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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon confirms $1.4 billion ‘kicker’ tax refund coming next year

Oregon officials accuse Trump of ‘bullying’ over SNAP takeback, vow ‘we will fight this’

SNAP payments to remain after Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full payouts, Oregon governor says

Thousands of Oregon college students among those affected by SNAP benefit disruption

Oregon Political News

Oregon lawmakers quietly hire their family members with taxpayer money — and little oversight

Portland/Metro News

Federal judge permanently blocks Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland

Portland ICE protests lively but peaceful after judge’s National Guard order: Get caught up

Livestreamers are filming — and sometimes creating — conflict at Portland ICE protests for clicks and cash

See which Portland flights got canceled Sunday as the government shutdown drags on

Oregon Coast News

First king tides of the season crash against the Oregon Coast

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Hermiston plans 2026 launch for curbside recycling program

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Springfield mayor among new candidates potentially seeking Lane County Commission seats

Salem City Council considers donating $20K to food bank

20,000 people in Eugene live in homes at risk for landslides

Southern Oregon News

Medford Council Finalizes Contracts Supporting Creekside Quarter Planning Efforts

Roseburg’s private homeless camps blur business and charity

Canyonville ODOT receives funding, able to stay open in time for winter

Flight cuts likely to affect MFR, airport director says

In Talent, a new development offers affordable housing for local seniors

Lead recall petitioner vs. Blech and Barnett says effort is on track

Gubernatorial Candidate Christine Drazan Speaks to Supporters in Medford

Asante sues health plan for $29.4 Million leaving patients in limbo

Sen. Jeff Golden hosts Medford town hall, pairs community discussion with Food Drive

Klamath County Veterans Action Council steps up during shutdown

Business & Economic News

Oregonians are getting a little more frugal, spending data shows

Intel says software engineer took ‘top secret’ documents after getting fired

Are Thanksgiving meals cheaper this year over 2024?

Honda recalls 406K cars over wheels that ‘may detach from vehicle’

Prices have leveled off and will start coming down, Bessent says

Education News

Oregon education leaders face looming financial crunch, lobby for more time and money from the state

Class of 2025: Growing up in Oregon schools

Female students struggling more to recover since pandemic

Energy & Environment News

Oregon’s largest electric utilities halt service cutoffs for vulnerable customers until year end

Housing News

Young homebuyers lose more ground in housing market as states struggle to help

Health News

Inside the mad dash for $50 billion in rural health funding 

SNAP benefits don’t cover healthier diet costs: Study

Transportation News

Some UPS and FedEx planes are grounded. What does that mean for holiday shipping?

Travelers heading to Portland, Seattle airports should call airlines first due to government shutdown

Thanksgiving air traffic could ‘slow to a trickle’ if shutdown persists, transport secretary says

US airlines cancel more than 2,500 weekend flights largely due to government shutdown

Duffy: ’15 to 20′ air traffic controllers retiring daily during shutdown

Trump says he brought down gas prices. The reality is more complicated.

Court Justice News

Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

Judge says Education Dept. partisan out-of-office emails violated First Amendment

Time and Again, Judge Finds Feds’ Testimony Difficult to Believe

‘Exceeded his authority’: Judge issues injunction blocking Trump from sending National Guard to Oregon

DOJ’s No. 2 frames legal fight as “war” on judges, state bars

International News

Ukrainian strikes disrupt power and heating to 2 major cities in Russia

Top BBC bosses resign after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech

Trump exempts Hungary from Russian oil sanctions for one year

National Campaign News

Democrats seize on Trump administration’s efforts to fight food stamp payments

Republicans sound alarm over Latino vote: ‘This is our wake-up call’

Moore on redistricting fight: Maryland not ‘going to sit on our hands’ 

Newsom urges Democrats to focus on the midterms. But Texans are thinking about 2028.

Polls/Surveys

Poll: Here’s how much Trump voters would pay in taxes to back his policies

National Political News

Senate reaches bipartisan deal to reopen government after 40-day shutdown

Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown

Lawmakers release first pieces of funding package to sweeten shutdown endgame

Senate leader says a potential shutdown deal is coming together, but there’s no guarantee of success

Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts as states warn of ‘catastrophic impact’

Trump orders probe into high ‘fishy’ beef prices

Senate has enough Democratic votes to reopen government after 40-day shutdown

Senate near deal to reopen government

Democrats shift toward reopening government as key Virginia lawmaker backs deal

Bessent says no formal ACA plan proposed despite Trump’s social media posts

Trump’s Tax Cuts Are Exposing Companies to Biden’s Tax Hike

‘It’ll take them 5 days’: Rand Paul could be obstacle to quickly ending shutdown

Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker convicted of fraud charges

Government Shutdown News

Senate reaches bipartisan deal to reopen government after 40-day shutdown

Flight cuts from government shutdown strain a supply chain that’s already stretched thin

Bessent warns of cargo shortages ahead of holidays as shutdown drags on

Tariff/Trade News

What happens if the Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs?

Trump says Americans will receive $2K each from tariff push

What to know about Trump’s $2K tariff check proposal

Tariffs aren’t meant for revenue and will shrink over time, Bessent says

Government Employee News

Senate deal would reverse shutdown firings

Military/Defense

Scoop: Weapons sales to NATO allies stalled by government shutdown

Opinion

Opinion: Student-centered principles must guide our path through fiscal uncertainty

Opinion: Portland voters support their parks but need to see change

Are Oregon’s regulations breaking our health care system? OPINION

Climate lawfare is raising our energy bills, slowing our economy 

Policymakers are increasingly supportive of public school choice

TrumpRx is the wrong way to lower drug prices

Trump’s Tariff Rebate Contradictions

Editorial cartoons for Nov. 9, 2025: GOP election losses, Mamdani victory, Dick Cheney dies