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Oregon/Northwest News

Why Oregon is losing residents in their prime earning years

State grant program providing millions for child care infrastructure projects winds down

Oregon whistleblowers say culture of silence creates ‘risk of another death’ at state psychiatric hospital

These are the age groups of people moving to and from Oregon

Oregon’s high court reverses photographer’s child porn conviction

Portland/Metro News

PCC reaches tentative deal to end strike with classified employees

Appeals court pauses rulings that limit federal force outside Portland ICE building

Residents near Portland ICE facility decry ‘weapons of war’ after appeals court pauses tear gas ban

Portland might bail out affordable housing landlords, but would that lower rents?

It Took More Than Five Years to Rename Southwest Portland’s Custer Park to ‘Scht Wiwnu. Not Everyone Is Happy.

The PDX Debtors Assembly Is Organizing to Fight Student Debt

Oregon Coast News

Gray whales return to Oregon coast for Spring Whale Watch Week

What Whale Watching Week in Oregon can tell us about climate change

Coos County Ballot Snapshot

Central & Eastern Oregon News

5 essential issues shaping a crowded Deschutes County election

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Superfund cleanup stage for J.H. Baxter site in Eugene still years away

DHS agents arrest 2 at Marion County Courthouse

See organized political events happening in Lane County this week

Southern Oregon News

Hillsboro Hops to begin playing at new $153 million stadium next month

Former Rural Metro Fire chief tapped for new Mid Rogue Fire District director

Former head of local builders association pleads not guilty to theft charges

Business/Economic News

‘Freaked people out’: Iran war could crimp Gulf allies’ US investments

Iran war will jolt U.S. inflation, new analysis finds

Nasdaq Falls Into Correction, Oil Pushes Past $100 Again

Education News

Education Department headquarters will relocate as part of Trump’s dismantling

Energy & Environment News

Energy execs say they’re trying to address ratepayers’ anger

Chevron threatening to leave California

Health Care News

Lawmakers behind bipartisan push for legislation detecting and preventing Alzheimer’s: ‘It’s too expensive not to’

Trump administration opens investigations into 3 medical schools

Top Senate Dems blast proposed ACA rule promoting ‘junk coverage’ that would push estimated 2 million off enrollment

Senate deal reached to cap insulin costs

Transportation News

TSA official warns of lingering staffing, hiring challenges

ICE officers now checking IDs in airport security lines

What happens if you a miss flight due to long lines?

Maryland’s Key Bridge collapsed two years ago. What we learned about the work on a new one

Trump’s attacks on offshore wind could hurt infrastructure spending across the economy

Justice & Court News

Judge asked to take Trump name off Kennedy Center

DOJ says it erroneously relied on ICE memo justifying immigration courthouse arrests

Judge dismisses X lawsuit accusing advertisers of illegal boycott

Immigration/ICE News

Growth slows across U.S. counties as immigration plummets

“Undeniable harm”: When ICE comes to town, students stay home

International News

Keir Starmer allows UK military to board Russia’s shadow fleet vessels

NATO reports surge in Europe, Canada defense spending

US votes against UN resolution labeling slavery ‘gravest crime against humanity’

Iran war ‘pouring’ money into Russia’s war coffers: Swedish defense chief

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

Trump disapproval highest in both terms: Fox News poll

National Campaigns/Elections

Special election shocker has Florida Republicans nervous about redistricting

Utah GOP redistricting push fails to make ballot

Pappas neck and neck with Sununu in New Hampshire Senate race: Poll

Fetterman: Popularity among Republicans ‘confusing’

Schumer eyes green tax credits, data center reforms if Democrats retake majority

March madness, gladness or sadness? Breaking down the month’s congressional primaries

At the Races: Belaboring the point

National Political News

Dan Sullivan knew health costs were a problem. Now he’s running the gauntlet.

