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Monday, August 18, 2025 – Trump officials tell Oregon to abandon sanctuary law or face consequences

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Oregon News

Trump officials tell Oregon to abandon sanctuary law or face consequences

Why Oregon’s Governor Had to Intervene on Pumpkin Patches

Oregon’s newest wildlife crossing is latest in a growing movement

Oregon Wildfire News

Oregon fire map & tracker

InciWeb – Oregon Wildfire Tracker

Portland/Metro News

Seven Months In, City Council Can’t Find Consensus on Committee Structure

Drivers will pay to park later in downtown Portland under new hours

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Project PATH reports progress in latest report

Morrow County courthouse funding total clarified as $2.535 million

Pendleton demonstration asks people to ‘be brave with us’

Forest Service suspends proposals that reduce public access

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Lane Community College suspended its LPN program. Here’s why

Southern Oregon

Grants Pass to provide 150 camping spaces, $60K in services after disability rights suit

Judge approves settlement pact, dismisses GP homeless lawsuit

Security chief Ron Havniear will leave Medford School District at end of August

Prospect Historic Hotel closure leaves sudden void in rural town

The history of Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls

Business & Economic News

Here’s what Oregon’s major industries pay, and which have the fastest-growing wages

How to stop flesh-eating parasite from devastating US cattle? Government will breed billions of flies

Job market gloom hasn’t been this bad since the Great Recession

The tech company stocking up on Democrats as Silicon Valley turns right

Trump stuns Wall Street, Washington with controversial BLS nominee

Health News

Phil and Penny Knight pledge $2 billion to OHSU for cancer research

Nurses at Legacy Mount Hood Hospital vote to authorize strike

Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn’t act, CBO says

Oregon scrambles to address delays for Medicaid-funded rent assistance

U.S. News & World Report: Best hospitals in Oregon

Thousands of Oregonians must find new mental health providers beginning Oct. 1

International News

After meeting Putin, Trump changes his position on the need for a ceasefire

European leaders to join Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump

Air Canada suspends restart plans after union defies return to work order

As arms race in Asia intensifies, a-bomb survivors make final plea for peace

Putin agrees that US, Europe could offer NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine, Trump envoy says

Israel’s growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protests

Trump says ‘some great progress’ was made with Putin, he will speak with European leaders and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy soon

Putin made maximalist claims to Ukrainian territory in Trump summit: Sources

Russia is quietly churning out fake content posing as US news

Israel sees huge protests over Gaza war, Hamas hostages

European Leaders to Back Zelensky in Washington, Hoping to Counter Putin

National News

D.C. resists Trump’s takeover — in court and on the streets

Rubio says peace agreement “a long ways off” after Putin summit

National Campaign News/Polls

Democrats fighting Trump’s redistricting push find an aggressive identity

Redistricting wars spark mad dash of unlikely 2026 candidates

Newsom mocks Trump’s social media in a flurry of redistricting posts

The Senate map suddenly looks a lot better for Democrats. But still not a slam dunk.

National Political News

Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza after Laura Loomer questions arrivals

Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service

Not every Democrat is fighting Trump’s D.C. police takeover

Rubio blasts ‘stupid media narrative’ of Trump bullying Zelensky into deal

Maryland Democrat says Trump ‘once again got played’ by Putin

Tariff/Trade News

America starts to feel the squeeze: What we know about tariffs and inflation

Trump tariffs: A grocery shopper’s guide

Opinion

Editorial: The Knights’ blockbuster bet on Oregon

Opinion: Oregon has lost sight of what a quality education means

Column: Why would a radio show that trashes the Daily Courier parrot our reporting?

Dismantling the Justice Department tax division will cost us billions

Russiagate scandal demands prosecutions, overhaul of the FBI and CIA

Politics won’t help the planet — just ask Jay Inslee  

The Phantom Patients of ObamaCare