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Oregon/Northwest News

Some Oregon police agencies distance themselves from ICE amid escalation of enforcement activity

Bitcoin ATM service to shut down in Oregon under settlement

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Washington County Voters’ Pamphlet has a misprint, officials say

Major union switches sides in heated Multnomah County chair race

How Kotek and Drazan would tackle Oregon affordability: The latest on Oregon’s 2026 election

How much stronger can Democrats’ grip on Salem get? A few races may decide

An issue that once loomed over Oregon politics no longer tops voters’ list of worries

Largest gas pipeline network in Northwest could grow as Oklahoma-based owners pursue expansion

Portland/Metro News

Small Oregon city could be first to enact permanent data center ban; others mull new limits

Oregon sues Tualatin home repair contractor for silencing negative customer reviews

In Lawsuit, Former PPS Employee Alleges Retaliation for Procedeo Whistleblowing

Former Prosper Portland Director Swiftly Departs Metro

Central/Eastern Oregon News

Oregon coffee giant will donate $1 for each drink bought Friday to Bend’s Silver Rail Elementary

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Striking Corvallis workers and city reach tentative agreement

Eugene 4J’s early estimates put budget deficit at $30M or more

UO could eliminate these graduate degrees

What campaign finance filings show for Florence mayor, city council

Southern Oregon News

Former executives file lawsuit vs. Rogue Workforce Partnership

Grants Pass City Council adopts policy on prayer

Cities growing more reliant on utility fees

Jackson County Fire Districts 3 and 5 combine operations in ‘milestone’ pact

$541K contract brings safer routes to Medford students

SOU launches $100M campaign to reshape regional education

Medford Police Advisory Committee shows support for flock cameras

Ashland City Council approves steep driveway ordinance

AI/Technology News

What to know about the AI-detected security bug impacting wide swaths of the internet

Rush is on to patch a software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwide

Meta’s Hunt for AI Capital Strikes a Raw Nerve on Wall Street

Scoop: Unvetted AI agents are accessing U.S. bank accounts

Hackers are turning web browsing into an iPhone trap

Business/Economic News

Businesses, governments scramble to patch security flaw affecting 70% of websites

Sharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide as oil prices jump

Social Security says it’s ‘corrected’ tens of millions of records. Here’s why

A right-wing activist ensnared a federal contractor. Now the company is fighting back.

Moderna’s Stock Plummets After Cancer-Vaccine Data Shared on Social Media

Healthcare News

UnitedHealthcare, Humana Medicare Advantage cancellations to affect 1 million

House Democrats demand answers from CDC on African hepatitis B study

Media News

Politico corrects story on Susie Wiles after White House threatens ‘consequences’

WHCA condemns removal of journalist from White House pool

Rising: October 22, 2026

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

USDA to issue new report on cattle prices

Weather News

‘Behemoth’ El Niño could be ‘off the charts’

Court News

Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11

Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing big boost in early voting, AP analysis shows

Supreme Court rules NH can block voters from using student IDs 

Justice Dept. reviewing contracting misconduct allegations involving Lewandowski

Judge curbs Trump administration’s noncitizen voting probes

International News

Ukraine’s attacks on Russian data centers leave long-lasting damage

Trump’s diesel deal derailed Ukraine-Russia peace progress, says Czech president

Russian missiles pound Kyiv as Moscow says over 800 Ukrainian drones downed

Arab Americans split on Trump in 2024. A new poll shows a significant shift.