Fourth Labor Department staffer leaves amid investigation of Chavez-DeRemer

Schumer rolls out Democrats’ midterm energy pitch

Why House Dems didn’t force an Iran war powers vote

Scoop: Nancy Mace eyes break with Trump on key Iran vote

House Republican: Graham should ‘have his Oval Office credentials revoked

Top Republican: Congress ‘not getting enough answers’ about Iran operation

Rising: March 26, 2026

Loomer: Zuckerberg addition to tech council ‘slap in the face to MAGA’

As Trump skips CPAC, MAGA’s rifts over Iran war are on display

Bigotry among young conservatives has Republicans on edge

Trump’s signature will be added to US currency, Treasury says

Senators worry about ‘historically dangerous’ strategic threats

Democrats’ plaque ceremony was missing two things

National Congressional News

John Thune says he’s aiming to land DHS deal Thursday

‘I just want to go home’: Despair settles over the Capitol as DHS deal hopes evaporate

Brian Fitzpatrick delivers a warning on GOP reconciliation redo

Democrats clamored for George Santos’ ouster. Soon they could face having to evict one of their own.

Capitol agenda: DHS despair takes hold on the Hill

Bipartisan bill seeks to cap insulin costs for private insurance

Scoop: Johnson, conservatives get FISA briefing at White House

Senate Democrats defeat amendment to require photo ID to vote

House passes measure to fund DHS as senators struggle to reach deal

Spy powers skeptics in Congress discussing new language after White House meeting

Lawmakers behind bipartisan push for legislation detecting and preventing Alzheimer’s: ‘It’s too expensive not to’

Conservatives shoot down Senate off-ramp on SAVE America Act

Bipartisan lawmakers set to unveil bill to reopen DHS, bar ICE from wearing masks

Senate deal reached to cap insulin costs

Senate Democrats weigh GOP’s “last and final” offer to end DHS shutdown

House panel advances bill on temporary US attorneys

Rewritten air safety legislation moves out of House committees

Reconciliation bill preparations get underway despite doubts

First-responder network reauthorization advances

Employment status at issue as US Senate panel tackles knotty college sports landscape

Trump/Administration News

Trump said he voted by mail in Florida because he ‘should be’ in D.C. He cast his ballot from Palm

Americans continue to sour on Trump’s handling of Iran war

Trump to visit China in mid-May

Trump extends deadline for Iran negotiations

Trump says he won’t call Iran conflict a war. He keeps doing it anyway.

Trump tells Iran to “get serious” in negotiations “before it is too late”

Trump expected to announce action to solve TSA problems amid DHS shutdown

Trump administration opens investigations into 3 medical schools

Trump misses deadline for new CDC director nominee

Trump says U.S. to hold off for 10 days on striking Iran’s energy sites

Trump weighs bypassing Congress to pay TSA officers during shutdown

Trump says he’ll order DHS to start paying TSA officers as shutdown drags on

Takeaways from Cabinet meeting: Trump issues new threats to Iran, Democrats

Trump’s attacks on offshore wind could hurt infrastructure spending across the economy

Trump interrupts a Cabinet meeting dealing with the Iran war and rising prices to talk Sharpies

Middle East Conflict News

Trump reveals Iran’s ‘present’: 10 oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz

‘Freaked people out’: Iran war could crimp Gulf allies’ US investments

Why these 6 Iranian islands could be crucial to Trump’s “final blow” of the war

Iran war will jolt U.S. inflation, new analysis finds

Live updates: Trump extends pause on attacks on Iran’s power plants

Pentagon considers diverting Ukraine military aid to the Mideast

Iran Applies Lessons of Russia’s Drone Warfare Against America

Israel Races to Cripple Iran’s Arms Output Before War Ends

Iran’s ‘Tehran toll’ booth forces some tankers to pay millions to leave Strait of Hormuz

Iran starts to formalize its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz with a ‘toll booth’ regime

Defense/Military News

Behind the Curtain: How Anthropic’s Pentagon deal could get revived

Pentagon prepares for massive “final blow” of Iran war

Opinion

The essential ingredients for a winning Democratic midterm message

AI could finally make congressional hearings work better

The US could lose measles elimination status. Vaccine policy is fueling the chaos.

Self-inflicted eclipse: How solar energy lost Republican support

Bipartisan call for 3 percent deficit target on US deficits

No, Trump is not losing his nerve on Iran

Why does America need a surgeon general, anyway?

Neither tattoos nor slurs are slowing down this Senate candidate

Senate Democrats Choose TSA Chaos