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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon Legislative &Political News

Oregon legislation poised to tackle ‘fishing expedition’ searches of license plate data

Bill would protect ‘corner-crossing’ access to Oregon public lands

Oregon Election News

State Rep. Ed Diehl, a key figure in fighting gas tax hike, plans run for Oregon governor

Jan. 6 rioter who was pardoned by Trump is now running for Oregon governor

Portland/Metro News

No one has been convicted of violating Portland’s public camping ban, records show

Portland emergency management director placed on administrative leave

Portland City Council President Jamie Dunphy on new role, working with mayor and other councilors

Murmurs: PPS Proposes Cutting 290 Positions Amid Budget Gap

Central & Eastern Oregon News

What the EU’s ‘trade bazooka’ is and how it works

Breaking: Pendleton City Council tables airline provider discussion

Breaking: Pendleton Chamber cooperating with financial investigation

Willamette Valley/Salem News

City mulls ending parking tax after collecting $1.19M in revenue

Lane Fire Authority trying again after voters reject 55 cent levy

Flock cameras to be removed from Springfield by end of week

Are more people moving to Eugene-Springfield? 

Southern Oregon News

Douglas County Commissioner candidate Q&A for position two

GP City Council could scale back proposed staff raises

Appeals court case of former commissioner v. county clerk scheduled

Oregon Center for Creative Learning purchasing Mail Tribune building 

Economic district targets ‘vibrancy’ for downtown Medford

Bentz’s nominations give Oregon students academy opportunities

GPSD early learning program plans to expand amid increasing demand

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Bill Gates unveils OpenAI partnership targeting health systems

Exclusive: DeepMind CEO “surprised” OpenAI moved so fast on ads

Trump, AI at Davos: Living history — and the future

Business/Economic News

Oregon startup AheadComputing raises another $30 million for new chip architecture

Dimon: US ‘less reliable’ as economic partner under Trump

Most economists see Fed holding key interest rate through March: Survey

Trump 2.0 stock market underperforms Trump 1.0

Energy & Environment News

Natural gas prices jump ahead of major winter storm

Health News

Autoimmune diseases can strike any part of the body, and mostly affect women. Here’s what to know

Shereef Elnahal Has a Hopeful Vision for OHSU and Oregon. Should We?

UnitedHealth promises to return ObamaCare profits to customers

Recalled tuna accidently shipped to stores in 9 states: How to know if your cans are impacted

Housing News

Home sellers outnumber buyers by widest margin on record, Redfin says

Immigration/ICE News

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says

Immigration enforcement arrives in Maine as a court freezes restrictions on tactics in Minnesota

ICE activity increases in Maine as anxiety grows in immigrant communities

ICE is using Medicaid data to find out where immigrants live

ICE agent tells angry Oregon crowd ‘I didn’t vote for Trump’

Vance’s Minnesota trip to show “unwavering support” for ICE

Epstein News

Epstein files: Judge blocks lawmakers’ effort to oversee release

Senator Merkley demands release of Epstein files, says law is being ignored

Justice & Court News

Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her

It’s showdown time for the Fed’s independence at the Supreme Court

New York judge calls GOP-held House district ‘unconstitutional,’ orders new map

Bondi announces departure of Halligan from US Attorneys office

Judge blocks feds from accessing devices seized from Washington Post reporter

Greenland News

Trump says ‘I won’t use force’ to obtain Greenland in Davos speech

NATO allies take on Trump as Greenland threats ‘rupture’ global order

Inside Trump’s Head-Spinning U-Turn on Greenland

Greenland proposal Trump endorsed respects Denmark’s sovereignty: sources

International News

Iran warns Trump not to take action against Khamenei

Iranian state TV issues first official death toll from recent protests, saying 3,117 were killed

Zelensky to meet Trump in Davos as U.S. envoys head to Moscow

National News

Millions brace for massive winter storm packing snow and ice

National Campaign News

Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress

Newsom fight with Trump rises to world stage

Georgia state Senate race heads to runoff

Tafoya officially launches bid for Minnesota Senate

New York court ruling scrambles Staten Island House map in win for Democrats

Polls/Surveys

National Political news

Republicans and some Democrats back contempt for the Clintons in House Epstein probe

House panel votes to hold Clintons in contempt in Jeffrey Epstein probe

Ty Cobb: ‘Significant decline’ in Trump mental faculties

Inside Democrats’ shock revolt on holding Bill Clinton in contempt

FCC warns late-night, daytime TV to give both parties equal time

National Congressional News

Speaker Johnson backs impeachment of 2 federal judges, claiming ‘egregious abuses’

House panel advances bill allowing Congress to block advanced chip exports

Funding bill claws back some EV charging cash, seeks to shield FEMA from Trump

House votes to repeal 2023 Biden wilderness protections in Minnesota using Congressional Review Act

Trump/Administration News

Trump administration claims offshore wind poses a threat. But it won’t say how.

Live updates: Trump backs off tariffs over Greenland after NATO security talks

Trump announces ‘framework of a future deal’ on Greenland, relents on 8-nation tariffs

Trump says NATO agreed to ‘framework’ of deal related to Greenland; backs off tariffs

Trump administration concedes loss in anti-DEI crusade against nation’s schools, colleges

Trump now in Switzerland, as Greenland debate dominates

The Memo: Trump steps away from the precipice on Greenland

Bessent dismisses Denmark as ‘irrelevant’

Trump brings his attacks on Somalis onto the world stage

Trump responds to Carney: “Canada lives because of the United States”

Trump’s affordability message keeps running into trouble

Europe backs away from Trump’s Board of Peace

Tariff/Trade News

US stocks recover half of the prior day’s plunge after Trump calls off Greenland-related tariffs

Government Agency/Employee News

1 year into Trump’s second term, a consumer watchdog agency is ‘hanging by a thread’

IRS head announces a shake-up on eve of 2026 tax season

Opinion

Oregon factory farm permits can’t fall short

Could tensions over Greenland trigger a World Cup boycott?

Never-Trump Republicans will never be Democrats either

America’s $10 donor recession: Why grassroots giving hasn’t rebounded 

New Medicare policy may harm patients instead of fraudsters 

How far is too far for Trump? 

Trump has enriched himself with billions since taking office: NYT 

Trump’s Greenland offramp

Mr. Trump and the Davos Divide

Trump’s Greenland Gambit Has Broken Brains Across Washington