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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon Employment Department still takes more than an hour to answer calls; the state has 101 ideas to fix that

Oregon Legislative & Political News

Live updates: 2026 legislative session draws to a close

Oregon Senate waters down controversial gun control bill, winning Republican support

Oregon lawmakers propose deal to acquire Abiqua Falls in Santiam State Forest

Good governance groups to take campaign finance to ballot if lawmakers adopt ‘loopholes’

Bill bolstering Oregon seed law passes Legislature unanimously

Lawmakers ‘nervous and concerned’ about ApolloMD contract

Oregon Senate’s decision on felons raises public safety concerns

Oregon bill aims to protect transgender rights and health privacy

Oregon bill gives trafficking survivors a voice in court

Portland/Metro News

Good governance groups to take campaign finance to ballot if lawmakers adopt ‘loopholes’

Willamette Valley/Salem News

The University of Oregon thought its DEI dispute was resolved. The federal government disagrees

Southern Oregon News

Court of Appeals hears arguments in ousted county commissioner’s suit against clerk

Business/Economic News

Nvidia, AMD chips may need U.S. approval for foreign sales

Investors buy America again. They have no choice.

Dow loses more than 780 points as oil tops $80 per barrel

Dow loses more than 780 points as oil tops $80 per barrel

Iran war is driving gas prices up nationwide. How does Oregon compare?

Energy & Environment News

Millions of Americans under threat of tornadoes as spring storm season kicks in early in the US

Health Care News

Kennedy launches new nutrition education medical school partnership: ‘This is how we implement the MAHA agenda’

Estrogen patches harder to find as FDA pushes hormone therapy

Pregnant women dial back Tylenol use after Trump autism comments, study says

Housing News

Millennials, Gen Z disappeared from housing market in 2025: Report

Transportation News

Spike in gas prices over Iran strikes puts Trump on defense

Justice & Court News

Trade court orders Trump administration to jumpstart tariff refund process

Lindsey Halligan being investigated by Florida Bar

Virginia court allows referendum on Democratic-led redistricting

Federal judge blocks Florida governor’s foreign terrorist label of Muslim groups

Democratic attorneys general challenge Trump’s newest tariffs

International News

Exclusive: Azerbaijan wants “official explanation” from Iran after drone attack

Exclusive: Trump demands immediate pardon for Netanyahu to focus on Iran

Iran war adds new layer to supply chain stress

Iran’s regime maintains its grip, despite devastating losses

Israel warns Lebanese to flee for their lives as U.S.-Israel war on Iran spreads across region

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

Trust in CDC, FDA, NIH shrinks: Survey

Trump’s approval rating hits new low for 2nd term

National Campaigns/Elections

Capitol agenda: Nervous GOP waits for Trump’s Texas pick

How fired-up Texas Dems gave Talarico a jolt toward November

Paxton offers conditions for potential exit from Texas Senate race 

How will Oklahoma replace Markwayne Mullin in Senate?

GOP leadership urges Gonzales to give up reelection bid

National Political News

‘Good riddance’: Dems cheer Noem’s ouster — and call for more departures

Kristi Noem’s ouster isn’t moving Democrats off their Homeland Security funding demands

Markwayne Mullin faces a straightforward path to confirmation as DHS secretary

Republicans eye a ballooning war package with aid for farmers, wildfires

Senate GOP cheers Trump’s decision to dump Noem

Dems say Noem ouster isn’t enough to end DHS shutdown

5 controversies that dogged Noem’s DHS tenure

Tillis praises Mullin as Noem’s successor, says he’ll ‘restore competence’ to DHS

Watch video from Noem’s controversial $220M ad campaign

What we know about Noem’s new ‘Shield of the Americas’ role

Speaker Johnson says ‘we are not at war,’ and claims the ‘mission is nearly accomplished’

National Congressional News

Congress declines to halt Iran war

House rejects Iran war powers measure

House Democrat moves to impeach Pam Bondi

House Republicans sink effort to rein in Trump’s attacks on Iran

DHS funding bill passes the House, with eroding Democratic support

House Agriculture Committee advances farm bill

Homeland Security funding bill falters again in Senate as Republicans warn of Iran risk

Trump/Administration News

Noem out, Trump picks Mullin as DHS secretary

‘Bitterly ironic’: Trump is wrecking his AI agenda with Anthropic spat, lobbyists and ex-officials say

Trump’s soft landings: All the officials he’s moved rather than fired

Exclusive: Trump wants say in picking Iran’s next leader

Who is Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s new Homeland Security pick

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem out, Trump says

Noem replaced as DHS secretary with Oklahoma senator

What we know about Noem’s new ‘Shield of the Americas’ role

Spike in gas prices over Iran strikes puts Trump on defense

Trump’s White House ballroom is too big, architect says, as 2nd panel prepares to vote on it

Stephen Miller: ‘America First’ means US will be ‘unmatched power in the world’

In lead-up to Noem firing, Trump ‘never knew’ of blessing $220M ad campaign

Thousands of public comments slam Trump’s ballroom: ‘I did not vote for this’

‘Bonus war’: Social media is losing it over the Trump’s new operation inside Ecuador

Iran Invasion News

Here are all the countries now involved in the Iran war

Kurds backed by Mossad, CIA could lead next phase of war in Iran

Trump backs Kurdish offensive in Iran: ‘I’d be all for it’

Arab states running dangerously low on interceptors in Iran war, officials say

Could Iran attack on U.S. soil? Be “extra vigilant right now,” security analyst says

Iran calls for ‘Trump’s blood’ as it launches new attacks

Tariff News

Blue states challenge Trump’s new tariffs 

Defense/Military News

GOP chair hits Pentagon policy chief for keeping Congress out of the loop

4 combat firsts as US flexes military might in Iran war

Pentagon Races to Secure Money for Iran Operations, Munitions

Hegseth Says America Has ‘No Shortage’ of Munitions

U.S. seeking to “raze or level” Iran’s ballistic missile industry, Adm. Cooper says

Opinion

Editorial: Which legislators will step off the gravy train?

Democrats should nominate Joe Scarborough in 2028

US Postal Service takes another wrong turn

Paper straws versus private jets: Why climate guilt isn’t a luxury I can afford

Kristi Noem won’t rule out deploying ICE to polls: intimidation? 

Trump acts — others just watch as history is made

Trump’s big bet on Operation Epic Fury

Markwayne Mullin’s opportunity to reset immigration policy

In defense of sugar

Trump Fires Kristi Noem, Finally

Ukraine Is Iran’s Drone Training Range