch

Five Elementary Schoolers Show Just How Much Screen Time Varies Across PPS

Energy & Environmental News

Federal government proposes to lessen nuclear reactor environmental reviews

EPA proposes to loosen requirements for truck pollution controls

Healthcare News

RFK Jr. plans COVID-19 vaccine injury list

Housing News

Public Safety News

Burglaries targeting Asian Americans in Oregon prompt changes to public safety law

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Fewer sockeye are returning to the Upper Columbia. Washington closed its fishery to protect the salmon

Public invited to comment on plan to possibly triple logging in eastern Oregon national forests

Columbia Gorge farmers seek pear disaster declaration, revised housing and overtime rules

Court/Justice News

Court rules Florida restrictions on race, gender education at colleges violate free speech rights

Judge approves SEC settlement with Musk despite ‘significant misgivings’

Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism

District court judge blocks new Montana GOP bylaws

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Tuberville’s eligibility to run for Alabama governor

Immigration/ICE News

Mamdani pushes call to abolish ICE after deadly Houston shooting

Mexico threatens legal action over citizens’ deaths in ICE custody

International News

Ukraine targets Russian oil facilities after Zelensky meets with Trump

Poll & Surveys

All Latest Polls

Support for capitalism falls in new survey

National Campaign/Elections

Platner, accused of sexual assault, suspends Senate campaign

Democrats seek a way forward amid finger-pointing in Maine

Scoop: Platner privately told staff he’ll formally exit Senate race Monday

On the Ballot: Democrats try to pick up pieces in Maine after Platner exit 

Potential Platner replacements neck and neck with Collins in new Maine Senate poll

Fetterman, McCormick launch rare bipartisan joint fundraising committee

GOP’s Grassley privately pressed Patel on expenditures

Former Maine state senator announces campaign after Platner suspension

Planned Parenthood targets vulnerable Republicans with $47 million midterm push

Bipartisan lawmakers press agencies on AI election threats

Inside the tense final hours of Graham Platner’s campaign

Collins’ allies think Platner’s exit makes her reelection bid tougher

Survey: Latino voters’ divide now cuts through identity

Republicans in Congress struggle with internal squabbles as time runs out on 2026

Trump weighs in on Graham Platner scandal: Do you ‘believe the woman?’

National Political News

Rising: July 9, 2026

Democrats think data centers are a problem. They disagree on the solution

Jeb Bush raises alarm over Iranian drones in Cuba

Massie: Might as well call ObamaCare ‘Trumpcare’

How Mitch McConnell’s absence complicates the Senate’s business and war funding

Trump’s renewed Iran strikes put Republicans in a bind

‘Fire with fire’: How America First Legal plans to fight Democrats

Senate hopeful Haley Stevens knows how to win in Michigan. Democrats must decide if that’s enough

Trump/Administration News

White House says Trump’s Air Force One switch was a ‘misdirection’

Secret Service advised Trump to not fly Qatari-gifted Air Force One

Trump says he’ll ask Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case

Trump’s pledge to lift Turkey sanctions sets up fight with Congress, allies

Trump tells reporter she’ll be killed if Iran strikes Air Force One: ‘If I go, you go’

Trump Air Force One switch excuse ‘a little hard to believe’: Haberman

Rubio tries to enlist other nations in antifa fight, but some allies recoil

Trump’s proposed triumphal arch clears another key hurdle

Trump faces looming deadline to sign popular bipartisan housing package

Dems rage against Trump rejecting FEMA aid to 4 blue states: ‘Mob boss politics’

Trump defense secretary’s pastor says repealing women’s right to vote is ‘a good idea’

Middle East Conflict News

Rogan: Trump ‘might’ve f‑‑‑ed it up’ with Iran war

US, Iran strikes intensify after Trump labels interim deal ‘over’

Iran Hatched Fresh Plot to Kill Trump, Israel Told U.S.

Fight Over Hormuz Boils Down to a Poorly Worded Clause in Trump’s Deal

Iran live updates: ‘Dozens’ of Iranian drones, missiles intercepted, official says

Iran and U.S. ramp up tit-for-tat strikes as Khamenei laid to rest

Jordan intercepts missiles from Iran and Tehran says US launched new attacks – as Iranians mass to bury supreme leader

White House says Iran talks continue despite MOU violations, ‘acts of terrorism’

Trump revels in fire and might while selling Iran war’s end

Regional mediators push to salvage U.S.-Iran deal

With Iran ceasefire “over,” Trump shifts to battle for Hormuz

The U.S. launches new airstrikes on Iran and Tehran fires back at Gulf Arab states

The Iran war has pushed some countries away from oil and toward clean energy

Trump spoke with Netanyahu about US ‘moves’ in the Persian Gulf

Opinion

Mitch McConnell owes public transparency amid prolonged hospital stay 

Graham Platner drops out; left still victim-blaming 

A Supreme Court climate case meets a changing scientific consensus

Taking MAHA behind the wall: Healthy food is the right recipe for prison safety

Cancel culture for cancer research: Proposed rule politicizes federal grantmaking

What we really learned from Graham Platner’s dropout video

Ron DeSantis’s college speech code falls in Florida

How Trump’s Tariffs Really ‘Work’

Mike Waltz Takes Cuba to School

‘Decoy’ Dan Sullivan, Back on the Ballot

As feds pull back, Oregon expands antitrust actions