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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon governor says state is a ‘cheap date’ for data centers

Oregon Health Authority director Sejal Hathi announces resignation

Interstate Bridge Program announces milestone in construction of new Oregon-to-Washington bridge

Western governors establish multi-state task force to update the region’s transmission lines

Two Economists Have Sharply Different Takes on the Recommendations by Gov. Tina Kotek’s Prosperity Council

Resigning Oregon Health Authority Director Will Get No Severance Payout, State Says

Oregon Legislative News

Oregon lawmakers pushed to secure sensitive data from ICE. How does the law work?

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Legislative swing districts are up for grabs on Oregon coast

Even the backers of measure to ban hunting, livestock in Oregon think it will fail

Wildfire News

Multiple wildfires trigger evacuation orders across Central Oregon

No new fireworks restrictions in Oregon ahead of July Fourth as fire warnings go up across the West

Portland/Metro News

TriMet to cut over 400 positions, reduce bus service

AI Company Tells Portland School Board It Does Not Collect Student Data

A Tense PPS Budget Approval Has Divided the District—and Could Alter the School Board

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Recycling to start in Pendleton. Here’s what you need to know

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Exclusive: Incinerator site dangerously contaminated, cleanup plan says

Rule changes pose danger at care facilities, Marion County leaders say

City sues FEMA, DHS over effort to withhold disaster funds

Independence ballot initiative would ask voters whether to adopt fees

Southern Oregon News

Some Oregon irrigators could get shut off as drought persists

Nordic Veneer Inc. closing Roseburg facility operations (UPDATE)

Josephine board likely to separate 2 departments

AI/Technology News

Trump restrictions on private AI models turns attention to open source

How the world’s top AI models were revived

Business/ Economic News

US moves to eliminate longtime radiation safety principle for nuclear power

EV Batteries Are Defying Expectations After Hundreds of Thousands of Miles

Energy & Environmental News

Energy Department proposes hurdles for future appliance efficiency standards

Healthcare News

Oregon Health Authority director Sejal Hathi announces resignation

Oregon ER doctors win a ‘David and Goliath’ battle against a national company

Former CDC chief medical officer says RFK Jr. caused ‘irreparable harm’

RFK Jr. wants you to get more preventive care. Some experts say that’s a bad idea.

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Some Oregon irrigators could get shut off as drought persists

Oregon pear crop value collapses, prompting governor to seek federal aid

Court/Justice News

Judge grants narrow victory in Oregon Right to Life’s insurance suit over abortion, contraception

FOR INSIDERS | Supreme Court’s 6-3 cases: When did justices split along ideological lines?

Justice Department urges states to probe possible gas price gouging

Supreme Court’s dramatic moves will reshape elections — and give the GOP a midterm boost

International News

China’s military promotes 2 new generals after anti-corruption purge thins ranks

NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands ‘loyalty’ and not just burden-sharing

Trump to meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and Syria’s al-Sharaa during the NATO summit

How Xi Jinping Steamrolls Dissent With Tactics From Stalin and Mao

Ukraine proves it can hit Russia almost anywhere

National News

Unbearable heat suspected in 19 New Jersey deaths as high temperatures give way to thunderstorms

Massive marine heat wave may fuel serious storms and severe temperatures

8 shot, including 4 children, in Coney Island

Olympian indicted for allegedly vandalizing Reflecting Pool

Poll & Surveys

All Latest Polls

The rise of the right has reshaped how we think about patriotism

National Campaign/Elections

Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspends her Michigan Senate campaign and scrambles the pivotal race

5 governor’s seats most likely to flip

At the Races: Red, white and blues

Obama’s influence shadows Democrats’ race to 2028

A Jolly campaign in Florida amid an angry Democratic summer

National Political News

Rising: July 3, 2026

Florida Republican calls Haitians’ deportation after TPS ruling a ‘huge mistake’

Mike Johnson: 14th Amendment ‘devalued’ by ‘birthright tourism’

Kean’s depression disclosure prompts questions about mental health stigma

Hillary Clinton knocks Pulte: ‘We should definitely be worried about everything’

Trump ethics disclosure throws curveball at Senate crypto talks

A Zombie Congress Is Threatening Trump’s Agenda

Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s husband suspected in Napa County hit-and-run

Democrats plot subpoena storm over Trump’s $2 billion gold rush

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s curious resurgence

National Congressional News

Johnson says House will pass SAVE America Act ‘one more time’ in reconciliation bill

Trump/Administration News

Trump addresses nation and fireworks light up National Mall after storm delay

White House called FIFA’s Infantino to review Team USA’s Folarin Balogun’s red card, AP source says

Trump’s administration won’t seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates America’s ‘joyous’ 250th anniversary

White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can’t be trusted

Lee Greenwood and Donald Trump are selling Bibles. You won’t believe how much one costs

Trump, in July 4 speech, says he ‘wasn’t treated that well’ despite American right to equal justice

Trump to huddle with Zelensky, Syrian leader at NATO Summit

Burgum on algae in Reflecting Pool: ‘All gone’

The Atlantic republishes Vance’s Trump op-ed from 2016

Wes Moore: There is ‘something fundamentally wrong’ with Trump making $1B in crypto money

Shapiro: Trump ‘accumulated way more power than our founders would have hoped’

Trump touts ‘best fireworks show, EVER’ after 250th speech, weather delays

Burgum defends white nationalist group’s right to march on Independence Day, citing First Amendment

Trump battles time in bid to boost weapons stockpiles 

Burgum defends cost of fixes to Reflecting Pool: ‘It’s going to be a small number’

Trump’s God, guns and anticommunist Fourth of July

Exclusive: Trump says Netanyahu “knows who the boss is” ahead of possible WH visit

Middle East Conflict News

Khamenei’s other sons appear at his funeral in Iran as new supreme leader remains in hiding

British military says cargo ship reports attack in the Red Sea off Yemen

A Sudden Glut of Oil Threatens to Weaken Iran’s Hand in Talks

Defense/Military News

Hegseth goes quiet on Iran as Trump pursues diplomacy

Retired general: U.S. has ‘got to stop’ Iran from maintaining control of Strait of Hormuz

Opinion

America and Me: A lesson on power, opportunity and belonging 

Editorial: Kotek’s prosperity council delivered a roadmap. Now she must prove it wasn’t just an election-year gimmick

Opinion: Oregon’s story deserves a place on the National Mall

Why we must defend our democratic institutions

It’s not ‘just’ to erase someone’s home equity

Why are American women ‘underbabied’?

How Trump can win back allies and rejuvenate US diplomacy on Iran

To unlock agentic AI’s promise for government, America must build reliability

Space travel’s heavyweights ponder a future with antimatter rockets

The other threat to Fed independence

I’m a professor at Berkeley. Bring back this requirement for entry.

The Elephant at the NATO Summit

A Sleeper Supreme Court Beauty

Editorial cartoons for July 5, 2026: Honoring America while criticizing Trump