Zelenskyy accuses Russia of using cluster warheads in deadly strikes

U.S. escalates claims of Canadian election influence

Canada tells diplomats to steer clear of US midterm candidates

Poll & Surveys

Latest Polls

Voters prioritize costs and Iran over investigating Trump for next Congress, AP-NORC poll finds

Young Americans are losing faith in the future — and Trump

National Campaign/Elections

Trump takes a side on controversial ad featuring Ohio Democrat’s estranged mom

Trump backs Ramaswamy on ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother

The GOP is on a rescue mission in Kansas, where Dems haven’t won a Senate race in nearly a century

Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall says the Ukraine war, not the Iran war, has caused high diesel prices

A record number of women are running for state legislatures this year

Ramaswamy controversy pits Trump, Vance against Ohio GOP establishment

The Methodist pastor who could flip Kansas and the Senate

Jennings on Vance comments about Ramaswamy ad: ‘He could have just ignored it’

El-Sayed’s alleged ties to Muslim Brotherhood shake up Michigan Senate race

Talarico challenges ‘Low T’ Paxton to debate

Collins calls for ad calling Jackson a ‘creep’ to be pulled

Why Republicans are ‘nervous’ over South Carolina 

At the Races: Family in the fray

More Democrats are voting in person after Trump’s threats about mail ballots

Ramaswamy’s Ohio attack ad shows ‘owning the libs’ may have limits

Jeffries warns of GOP ‘diabolical scheme’ but says he’s bullish on Democrats’ chances to flip the House

“Stop whining”: What Vance’s take on Ohio ad flap means for 2028

Scoop: Some Freedom Caucus members want Brandon Gill out

How a fake pollster may have moved some 2026 elections

The good, the bad and the unruly from over two dozen candidate debates

Democrats’ top Senate super PAC has raised $354M this year

Senate Democrats’ campaign arm takes out $15M loan

Capitol agenda: Some Republicans get bipartisan curious

Trump’s super PAC spent nearly a quarter-billion dollars to help Republicans

National Political News

Powerful Democratic Virginia state Sen. Lucas is accused of leading a marijuana criminal conspiracy

Musk warns Democrats over possible congressional probes

Fake election data reached major media. Republicans see a broader warning

Carville says he still believes Trump will quit by Easter

Omar says raid was trying to ‘freak her out,’ 17 items including phones taken

New revelation about Ilhan Omar’s name could put years of records in question

Democrats sue Trump over alleged voter intimidation campaign

National Congressional News

Cramer calls for debt limit action in lame-duck session

Permitting bill writers seek industry aid ahead of Senate vote

Trump/Administration News

‘WTF was that?’: Trump makes bizarre sound during midterm rally

Trump given deadline to sit for deposition in his $10 billion BBC lawsuit

Trump butchers basic geography while musing about his latest renaming ambitions

Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds

Trump administration offers mixed messages on limits to Ukraine’s Starshield access

Trump on Lewandowski probe reports: ‘I want my people to be honest’

Leavitt on Zacharia’s rapid exit: ‘The job obviously was not for her’

Trump says he called Google’s CEO to rename the Atlantic Ocean

Trump offers comments on whether he called Musk to restore Starlink to Ukraine

Trump signs executive order geared at lowering housing, mortgage costs

Calley Means, top RFK Jr. adviser, quits Trump administration

Trump laments NYC horse-drawn carriage ban

Defense Production Act funds steered to GOP-backed energy projects

Trump Called Musk and Asked Him to Lift Ukraine Starlink Restrictions

Kaitlan Collins breaks down Trump’s post defending Ramaswamy ad

Trump keeps hinting he’ll resume the Iran war after the midterms. These Iowa GOP voters sound wary

Trump’s approval ratings hit new lows in final stretch of midterms

Middle East Conflict News

Iran: 7 ships hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Defense/Military

Trump cabinet official ridiculed after staff breaks iconic World War II artifact

Pentagon locks in 10-year F-35 jet deal

Zelensky, US allies bet on strike concessions to placate Trump

Pentagon advances some wind projects after freeze

Opinion

The debt blob will destroy America

Trump can’t deliver Ukraine to Putin — and he should stop trying to

Four immigration enforcement measures we can all agree on — even under Trump 

Members are nervous about opening day disruptions

Kara Swisher predicts Democrats will try to jail Elon Musk 

Republicans, it’s time to close the deal: Go positive

Why replacing Susan Collins would be so costly for Maine

Oil’s great escape from the Middle East

About Those GOP Gerrymanders