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Oregon/Northwest News

New law funding Oregon labor agency is illegal, lawsuit says

Flavored tobacco, nicotine bans in Oregon’s most populous counties inch closer to implementation

Oregon Legislative News

Oregon lawmakers seek airspace safety updates after slackline ensnared helicopter in fatal crash

Wildfire News

Umatilla County wildfire spurs Level 3 – Go Now! – evacuations for 1,700 people

UPDATE: More evacuations, additional shelter available for Lower Dry Creek Fire

Four Oregon fires are under 5% contained, East Evans burns 3,000 acres

East Evans Creek Fire at 11,551 acres

New upgrades and road closures due to the East Evans Creek Fire

Officials complete containment line for Sherwood Fire near Diamond Lake

How to protect car, home from wildfire smoke

Wildfire smoke will worsen in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic through Friday

‘Trees vanished in seconds’: Canadian wildfire smoke prompts air quality alerts in US

Maps show wildfire smoke forecast, air quality alerts in swath of U.S.

Wildfire smoke brings dangerous air quality to the Midwest

MAP: Track the air quality across the US

Portland/Metro News

Students Want the Portland School District’s Climate Policy to Confront Artificial Intelligence

Home Forward Said Its Budget Shortfall Had Improved. That Was Wrong, Agency Now Says.

Metro Closes In on Funding Decisions for Parks Projects

County Commissioners Gear Up for Complicated Discussions Around Preschool for All’s True Costs

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Pendleton council workshops homeless shelter site

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Albany bridge could see makeover in the future

Southern Oregon News

Roseburg City Council rejects amendments to tent camping rules

East Evans Creek Fire at 11,551 acres

Fire danger level rising to extreme

Water-filling station in Medford faces ‘uncertain’ future

City of Medford nears settlement in KOGAP lawsuit

New upgrades and road closures due to the East Evans Creek Fire

AI/Technology News

Anthropic CEO gave $1M to AI safety super PAC

The AI boom tests the limits of growth

Business/ Economic News

Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash overrode driver assistance system: NTSB

Uber eyes Delivery Hero in $15B acquisition bid

Netflix Revenue and Profit Increase, but the Company Expects Growth to Slow

Chevron Will Explore Creating Strait of Hormuz Alternative for Iraqi Oil

Spending won’t crack, despite dreadful consumer sentiment

Gold mining company sues to re-route portion of $1.5B Oregon transmission line

Oil companies are making billions. In the U.S., calls to tax their windfall are growing

Oregon architect whose firm helps feds drops doxing lawsuit against anti-ICE website 

From gun safes to gas ranges to power tools, check for these products recalled nationwide

IKEA closes more plan and order point locations amid business shift

Education News

Kotek ordered more classroom time. For most Oregon districts, little will change

Energy & Environmental News

Trump exempts 20 more polluting plants from clean air regulation

Healthcare News

FDA approves first daily pill to drastically lower cholesterol levels

Parasite outbreak: Should you wash produce with vinegar?

Lettuce supplier is potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak, investigators say

FDA Approves First-of-Its-Kind Cholesterol Pill

Public Safety News

Oregon officials keep eye out for dangerous new opioid found in other parts of the country

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Oregon tribes and conservationists team up to help lamprey slither back to greatness

Transportation News

Airlines say permanent daylight saving time won’t be simple

Court & Justice News

O’Leary, Fox News sued over data center opposition portrayal

New York Times files motion to quash subpoenas following Air Force One coverage

Immigration/ICE News

ICE says all its offices will have body cams in 60 days

DHS pledged body cams for all immigration agents. Months later, that hasn’t happened

International News

‘It’s constant work’: Mexico’s new ambassador navigates a high-stakes moment with Washington

Poll & Surveys

All Latest Polls

52 percent of Pennsylvania voters would like to see Fetterman leave Democratic Party: Poll

More worldwide say their communities are good for minorities: Gallup

Trump’s approval ratings and other recent AP-NORC polls

National Campaign/Elections

Democrats dominate Senate fundraising, GOP holds own in House: 5 takeaways from new campaign filings

Brewer of Lunch IPA hopes to take Platner’s place in Maine

Democratic candidates sustain fundraising pace as GOP strains to keep up

Scoop: DNC officers asked to sign NDAs amid financial woes

House Dem challengers are printing money

National Political News

Rising: July 16, 2026

GOP fears Trump speech could boomerang if focused on 2020 election

Tillis shouts at Vought, tired of picking up ‘DOGE s‑‑‑ because people did it wrong’

House Democrat: Hegseth testosterone screenings indicative of ‘homoeroticism’

Booker: ‘Absurdity’ for Blanche to be concerned about Maxwell safety

CDC nominee walks tightrope on vaccines, service under RFK Jr.

