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Oregon/Northwest News

$1B PacifiCorp wildfire case heads to Oregon Supreme Court

Dispute over $2.2 billion to thousands of wildfire survivors heads to Oregon Supreme Court

Does Oregon DOJ have authority to run intelligence center?

What US Supreme Court ruling on trans athletes means for Oregon

Thousands of immigrants got scammed by Washington state attorney exploiting humanitarian visas, lawsuits say

In rural Idaho, medical marijuana ballot initiative hits setback after signatures turned in late

Growing scope of Oregon psilocybin program raises safety concerns, study says

Marion County may join 6 other counties to control garbage, recycling

Oregon Legislative News

Oregon leaders react to Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling

Portland/Metro News

Dave Portnoy reveals his No. 1 criticism of Trump: ‘It gets worse every day’

Protesters Arrested Outside ICE Faced Daunting Prison Sentences—and Mostly Ended Up With Short Probations

A Tense PPS Budget Approval Has Divided the District—and Could Alter the School Board

Multnomah County Just Fired a Key Health Leader. He Says He’s a Scapegoat in a Power Struggle

Oregon Coast News

Oregon Attorney General in Coos County for Town Hall

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Central Oregon sees a drop in homelessness after years of steady rise

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Judge keeps quick deadline to remove fence at Eugene Federal Building

Southern Oregon News

Proposal to keep beleaguered 100-year-old Umpqua Basin fish hatchery open brings hope, frustration

Ford Family Foundation contributes $250k for rural disaster response resources

Lawsuit underscores dangers of hiring unlicensed contractors

Jackson County sheriff to cut 20% of its jail beds

Local laws reminded for Central Point residents using fireworks

Trust important in Asante; Nurses Union contract talks

Cascade Health Alliance awards Klamath Community College Childcare Learning Center $363,000

AI/Technology News

SpaceX Showed Investors Prototype of Elon Musk’s New AI Device

Michael Burry Cites ‘Beginning of the End’ With New AI Short Bets

Exclusive: UN launches “AI for Good” commission

Business/ Economic News

Kroger buying regional grocer Giant Eagle in a deal valued at $1.65 billion

Fed’s Warsh downplays inflation fears, offers no hint on upcoming rate decision

The US, Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact

Crypto Bets and Real Estate Deals: Inside Trump’s $2 Billion Year

Top central bankers are eager to rewrite the playbook

Three major egg producers settle claims they colluded to raise egg prices

Instead of laying off employees, Oregon hopes businesses will turn to Work Share

Nike reports flat sales as CEO Elliott Hill’s turnaround push continues

Energy & Environmental News

Energy Department issues emergency orders for mid-Atlantic power grid amid heat wave

Healthcare News

Women had an easier time getting hired after losing weight on GLP-1s: Study

Mysterious parasite sickens dozens — CDC seeks source

Syringe services in limbo under Trump, risking hepatitis C progress

Transportation News

Drone sightings near airports increase as near collisions reported

Court/Justice News

Judges strike down Trump administration student loan forgiveness overhaul

Federal prosecutors directed to prioritize ‘birth tourism’ after Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling

Jackson rebukes Thomas over his birthright citizenship dissent

SCOTUS term marked by shifts to the right, some checks to Trump

Immigration/ICE News

Rep. Castro says ICE sought to deport families to Venezuela after earthquakes

ICE’s arrest of nun heading to church fuels bipartisan backlash

No expectant moms at the border: Trump’s birthright Plan B

International News

Panetta: Putin ‘not quite sure what to do’ after Ukraine drones strike Moscow

Zelensky warns of massive Russian strike planned for Ukraine

Venezuela earthquakes latest: Nearly 50,000 unaccounted for as death toll climbs

National News

Heat dome: These cities to see record highs

Poll & Surveys

All Latest Polls

GOP holds edge in Senate swing-state races: New York Times polls

More than half of Americans support banning social media for youth: Survey

The majority of Americans are proud but worry about direction of the country

National Campaign/Elections

FOR INSIDERS: The 5 Senate seats most likely to flip in November

Schumer, Warren locked in battle over future of Democratic Party

DeGette loses reelection bid to DSA challenger in major upset for Denver-based House seat

Democratic socialists’ primary wins give Trump new midterms attack lines

DeGette, Bennet lose primaries in Colorado amid insurgent wave

Voters are angry with Washington, and other takeaways from the Colorado primaries

House Dems rocked by another socialist upset: “Wake up call”

Scoop: Harris reaches out to Mamdani, pro-Palestinian activists in run-up to 2028

Kiros ousts U.S. Rep. DeGette in Colorado Democratic primary

Phil Weiser upsets Michael Bennet to win Democratic primary for Colorado governor

GOP gets new midterm spending weapon from SCOTUS

The left won big in NYC. Now it has to survive a redistricting effort.

Anti-establishment avalanche buries a pair of Colorado Democratic stalwarts

National Political News

Rising: July 1, 2026

GOP rep, asked about ‘affordability,’ says he will eat lobster tail, rib-eye steak for July 4

John Brennan sues Trump administration, claiming ‘phantom criminal conduct’

Democrats rail against corruption after Trump financial disclosure

Boebert: Kean explanation for absence ’embarrassing’

When Washington politicians can’t go home again

Critics question trans rights movement’s strategies after a string of Supreme Court setbacks

How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ changed America

Red state capital hoists Somali flag atop city hall, sparking outrage

A federal law bans late voter roll purges. Republicans are pushing to reinterpret it

National Congressional News

Ways and Means in early stages of tackling sports taxation

House Dems help GOP kill another Lebanon war powers vote

Capitol agenda: House floor freezes over

House votes to disclose which members settled sexual misconduct allegations with taxpayer funds

House Republicans roll out ag workforce legislation

Trump/Administration News

Trump declines to renew major trade deal with Canada, Mexico

Trump responds to eye-popping report on crypto profits while president

Social Security Administration to issue commemorative cards to babies born during America’s 250th year

Trump traveling to North Dakota on Qatari-gifted Air Force One maiden flight

Vance calls Supreme Court birthright ruling a ‘major mistake’

Crypto Bets and Real Estate Deals: Inside Trump’s $2 Billion Year

How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ changed America

Trump was livid over the small crowd at his campaign-style speech last week, sources say

Trump admin blasts Machado’s “grotesque political opportunism” after Venezuela quakes

Scoop: Trump backs MAHA in heated, “shocking” Oval Office fight on pesticides

A group of farmers walked into the Oval Office. A policy fight broke out.

Vance and Rubio take different approaches as Iran tests their 2028 prospects

Trump’s actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn

Polarizing astronomer tapped to lead White House UFO panel

Middle East Conflict News

FOR INSIDERS: Iran’s flex in Strait of Hormuz puts Trump on back foot

Vance warns US could resume war: ‘That’s kind of up to the Iranians’

Trump lauds “very good meetings” as indirect U.S.-Iran talks resume

U.S. tries to talk Iran out of tolls as talks resume in Doha

Defense/Military News

Navy helicopter makes emergency landing in Arabian Sea, one crew missing

Frustration roils lawmakers briefed on Pentagon’s war request

As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children

Opinion

The working class does not like democratic socialists, Graham Platner

GOP infighting over SAVE America Act leaves critical legislation in limbo 

Affordability isn’t a slogan — it’s a governing agenda.

Congress moves to end disability-based transplant denial

Chasing imaginary diversity demons won’t save our declining institutions

This Supreme Court ruling would make the Constitution’s framers wince

Democrats are facing their MAGA moment. Good luck containing it.

David Petraeus: What a wave of prominent arrests means for Iraq

The Supreme Court at 250