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Oregon/Northwest News

Multiple injured in Oregon elementary school shooting, suspect fatally shot: Police

3 children, 1 adult killed in Oregon school shooting, sources say

Children among the victims of school shooting in Bend, Oregon

Oregonians are increasingly wary of data centers. Poll shows partisan divide emerging over why

Oregon’s unemployment rate was 5.0 percent in September

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Race to replace Rep. Annessa Hartman features three-way battle for Oregon swing seat

In competitive Gorge-based House District, candidates tout years, dollars between them

Oregon ballots are out, new statewide tracking is in: The latest on Oregon’s 2026 election

This is why there are so many bonds and levies on the November ballot

Portland/Metro News

Billy Williams, former U.S. attorney in Oregon, fired as Clackamas County counsel, cites possible ‘cover-up’

Insiders, newcomers vie for open Multnomah County District 2 seat

Drone delivery in Portland? City Council weighs a moratorium

Mayor Wilson Calls on Prosper Board to Review Executive Director’s No-Bid Contracts With Friends

Central/Eastern Oregon News

Election 2026: East Oregonian’s guide to the November election

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Where ‘No Kings’ protests are planned across Oregon on Saturday

Heather Buch, Jake Pelroy raise $1M in Lane County commissioner race

Southern Oregon News

Jail, school, fire district issues all on Josephine County ballot in November (Election 2026)

Jackson County district asks for tax levy raise to monitor disease (Election 2026)

Jackson, Josephine counties part of $10M in Oregon forest health projects

ELECTION 2026: Your guide to the Nov. 3 ballot in Jackson County

AI/Technology News

Trump’s top crypto adviser departs administration

Florida wins key ruling allowing it to enforce a law that targets social media use by kids

Scoop: “OG” Bill Gates returns to wage war on AI risks

Business/ Economic News

Producer prices see largest rise in four years: BLS

Did your child’s Trump account just receive $250? Here’s how to check

It’s the largest COLA hike in years. Some say it isn’t enough

Many popular foods may now use salt substitutes, says FD

The Riskiest Corner of the AI Trade Is Crashing Into Higher Rates

Kevin Warsh speech could offer clues on whether Fed will raise interest rates this month

The too-hot-for-comfort economy

PGE raises doubts about meeting Oregon’s 2030 climate mandate

Energy & Environmental News

Bipartisan permitting bill in Congress could speed energy projects, but draws green critics

Healthcare News

Mifepristone detection study draws fire from Senate Democrats

Trump administration advances plan for peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr.

Media News

Brit Hume: Republican ‘washout’ possible in midterms

Rising: October 15, 2026

Journalists mourn former press gallery director Laura Lytle

Weather News

A super El Niño winter is coming and the first official forecast is in

Court News

Judge tosses Brennan suit demanding preservation of records in ‘grand conspiracy’ probe

Lisa Cook’s lawyers call Trump’s investigation committee ‘demonstrably biased’

Appeals court revives Virginia school boards’ suits against Trump administration over transgender policy threats 

Trump-appointed justice crosses ideological divide in rare alliance with Sotomayor

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from moving Forest Service headquarters to Utah

Immigration/ICE News

ICE rejects push for automatically activated body cameras

Trump Justice Department challenges Portland mask ban for officers

International News

Ukraine resuming attacks on Russian oil refineries

The Weapons and Intel That Only the U.S. Can Give to Ukraine

Rubio urges Lebanon to resist Hezbollah pressure over seized explosives

Poll & Surveys

Latest Polls

Trump’s approval rating hits record low in Fox News poll

Democrats hold 3-point lead on generic ballot: AARP poll

Most in new poll want major change in midterms

80 percent oppose Hegseth’s push to livestream Fort Hood shooter execution: Survey

Frustrated with Trump, voters overwhelmingly want change in Washington, an AP-NORC poll finds

National Campaign/Elections

On the Ballot: Do debates really matter?

Could Dan Osborn shake up Nebraska’s Senate race?

Former Cruz spokesperson: ‘It’s going to be a bad night’ for Republicans in midterms 

DOJ sues California after pushing state to match voter list with USB drive

At the Races: Seeing red in Minnesota?

Texas faces lawsuit over backlog of nearly 600,000 voter registrations

Five Takeaways From James Talarico’s CNN Town Hall With Texas Voters

America’s wits’ end election approaches

Trump lashes out at Republicans as Ken Paxton struggles in Texas

The GOP’s midterm lifeline: Maybe the polls are wrong

FACT FOCUS: Social media posts falsely claim ballots marked by a poll worker will be disqualified

National Political News

Greene labels Trump administration’s Omar investigation ‘bulls‑‑‑’

Cait Conley tells Rep. Mike Lawler not to ‘mansplain’ about domestic abuse

Musk steps back into politics with redefined DC role

Democratic senators set up vote on blocking Saudi nuclear deal

5 GOP House members join letter urging Trump to cancel Russia diesel deal, up sanctions

Calling off livestream of execution was right call, members say

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz faces sex trafficking lawsuit

‘Suspicious substances’ target senators on anniversary of attack

Suspicious materials sent to Schumer, other members of Congress, authorities say

YOLO Chuck: Schumer’s final fight

Congress’ youth wave faces a brutal reality

Why Democrats are looking to Katherine Clark to bring ‘order’ to the House

Watch ‘confidently stupid’ congressman crash out over student reporter recording him after debate

Here are the farmers and ranchers in Congress

Trump/Administration News

Zacharia says results of bar exam were ‘inconsequential’

Trump: Musk has ‘a little problem’

What we know about Katie Zacharia’s legal work in China

MAGA donor hits Guilfoyle, attorneys with defamation lawsuit

Trump throws cold water on report Wiles is on thin ice

Trump ballroom donors revealed in Washington Post report

Zacharia names Scarlett Johansson as actress she wants to play her on ‘SNL’

Live updates: Zacharia downplays bar exam; Trump quashes Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution

Trump’s new congressional liaison in pre-midterm limbo

Secret documents reveal donors behind $330M for Trump’s ballroom

Water is receding at the Reflecting Pool. Here’s what the administration says.

Trump’s history of deriding people who failed the bar exam

Trump claims executive privilege to keep Kennedy Center conversations secret

Kristi Noem no longer serving as Trump envoy to Shield of the Americas

Trump makes a startling admission about himself — then takes it back: ‘Was just having fun’

Popular podcaster who helped elect Trump gets no sympathy after suggesting president lied

Middle East Conflict News

Trump on Iran talks: ‘I don’t know who the hell we’re negotiating with’

Defense/Military

Hegseth addresses Army convention amid leadership shake-up: 5 takeaways

Ousted general warned of missile defense shortage before Iran war

Trump’s defense dreams are on life support

Opinion

Read this before you buy the ‘blue tsunami’ hype 

House Democrats plan for next Congress

Putin is once again playing Trump for a fool

What Chinese viewers are learning from America’s political chaos

Trump’s new sanctions could dismantle the International Criminal Court

The corruption election

Three weeks out, Trump’s election meddling lies mostly in ruins

Uproar over these political ads lulls Americans into a false belief

The Democratic Hormuz Alternative

Slapping Down an Insubordinate Court

Zelensky Is Open to a Starlink Deal