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Oregon/Northwest News

The possible future of passenger rail in the Pacific Northwest

Oregon counties, cities say data center moratorium could cost them millions

Nonprofits with Oregon roots form alliance to overcome tough funding landscape

States are forcing hospitals to offer more people financial aid. In Oregon, it’s working.

Oregon is sending out thousands of checks worth up to $10,000. Here’s why

Oregon gas prices are 91 cents more per gallon than a year ago

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Cyrus Javadi switched parties. Will his Oregon district reelect him anyway?

Oregon Gov. Kotek, advocates push for more childcare access ahead of 2027 session

‘We don’t want it’: Voter backlash against data centers consumes midterm elections

Trump DOJ to send federal monitors to Oregon’s Multnomah County on Election Day

Oregon election test data accidentally exposed to public internet, search engines

Mystery political mailers hit Gladstone voters. Who paid for them?

Trump’s DOJ targets Oregon for election monitoring

Dig into numbers from The Oregonian/OregonLive’s 2026 midterm election poll

Rep. Hoyle collects $1.9 million, DeSpain $1.8 million for campaigns

Two longtime rivals seek new audiences in Oregon governor’s race. Who will persuade voters?

Portland/Metro News

DEQ says chemical leak killed multiple fish in Portland creek

Portland General Electric needs to double its renewable energy portfolio to meet Oregon’s first climate benchmark

Ousted conservative, Democratic newcomer seek seats on Clackamas County commission

Did a Multnomah County opposition campaign violate state AI disclosure law?

‘Cleaning house’ at Home Forward? Councilor says oversight hearings possible

Portland’s school closure plan sparks claims of a ‘neoliberal’ national agenda. What’s really going on?

For Portland Seniors Seeking Medical Care, Fewer Paths Lead to Providence

Oregon Coast News

Federal agency agrees to drop plans to build Newport ICE detention center — for now

Coos Bay gets $200 million piece to port development puzzle

Central/Eastern Oregon News

Bend residents hold church service after Silver Rail shooting to mourn, pray

Hundreds attend memorial service for teacher killed in Silver Rail shooting

Investigators probe Bend school shooter’s connection to violent extremist groups

Bend School Shooter’s Mother Twice Accused of Assault but Never Convicted

State board strips Umatilla County sheriff of certification for 3 years

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Property tax increases will be maximum in most Marion, Polk county cities

Salem residents say homeless microshelter hurts neighborhood

Lane County transfer stations add free recycling for plastics, foil

Southern Oregon News

Oregon’s longtime Shakespeare festival goes from surviving to thriving

Two Jackson fire districts take another step toward combining services

Rogue Community Health brings Southern Oregon leaders together

AI/Technology News

Two AI Chipmakers Make Up 34% of America’s Earnings Boom

Washington’s message to AI execs: Please shut up

Wall Street prepares for AI’s “day after”

Business/Economic News

5 Oregon blue-collar jobs that pay great and are growing

Hassett says the economy is ‘best we’ve ever seen’

Education News

‘OPB Politics Now’ Live from Corvallis: Oregon’s education system and the governor’s race

Healthcare News

How MAHA fueled a new wave of doctors running for office

FDA issues recall on compound GLP-1 drugs amid sterility concerns

The Trump administration moves to treat millions of mentally ill veterans with psychedelics

Media News

Britt McHenry’s new government role ends abruptly after viral NBA incident

Trump accuses Fox News of giving too much airtime to GOP opponents

Rising: October 23, 2026

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Drought, fire and high diesel prices ‘addin’ up tough’ for Oregon ranchers

Oregon, Washington farmland values don’t keep pace with inflation

Trump’s $8 billion farm lifeline won’t fully solve farmers’ diesel problem

Court News

Judge asked to compel Trump administration to disclose emails and texts about Kennedy Center plans

Live updates: Trump heads to Michigan; Blanche defends DOJ’s Alaska lawsuit

How the conservative Supreme Court has rewritten the rules for the midterms

National News

Voters in 2 Democratic strongholds could ban transgender girls from girls school sports

Massachusetts and Idaho put guns on the ballot. One seeks to restrict them, the other to honor them

Screwworm spreads to US wildlife in Texas, USDA says

‘Cheap water is over’: $500 bill shows Southwest suburb’s dilemma

International News

Soldiers guard center of Milan as thousands of protesters march in cities across Europe

Ukraine disputes Elon Musk’s claim that its military violated Starlink’s terms of service

Musk says SpaceX did restrict Starlink, as Ukraine says the tech has been restored

Musk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction after service in Ukraine is restored

Thousands protest in Prague as government advances public media funding overhaul

French TV channels scramble to apologize after airing Albanian protests as Paris and Lyon

