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Oregon/Northwest News

From stronger consumer rights to harsher criminal penalties, these Oregon laws are now official

From lawsuits to new laws, these Oregonians made biggest impacts on state politics in 2025

Snowfall, high winds and flood advisories across Oregon over the weekend and next week

Oregon election officials consider tweaks to Motor Voter process

Oregon Political News

Oregon Dems in Congress condemn Trump’s Venezuela attack: It’s ‘all about oil,’ Sen. Merkley says

Oregon Election News

Who’s running for office in Oregon in 2026?

USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off

More Oregonians can now register to vote online

Portland/Metro News

Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Portland, Chicago and LA for now

City of Sherwood holds vote to challenge new state housing laws

Councilor Mitch Green Defends His Priorities: “We Can Walk and Chew Gum at the Same Time”

Analysis of Literacy and Poverty Rates Shows PPS Is Finding Success

Central & Eastern Oregon News

10 years after the Malheur occupation, Harney County is moving on

East Oregonian’s 2025 top stories by the numbers

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Who is running for mayor, Salem City Council in 2026?

11 flights from Eugene that will cost you less than $100 this January

Southern Oregon News

A group plans to open the first queer nightclub in the Rogue Valley

Douglas CARES closing immediately

Jackson library board meets amid criticism over Talent incident

Recall election still on despite Barnett’s attempt to block it

$147M federal loan will help upgrade Medford water treatment plant

Wanda Olsrud dies at 100, remembered as ‘transformational’ and ‘leader in philanthropy’

Lawmakers react to ODOT facing possible layoffs & service reductions

Oregon’s legislative session in one month; upcoming Senator Golden bills

Business & Economic News

Tesla no longer biggest electric car maker as sales slide again, but company’s stock rises

Major US home improvement chain buys competitor in $8.8B deal

The Portland area’s best-performing stock is a 25-year, overnight success

2 major Oregon employers announce mass layoffs

Nike CEO buys $1 million in stock, shares inch higher to close the year

Target is expanding: Here’s where new stores are expected

4 reasons Americans are feeling worse about the economy

Education News

Trump’s next plan for the US education system: Lots and lots of rules

Energy & Environment News

Offshore wind companies challenge Trump anti-wind orders

Health News

Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here’s what to know

Feds give Oregon nearly $200M to shore up rural health care

Legacy Health, striking clinicians reach second tentative deal to end walkout

Flu cases are on the rise in Oregon. Here’s what to know about the flu

Immigration/ICE News

DHS pauses immigration applications for an additional 20 countries

Trump canceled temporary legal status for more than 1.5 million immigrants in 2025

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Who qualifies for payment in $87.5M ‘Overcharged for Beef’ settlement

Transportation News

Oregonians won’t see gas tax, transportation fee hikes in January as opponents secure enough signatures to send issue to ballot

Epstein News

Slow Epstein files release not as concerning as docs DOJ has withheld, says Ro Khanna

International News

Six questions about the capture of Maduro

What to know about the U.S. strikes in Venezuela — and the fallout

‘Still shaken’: Trepidation in Venezuela after US captures Maduro

Scoop: Israel-Syria talks planned in Paris with U.S. mediating

National Political news

Congress poised to weigh in on Venezuela campaign

US capture of Maduro rests on criminal case

Live updates: Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela but will press changes through oil blockade

Maduro indicted on narco-terrorism charges after capture

How the operation to take out Venezuela’s Maduro unfolded

Trump repeats false claims as he discusses US raid to extract Venezuela’s president

Trump’s plan to seize and revitalize Venezuela’s oil industry faces major hurdles

Trump coins ‘Don-roe Doctrine’ as he explains Venezuela operation

The Latest: Rubio suggests US won’t run Venezuela day-to-day

After capture and removal, Venezuela’s Maduro is being held at notorious Brooklyn jail

US intervention in Venezuela could test Trump’s ability to hold GOP together in an election year

Trump threatens Maduro successor: The Atlantic

After capturing Maduro, Trump hints at military action in Cuba, Mexico and Colombia

Furious Dems float retaliation over Trump’s “insane” Venezuela attack

Trump’s Venezuela move prompts Portland and Eugene protests, draws backlash from Northwest Democrats

Top Republicans praise Venezuela operation as some lawmakers question legal authority

Marjorie Taylor Greene made waves. Her constituents don’t agree on whether it was worth it

FACT FOCUS: Trump says he’s ended eight wars. His numbers are off

Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants

These bipartisan bills appeared noncontroversial, until Trump vetoed them

Epstein, health care and a shutdown fight: Here’s what the House faces in January

Health care, funding and more: 5 things to watch when the Senate returns

McCarthy says lawmakers heading for the door because ‘nothing is happening’

Ex-Cheney physician says Trump aspirin regimen ‘makes no sense’

Republicans in Congress are finally calling Trump out — over pot

Military/Defense

Hegseth: Maduro ‘f’d around and he found out’ 

Opinion

Trump dominated Oregon’s political news in 2025

Opinion: Oregon’s social safety net is entering a dangerous squeeze

Editorial: Make 2026 the year of Oregon’s comeback

Editorial: Turmoil in 2025 lays bare our challenges, opportunities

In 2026, NASA’s return to the moon goes into high gear

America First is putting human rights last

The known unknowns in Venezuela

Trump goes monster-hunting, untainted by a whiff of legality

Don’t Settle for Maduro 2.0

Editorial cartoons for Jan. 4, 2026: A new year, Ukraine-Russia stalemate