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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon stops issuing temporary commercial licenses to non-residents

As DOJ prepares to share state voter data with DHS, a key privacy officer resigns

Oregon sees drop in largest foreign tourist group following Trump political tensions

Oregon gave millions in erroneous benefits for state health plan, audit says

Oregon Election News

Oregon, Washington among states suing to block Trump’s vote-by-mail executive order

Portland/Metro News

Portland officials want climate cash for the Blazers arena. They’ve eyed it for the mayor’s homeless shelters, too

Multnomah County auditor launches review of gift cards, citing news report

OHSU Fires Key Leader After Brief Tenure

Oregon Coast News

Oregon state park monument vandalized in Florence

County Commissioner Race 2026: An Interview with Brandi Martindale

Central & Eastern Oregon News

5 GOP candidates for Oregon gov take stage in Pendleton

Joseph OKs hike in lodging tax, water, sewer rates

Wallowa County tables requests for funding

USDA projects lowest wheat acreage since 1919

Willamette Valley/Salem News

See inside PeaceHealth’s new inpatient rehabilitation facility

Southern Oregon News

Not enough water for Klamath Basin irrigators this year

Douglas County April 2026 Recreation Report

Wyden spends day in Medford

Barnett lawsuit to halt his recall dismissed by court for inaction

US Sen. Wyden speaks on Iran war, affordability during Medford town hall

Protesters interrupt Sen. Ron Wyden town hall in Medford

Senator Ron Wyden’s Medford Town Hall briefly disrupted by protesters

Rep. Bentz supports mail-in voting

Klamath Falls City Schools Classified Employees Union files complaint against Superintendent Brown

Business/Economic News

US adds 178K jobs in March, far more than expected

Oil climbs anew on mixed signals about Iran war’s future

Education News

Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone

Energy & Environment News

Oregon’s Climate Protection Program Costs Far More Than Other States’—and Is Far Less Accountable

Trump re-ups push to eliminate low-income heating assistance program LIHEAP

Health Care News

OHSU Fires Key Leader After Brief Tenure

Scientists are working on a vaccine for cancer. Here’s how it would work

Recall impacts over 3.1 million eye drop products distributed nationwide: FDA

Transportation News

When could jet fuel supply run low for the US?

Trump budget would cut TSA funding, require privatization at small airports

Airport security: Are TSA wait times still long? Here’s how to check

Epstein News

After the release of the Epstein files, why have there been so few arrests?

Blanche: Epstein files ‘should not be a part of anything going forward’ at DOJ

Justice & Court News

Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they don’t consider race in admissions

Judge rejects DOJ’s bid to reinstate Powell subpoenas

Immigration/ICE News

After the Minnesota surge, ICE is moving to a quieter enforcement approach

Congo to receive third-country deportees from the US under new deal

‘Bad idea’: Party-line plan for ICE funding has some fearing a slippery slope

International News

In Lebanon, more than 50 medics have been killed by Israel. Some say they’re targeted

Appeals court reinstates $656M judgment against the PLO and Palestinian Authority

A long Mideast war could take away from support for Ukraine, Zelenskyy tells the AP

World leaders bypass Trump to tackle Strait of Hormuz crisis

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

National Campaigns/Elections

Khanna: Those saying ‘don’t engage’ with personalities like Hasan Piker ‘will cost us future elections’

New ad campaign speaks out against Trump’s threat to ‘federalize’ elections

At the Races: Operation Republican rescue

Dems eyeing 2028 want huge tax cuts — but big hikes for the rich

Dems weighing 2028 campaigns run from 2020 positions

Your tax dollars are helping House members get reelected

How the GOP’s fraud crackdown could impact the midterms

How a House win in Nebraska could cost Democrats the presidency

National Political News

Wyden urges federal officials protect Social Security info despite Trump order

Republican divisions, Trump’s detachment stymie GOP efforts to reopen DHS

Marjorie Taylor Greene rails against ‘insane’ Trump after Easter Iran threat

Senate Democrat says Trump ‘needs a lot of prayer’

House Republican: ‘Only purpose’ for US boots on the ground in Iran is ‘to get the enriched uranium’

Kaine: Bondi firing ‘should be a lesson’ for next attorney general nominee

Rising: April 3, 2026

Palantir-linked campaign donations put Democrats in tight spot

House Republican says he doesn’t think ground troops will be needed to open the Strait of Hormuz

2 GOP election officials say Trump’s mail-in voting order will be overturned

National Congressional News

Defense-focused Trump budget seeks to cut Democratic priorities

Trump’s budget would boost defense and slash domestic programs

Senate tees up bill to end Homeland Security shutdown

Democrats eye 2028 for bigger health care push

Bondi isn’t off the hook yet for Epstein testimony

Trump/Administration News

Trump’s ballroom fight sheds new light on an underground White House bunker

Record low number of threatened species get new protections under Trump, zero in second term

Trump declines to rule out ground troops if Iran doesn’t make a deal

Trump says to not expect Cabinet shake-up after Bondi, Noem firings

Trump roils NATO as pressure builds over Strait of Hormuz 

Trump drops Easter Sunday f-bomb in new threat to Iran

Over 4M kids are registered for Trump accounts: Can your child still get one?

Trump targets State Farm over California wildfire response

Trump’s profane post threatening Iran’s power plants underscores tensions over Strait of Hormuz

Trump orders citizenship lists as DOJ expands alleged voter fraud hunt

Trump to Axios: Iran deal possible by Tues., otherwise “I am blowing up everything”

The White House has a war-funding sales pitch the GOP might not buy

Middle East Conflict News

Trump unleashes curse-filled social media rant at Iran after U.S. rescues colonel

Iran war enters its 6th week as military searches for downed jet crew member

Iran hits Gulf refineries as Trump warns U.S. will attack Iranian bridges, power plants

As DOJ prepares to share state voter data with DHS, a key privacy officer resigns

Missing US pilot from downed jet rescued in Iran

Trump issues fiery new threat to strike Iran’s infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz isn’t reopened

Iran says US aircraft destroyed during recovery mission for missing service member

Iran says US aircraft destroyed during recovery mission for missing service member

A Downed Airman, a Mountain Hideout and a High-Risk Rescue in Iran

U.S. Resumes Airstrikes on Iran After Pilot Rescue

Trump says ‘we’re blowing up the whole country’ if no Iran deal in 48 hours

U.S. drawn deeper into war, as Trump calls for Iran to accept a deal

Trump again threatens Iran’s infrastructure ahead of his latest Strait of Hormuz deadline

Former CIA chief reveals agency tricked Iran into hunting wrong location for downed US airman

Exclusive: Trump says U.S. feared Iran trap during F-15 crew rescue

Tariff News

Here’s how much Trump’s tariffs are costing you for clothes, furniture, groceries and more 1 year after ‘Liberation Day’

Defense/Military News

Gen. George says Army deserves ‘leaders of character’ in farewell letter

2 US helicopters hit during recovery efforts in Iran

GOP rep on Hegseth firing Army chief of staff: ‘I will look into it immediately’

Opinion

‘Affordability’ could eventually bite Democrats in the bum

Trump’s abuse of emergency powers is the real national emergency  

When hospitals become corporations, what happens to patient safety? 

The White House vows America will never give up the moon again

The unholy trinity powering the scam economy

Taiwan’s self-defense paradox

Veterans spending has surged. Are veterans better off?

Trump Wants to Liberate 401(k)s