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Oregon News

Advocacy group alleges Oregon hid details of foster care child’s death

Budget cuts, federal uncertainty heighten wildfire risks in Pacific Northwest

Trump administration halts millions of dollars in deliveries to Oregon food banks

Nearly 60% of Oregon counties face program cuts as budget crisis grows

Oregon State Hospital faces accreditation setback following patient death

Oregon says 12,000 tax forms for unemployed people had mistakes, for the third year in a row

The 10 federal lease terminations, including 2 in Portland, targeted by DOGE

Oregon Political News

Oregon lawmakers put forward new gun bill on heels of Measure 114 court decision

State Lawmakers Consider Strict Cellphone Ban for All Oregon Students

A promising Oregon experiment to tackle teen addiction hits a setback

Kotek backs controversial Oregon water transfer reviews

Central/Eastern Oregon

Eastern Oregon lawmakers navigate partisan divide to advance key bills

Southern Oregon

With demand at local food banks sky-high, federal cuts can’t be absorbed unnoticed

Movement launched to add environmental rights amendment to Oregon Constitution

Movement launched to add environmental rights amendment to Oregon Constitution

Business/Economic News

Trump’s latest auto tariffs explained: What car buyers should know this year

How this auto union leader’s support for Trump’s tariffs scrambled labor politics again

Dutch Bros opens its 1,000th drive-thru, aims for 6,000 more

Health News

Anti-abortion groups aim to end Planned Parenthood funding and suggest Musk’s DOGE to get it done

Trump administration revokes state and local health funding

Bipartisan bill seeks to get rid of prior authorization

Education News

Rubio says at least 300 foreign students’ visas have been revoked

International News

Food is running out in Gaza nearly a month into Israeli blockade

King Charles admitted to hospital over side effects from cancer treatment

Mark Carney on Trump tariffs: Old Canada-US relationship is ‘over’ 

Iran responds to Trump’s nuclear talks proposal as U.S. sends bombers to region

National News

Judge orders preservation of Signal group chat on Houthi strike

German outlet reportedly finds Trump officials’ private contact info online

Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots

National Political News

GOP lawmakers turn up the pressure on Hegseth

A new Utah law is Republicans’ latest effort to limit mail ballot return

Trump officials downplay the Signal leak. Some military members see a double standard

U.S. intel leaders are grilled again about the leaked Signal chat as more details emerge

Withdrawal of Stefanik’s UN nomination prompts questions about her future in House

Trump approval ticks up in second term, driven by higher support from base: Gallup

Fox’s Jennifer Griffin: Info Hegseth sent ‘classified’ and meant only for secure channels

Signalgate scrambles MAGA’s messaging machine

Government Employment News

The Trump administration restructures federal health agencies, cuts 20,000 jobs

Internal White House document shows agencies preparing to cut between 8% and 50% of staff

RFK Jr. to slash 10,000 jobs from Health and Human Services Department

Opinion

‘Signalgate’ proves that DC never lets a ‘crisis’ — serious or not — go to waste

Taiwan or the economy: Trump’s tariffs and Xi’s great dilemma