Brazil votes in a tense Lula vs Bolsonaro runoff with US influence over Latin America at stake

Venezuela’s opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile, as doubts over democracy deepen

Crow: Elon Musk having control to cut off Starlink to Ukraine is ‘beyond disturbing to me’

Poll & Surveys

Latest Polls

Poll finds Democrats still boosted by voters’ economic concerns

Who will win the House? Three scenarios that could play out

National Campaign/Elections

Blanche says Trump isn’t trying to meddle with Alaska election results by suing over Senate race

Trump’s midterm swing brings him to Michigan as Republicans aim to undermine El-Sayed in Senate race

Top Democratic strategist doubles down on shocking Trump prediction: ‘He’s an old man’

Critics fume over Trump’s ‘evil’ 3-word response to Amy Acton mom ad: ‘Absolutely disgusting’

This week on the Hill: Trump, Obama lead final push before Election Day

Live updates: Trump heads to Michigan; Blanche defends DOJ’s Alaska lawsuit

Acton wins Cleveland Plain Dealer endorsement in Ohio governor’s race

Libertarian Texas Senate candidate says he’s not taking votes away from Paxton, Talarico

Scaramucci compares Ramaswamy to pigs in ‘Animal Farm,’ predicts loss

Blanche: Alaska Senate race is ‘not a fair fight’ to Trump

Obama’s quippy Ohio campaign stop: 5 times the former president went after Republicans

Talarico accuses Musk of buying his ‘own personal U.S. Senator’

Senate Democratic candidates keep the cash flowing, new filings show

At the Races: Family in the fray

The Trump voters who changed their minds are key to the midterms

Trump’s trade war with Canada is hurting GOP candidates

A Black Democrat has a chance to win in Mississippi’s Senate race

Alaska Election Feud Gets Uglier as Blanche Defends Justice Department Action

Amy Acton says Trump, Vance should ‘look at the facts’ after Ramaswamy attack ad

The religious left makes a play for red-state conservatives

Senate control hinges on unwanted nominees

Health care shakes up the Iowa election

Peltola postpones campaign stops after Saturday car crash

National Political News

She voted for Trump every time. Then came cancer and the bills

Ilhan Omar responds to Trump amplifying ‘right-wing conspiracy theories’ over her real name

Republicans struggle for an answer to Democrats’ Medicaid attacks

Blanche accuses ‘Face the Nation’ host of ‘misleading’ description of Alaska election lawsuit

DOJ says former FBI officials lied to Congress about Hunter Biden probe

Shapiro calls VP Vance ‘pathetically weak’ for defending Ramaswamy’s ad of Amy Acton’s mother

Dems’ left flank sours on Trump impeachment “theater”

National Congressional News

Bills aimed at rebuffing Trump’s Russia waivers filed in House

Wyden pushes bills to tax data centers, aid displaced workers

Trump/Administration News

Who’s on Air Force One? Trump’s midterms entourage includes strategists, aides and aging athletes

Trump tells fans to stop watching WNBA after national anthem controversy

Trump just got a new ‘made up’ award. It may be the most outrageous one yet

SNAP winners and losers: Which states are facing possible funding cuts?

Trump’s DOJ told a judge how to rule. Then it pulled her from court.

Trump reacts to surprise return of Venezuelan opposition leader Machado

Trump’s DOJ barrels into midterms with lawsuits, raids and arrests

As Israeli election looms, Trump advisers see opportunity beyond Netanyahu

Middle East Conflict News

Two beaches, just miles apart, show how different daily life is in Israel and Gaza

Bill Ackman urges Israelis to exclude far-right ministers ahead of elections

Saudi-Led Troops Had Just Gathered When a Houthi Missile Left Dozens Dead

The Push to Oust Netanyahu Draws Thousands of Israeli Expats Home to Vote

How the Seizure of a Russian Vessel Brought the Ukraine War to the Arctic

Scoop: U.S. intel memo warns of “advanced” Iranian plots to kill officials abroad

Trade & Tariff News

Collins says certain Canadian goods now tariff-exempt

Defense/Military

Hegseth boosts battleground Republican during Wisconsin trip

Opinion

Editorial: Silver Rail community’s courage should be matched by elected leaders

Free to discriminate: How the Supreme Court unraveled the Voting Rights Act 

How Trump learned to stop worrying and love space science

America the Beautiful Act honors Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation legacy

How America can bring film and television production home

America’s next great addiction crisis

Here’s how Congress can reassert its advocacy for Medicare patients

Europe is running out of other people’s money

The best defense against bad AI is more good AI

Viktor Orbán, U.N. Secretary-General?

Democrats Are Coming for the CEOs

Editorial cartoons for Oct. 25, 2026: Midterm blitz, Putin the ‘humanitarian,’ Ukraine’s fight