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Oregon/Northwest News

2025-30 Oregon Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan approved

Food banks in Oregon, Southwest Washington see surge in demand amid SNAP uncertainty

How is Oregon’s school cellphone ban going? A check-in on the statewide change

Are the kids OK? A look at how a generation of COVID students is faring in Oregon

A worker on the front lines of helping Oregonians losing SNAP benefits

Federal election official who made false claims about illegal voting must resign, Oregon’s Read says

Facing discrimination concerns, Oregon quietly halts noncitizen voters investigation 

Oregon Political News

Deadline for Kotek recall passes with no submitted signatures

Portland/Metro News

Protest danger, officer safety steer final arguments in trial over National Guard deployment to Portland

Washington County leaders call mass ICE arrests ‘racist, arbitrary and violent’

Portland’s housing director placed on leave

Portland councilor questions police investigation into house fire

A Pledge Signed by Peacock Reopens a Rift on the Portland City Council Even as Details Remain Vague

Videos show alleged ‘excessive’ force by the feds at Portland ICE protests, court decision on troops comes today: Get caught up

DA demands ‘some accountability with our compassion’ as Portland camping ban begins

Portland councilor says he’ll vote against parks tax increase he helped refer to voters

Oregon Coast News

What to know about king tides returning to Oregon in November

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Bend paid its equity director $86K to resign after he’d already quit. Here’s what happened

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Arresting ‘Oregon’s economic engine’: Woodburn-area leaders speak out against arrest of 31 immigrants, farmworkers in Thursday ICE raids

Where to find food support in Lane County during SNAP cuts

Southern Oregon News

Back-to-Back Storm Systems to Keep Southern Oregon Soaked Into Next Weekend

Medford City Council Adopts First Comprehensive Downtown Plan in Two Decades

Josephine County department head Sellers on leave during investigation, commissioner confirms

Creekside Quarter funding on November 4th ballot in Medford

1,560-acre solar project proposal approved for Klamath County

Business & Economic News

New Oregon unemployment claims point to weaker job market

Nationwide listeria outbreak tied to pasta recall results in 27 illnesses, 1 Oregon death

Average 30-year mortgage falls to lowest rate in more than a year

What salary is considered ‘upper class’ in 2025? It depends on who you ask

Why Companies Are No Longer Hanging On to Employees

Bessent: Broader recession possible without more rate cuts

Health News

Clashing GOP proposals throw HIV services into deep uncertainty

Public Safety News

Trump is leaning into his crackdown on city crime. The GOP sees it as a winning issue

Transportation News

Interstate Bridge Replacement gets almost $2 billion in funding

Sean Duffy says flight delays, cancellations will continue amid government shutdown

Court Justice News

Trump administration must restart SNAP benefits by Wednesday, judge rules

Judge to rule in Oregon’s case against Trump Guard deployment by Sunday night

Trump administration blocked from cutting off SNAP benefits as two judges issue orders

Judge blocks Trump’s citizenship proof requirement for voter registration

Portland’s 2020 unrest echoes throughout trial over Trump National Guard plan

Federal judge thanks Trump, orders him to make SNAP payments

International News

Trump says China’s Xi has assured him that he won’t take action on Taiwan during Republican’s term

Canada and Philippines sign a defense pact to boost drills and deter China’s aggression

Pentagon says Ukraine can have Tomahawk missiles: Report

National News

Bessent signals SNAP benefits could restart Wednesday

National Campaign News

Spanberger leads Earle-Sears in Virginia, attorney general race a toss-up: Poll

Ohio approves new House map that would boost GOP chances in 2026

NYC’s mayoral race and its message to Trump, and the world

“No one knew what the hell we stood for”: Dems ease off democracy message for ’25

Scoop: Trump pours millions into Virginia, New Jersey races

‘I’m not sure anyone would run against those two’: How Vance and Rubio came out on top

Polls/Surveys

Majority of voters say they’ve made sacrifices in past year to make ends meet: Poll

Majority of voters blame Trump and GOP for shutdown: Poll

Voters broadly disapprove of Trump, poll finds

Democrats frustration with their party sees sharp increase, poll shows

New poll shows what Americans think of America, and it’s not great

National Political News

Trump tells Senate Republicans to ‘get rid of the filibuster’ to end government shutdown

Trump’s call for end to filibuster faces GOP headwinds

What to know about Trump and rising tensions with Venezuela

Trump defends ICE: ‘I think they haven’t gone far enough’

Fetterman: Democrats ‘own’ shutdown amid SNAP funding fight

Trump’s MRI scan raises specter of secrecy in presidential health

Lawmakers spar over possible Trump third term as president leaves door open

Trump admin responds to ‘Dilbert’ creator’s plea to ‘help save my life’ by expediting cancer treatment

MAGA’s war within: Right-wing purity tests

GOP leaders denounce antisemitism in their ranks but shift blame to Democrats

Government Shutdown News

Shutdown stalemate set to drag into sixth week as Trump pushes Republicans to change Senate rules

Flight delays persist as government shutdown leads to air traffic controller shortages

Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families

Effects of government shutdown spread on day 31, from health costs to food to flights

Government imposter scams surge amid shutdown

Trump shutdown workarounds test a 150-year-old law

Military/Defense

Trump threatens military action in Nigeria over Christian persecution claims

US carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing 3 alleged drug smugglers

With bombs and bravado, Trump puts his own stamp on Reagan’s ‘peace through strength’ mantle

Audit reveals Marine Corps weapon storage security concerns

SASC leaders press DOD for legal justification of boat strikes

Opinion

Editorial: A Clackamas County Jail death raises red flags over leadership

Opinion: Let Oregonians vote on Kotek’s gas tax hike

‘A House of Dynamite’ hits its mark, but can missile defense?

Think Democrats are in trouble in 2026? Think again.

What my addiction taught me about Big Pharma’s deceptive marketing 

Editorial cartoons for Nov. 2, 2025: SNAP cuts, White House ballroom, NBA gambling scandal

A week of nuclear theater yields an important lesson

The New Right’s New Antisemites

Republicans are losing the shutdown politics