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Oregon News

Trump’s firing of Forest Service workers raises concerns about wildfires in Oregon, the West

Former Oregon judge who refused to marry same-sex couples says he was appointed to US Justice Department

Trump removes remaining U.S. Attorneys, including Oregon’s

Oregon GOP chair won’t seek reelection after all

Oregon Health Authority Director Takes Part-Time Post at Stanford University Hospital

For Years, Oregon Counties Kept Excess Proceeds From Selling Tax-Foreclosed Properties

Oregon Political News

In rare move, Oregon Democrats tap a Republican to dig into road funding

Oregon’s payouts for wrongdoing grow, threaten solvency of state insurance fund

Lawmakers and Gov. Tina Kotek Try to Control Damage From Fire Maps

Oregon regulatory changes will roll out with ‘more consistency,’ Gov. Tina Kotek pledges

Gun-abusing parents wouldn’t be allowed unsupervised time with their kids under Oregon bill

Oregon bill would require composting food waste

Former governors, advocates push for legislation to support families 

Oregon Coast

North Bend School Board rejects URA’s Workforce Housing Project

Central/Eastern Oregon

Moving beyond addiction: In eastern Oregon, drug use often lurks in the shadows

New Exchange Club of Pendleton commits to improving community

“Everything to gain, nothing to lose”

Baker County lodging tax revenue off to a fast start again

Willamette Valley Area

OSU researchers face uncertainty after Trump moves

Southern Oregon

GP council adds more potential homeless camp sites

Shrooms on Main: Licensed Ashland psilocybin facility offers low-dose option

Rogue Climate holds rally in support of Carbon Pollution Impact Fee

Oregon community remembers local leader, businessman Bill Thorndike

Business News

The math questions behind DOGE’s $55 billion savings claim

Public Safety

Who are the Latin American cartels the U.S. labeled as terrorist organizations

Health News

What to know about Trump’s executive order on IVF

Education News

Oregon Universities Respond to Federal Command to Eliminate Race-Based Programs

International News

Zelenskyy hits back against Trump’s comments blaming Ukraine for the war with Russia

Trump says Ukraine started the war that’s killing its citizens. What are the facts?

A worried NATO holds large-scale combat drills as the US stance on Europe shifts under Trump

Trump warns Zelenskyy to quickly negotiate war’s end with Russia or risk not having a nation to lead

National News

Federal judge won’t immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or worker layoffs

Live updates: Justice Department official urges quick dismissal of criminal case against New York City mayor

Trump administration orders halt to NYC toll meant to fight traffic and fund mass transit

Legal battles escalate over Trump executive order on birthright citizenship

National Political News

4 takeaways from Lori Chavez-DeRemer confirmation hearing

Trump seeks greater control of independent regulators with his new executive order

Senate GOP budget bill back on track hours after Trump threw it into turmoil

U.S. Senate Dems issue warning on ‘massive cuts’ to Medicaid predicted in GOP budget

Are millions of dead people over 100 getting Social Security? No, new agency head says

Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it’s not easy to do

Trump administration halts legal representation for 26,000 immigrant children

Senate GOP dismayed by Trump, Zelensky war of words

Key GOP votes withhold support from House plan despite Trump’s backing

Trump declares New York ‘saved’ from congestion pricing: ‘Long live the king!’

Trump says ‘inflation is back’: ‘I had nothing to do with it’

Americans’ approval of Congress spikes to highest point in nearly 4 years

Former Social Security chief rips DOGE ‘nitwits’

Trump: PBS, AP, CBS are ‘bad,’ MSNBC the ‘enemy’

Trump administration identifies hundreds of energy projects that could be fast-tracked

White House blesses Senate backup plan on Mike Johnson’s budget

Trump spurns Senate’s narrow budget plan for House’s MAGA mega-bill

Opinion

Greater Idaho movement wants a seat at the table

How DEI programs also benefit many white people: Commentary

The courts must decide between Elon Musk and the First Amendment 

Trump has a constitutional obligation to eliminate the Department of Education

Under the Constitution there is no substitute for Congress