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Oregon/Northwest News

The effect of ‘Operation Black Rose’ immigration sweep on two Oregon families

Oregon health officials issue tougher air quality guidance for youth sports, outdoor activities 

Large corporate fleets, Amazon, exempt from new road fees for Oregon EVs next year

Oregon would have to submit voter list to federal government under proposed Postal Service rules

Most of Oregon’s State Teacher Prep Programs Still Get an F in Reading Instruction

Oregon’s Aging Population Poses Challenges for Economic Revival

Food insecurity continues to be a major issue across Oregon

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Oregon anti-animal cruelty initiative sounded like a good idea, until learning details

Wildfire News

Republicans add measure to strip forest protections to wildfire bill, endangering Dem support

Portland/Metro News

Officials urge precaution as extreme heat watch for Portland-Vancouver metro area remains in effect

Portland councilors skip funding threatened public safety positions

Controversial Portland initiative to redirect climate cash to cops has found massive financial backing

Portland parks leader to make severance-free exit from City Hall

Council Fails to Reach Deal to Preserve Public Safety and Administrative Jobs

Firefighters Union Backs Ballot Measure to Reroute 25% of Climate Tax Revenues to Police Hires

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Echo voters recall mayor

Hermiston to update municipal code to comply with housing laws

Willamette Valley/Salem News

University of Oregon breaks ground on $83 million Ballmer Institute expansion project

Corvallis-based loan program helps small businesses

Eugene approves permitting for Amazon distribution center

Southern Oregon News

Grants Pass, former HR director agree to $100,000 settlement

AI/Technology News

China likely behind anti-data center campaign in US: OpenAI

Abbott seeks new limits on Texas data centers 

Anthropic CEO: Government should have power to block dangerous AI deployments

SpaceX raises $75 billion in its IPO

Amazon touts water savings amid data center pushback

Business/Economic News

US stocks jump to their best day in 2 months on hopes for a deal to get crude flowing globally again

Trump opens up Pacific marine national monuments to commercial fishing

Average US long-term mortgage rate rises to 6.52%, just below its high for the year

US producer prices spike in May as soaring energy prices fuel largest yearly jump since 2022

US jobless aid filings rise to 229,000 last week, remain historically low despite Iran war headwinds

Stocks Rally After Trump Pulls Back Threat

 Honda recalls more than 880,000 cars due to a problem with rear suspension components

Energy & Environment News

EVs might one day shore up the ailing power grid

Health Care News

CDC activates emergency response to screwworm infestations

Leading OB-GYN group issues vaccine recommendations, breaks with CDC

America’s doctors just voted for war with RFK Jr.

Oregon nurse pay among highest in the nation — and rising faster than local costs

Housing News

Oregon’s Sen. Wyden brings back housing affordability bill

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

CDC activates emergency response to screwworm infestations

Republicans add measure to strip forest protections to wildfire bill, endangering Dem support

Trump opens up Pacific marine national monuments to commercial fishing

Public Safety News

Patel: World Cup security ‘probably the biggest lift in FBI history’ 

Epstein News

Republicans who pushed Epstein files release see political careers upended by Trump

Justice & Court News

Judge rejects bid to halt ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, warns DOJ not to ‘play possum’

Judge rules Ken Paxton cannot move forward with ActBlue lawsuit

Planned Parenthood affiliate sues Alaska over telehealth abortion ban

Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution, says method is unconstitutionally cruel

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh takes on a starring role in Maine’s Senate race

Immigration/ICE News

The effect of ‘Operation Black Rose’ immigration sweep on two Oregon families

Oregon resists court order for housing trans prisoners amid federal pressure

US lawmaker has secured the release of 5 kids from immigration custody. Now she wants to do more

International News

3 Indian mariners killed on tanker hit by US military, India says

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

National Campaigns/Elections

Election handicapper moves 3 Senate races toward Democrats

At the Races: Eyes on the ball and the ballot

Hispanic Caucus spending “heavily” to save its chair

Gavin Newsom’s race to block a billionaire tax

Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats will prioritize affordability. Not all of his members agree.