Where has all the FISA fire gone?

Tillis adds a new condition to his vote for Blanche

Cruz, Democrats push back on FCC move to lift ownership cap

Schumer dodges questions after bombshell report alleges Dem senator had relationships with House staffers

Fetterman threatens to abandon Democrats

House Dems warn of weaponized intel ahead of Trump’s speech

Democrats press Jay Clayton on NYT subpoenas

National Congressional News

House GOP pulls military benefits bill that has divided veterans groups

Tillis goes scorched-earth on SAVE America Act, threatening to stall it

Senate passes resolution saying Bankman-Fried shouldn’t receive pardon

US could get new nickel under passed House bill

GOP leaders face frustrations, time pressure on $95B reconciliation package

100 House Democrats vote to cut off aid to Israel, showcasing party shift

House plans packed week of stopgap funding, reconciliation 3.0, stock trading ban

Senate Republicans block Dem attempt to end AI prior authorization in Medicare

Thune tees up bill to provide assistance to Ukraine, sanction Russia

Dems split on Massie effort to zero out Israel security aid

Tillis withholds Blanche vote until AG pick meets Epstein survivors

Republicans take first step to move $95B party-line package

Senate GOP isn’t sold on Mike Johnson’s budget blueprint

Gillibrand and Boozman roll out new bipartisan paid leave bill

Trump/Administration News

How Trump might try to relitigate 2020 — and the facts he’s up against

Trump’s $1.5T defense budget is in trouble

‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Inside Trump’s remaking of American elections

Trump officials pitch new solution to student debt problem

White House launches cybersecurity clearinghouse to patch software flaws discovered by AI

Trump is expected to make election conspiracy theories a focus of his national address

Trump administration replaces slavery exhibit at George Washington’s Philadelphia home

Live updates: Leavitt confirms Trump address will focus on election ‘integrity’

Trump fires new Seattle prosecutor less than an hour after appointment

Leavitt previews Trump’s primetime speech: Election ‘adjustments’ coming

The Memo: Troubles crowd in on Trump as he prepares for address

Drained Reflecting Pool shows liner more gray than blue

White House suspends teleprompter operator accused of placing bets on speeches: ‘Disgrace’

Rubio rallies countries to confront ‘resurgence’ of far-left political violence

White House lobbies skeptical Republicans on reconciliation bill

Reflecting Pool peeling probably caused by application flaws, experts say

Trump approval stuck in the 30s amid pessimism on Iran and economy, poll finds

Trump Media to Sell Faster Access to President’s Social Posts

President Vance Goes AWOL

More and more, Trump is talking about his mortality

Trump vote-fraud speech traps TV networks

Trump deportation push rewires U.S. policing, ACLU says

Some TV networks won’t air Trump’s speech live

Vance enters the media lion’s den

Iran releases American detainee, Trump says

Middle East Conflict News

Why fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz is such a challenge 

US military unleashes strikes on Iran for sixth consecutive day 

Trump falls back into battle for Strait of Hormuz with no clear exit in sight

Iran live updates: US hits Iran with another wave of attacks, CENTCOM says

US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade

Hopes for US-Iran diplomacy still alive as fighting intensifies over the Strait of Hormuz

Tariff News

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Brazilian goods

Defense/Military News

After Blue Angels low flyover, acting Navy secretary says: ‘No firings’

Hegseth touts a high-testosterone military, as doctors question his claims

Opinion

No, Oregon elections are plenty secure

‘Humiliating’: Jon Ossoff grills Jay Clayton into silence 

Black voters hate lefty socialist Abdul El-Sayed, back opponent 

Faster growth is the key to tackling America’s debt crisis

Ending Temporary Protected Status program is a moral and economic catastrophe

Skills, not wages, measure what truly matters in the workforce

Interest costs add up. A lot.

This veto power over the defense industry could make Americans less safe

Kathy Hochul sabotages New York’s future with data center moratorium

Who Has the Midterm Upper Hand?