‘The Dumocrats are at it again’: Trump attack on California election offers midterm preview

National Political News

Rising: June 11, 2026

Massive ’86 47′ appears on National Mall days before Trump’s birthday UFC match

College sports bill authors making pitch to Black caucus

Orthographic glitterati? Press beat politicians at annual spelling bee

GOP lawmakers move to officially rename Department of Defense as Department of War

Kennedy Center board to fight order to remove Trump’s name as deadline looms

Trump and Allies Are Working on Plan to ‘Expunge’ Impeachments

Man charged with killing Minnesota lawmaker pleads guilty

Trump gifts Dems ready-made midterm ads

Scoop: Pulte sought Gabbard’s early removal as intel czar

Not another political World Cup

House Republicans huddle with Hegseth after Trump’s reconciliation demands

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez discloses recent miscarriage, condemns ‘medieval’ lack of pain management

National Congressional News

Senate Democrats block short-term extensions of FISA 702 spy powers

Senate defense policy bill excludes IVF provision

FISA 702 spy powers set to expire after House vote fails over Pulte backlash

House vote puts surveillance authority on path to lapse

As senators depart, will their traditions endure? 

Top GOP appropriators dominate earmarks in House bills

Bipartisan bill targets government censorship threats

Trump/Administration News

Trump snaps back to dealmaker after tempting all-out war

Trump mulls executive order on spy powers: ‘Let’s see what happens’

Trump rips McConnell, Murkowski from Oval Office

Trump nominates ex-SEC Chair Jay Clayton as intelligence chief

Rubio inks public-private partnership with UFC ahead of White House cage fights

Vance chief of staff Jacob Reses to depart role

Who is Jay Clayton, new Trump DNI pick?

Vance to visit ‘The View’ as he promotes book

Greene: Trump team ‘making him look like a fool’

Oil executives warn White House that gas prices will get worse

Trump’s missile diplomacy strategy backfires

Lights! Camera! Cage match! The White House lawn’s Octagon is ready for Trump’s 80th birthday bash

Middle East Conflict News

Trump says he’s called off new military strikes on Iran hours after threatening escalation

The Memo: Trump announces ‘great settlement’ on Iran, but the world awaits details

O’Reilly calls Iran negotiations a ‘farce’: ‘Everybody knows it’

Trump cancels strikes on Iran; claims deal almost done

Trump says he has canceled plans to strike Iran, claiming deal is near

Iran live updates: Trump says agreement with Iran could be signed this weekend

U.S.-Iran memo of understanding likely to be signed next week, sources say

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson tells state media no agreement has been finalized

Trump floated the US taking Kharg Island — here’s what he’s saying now as a deal could be imminent

Trump cancels Iran strikes as mediators claim a deal is close

Why Kharg Island is central to Trump’s escalating Iran threats

Trump calls off planned Thursday evening strikes on Iran

Tariff News

Tariff refunds for small businesses past due, US Senate Dems tell Trump administration

Defense/Military News

Hegseth on whether strike on civilian infrastructure is a war crime: ‘Disingenuous question’ 

Pentagon lifts lockdown after air quality scare proves to be false alarm

U.S. has finished attacking targets in Iran, CENTCOM says

Opinion

 Trump writes blank check to ICE — where’s the oversight? 

They calculated that New York nursing home families would move on. They were wrong.

Jasmine Crockett defends Karmelo Anthony after murder of Austin Metcalf 

When universities break their promises to protect Jewish students

Grok is doxing sex workers, and it should worry all of us

Turning down the lights on US surveillance authorities at a time of peril

Why Trump and Putin can’t escape their mistakes

The most audacious IPO in history

Trump’s spy powers mess

Is That All From the GOP Congress?

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