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Oregon/Northwest News

Medicaid Shortfall Follows Decade-Long Growth in State Spending

Oregon may cut more than 500 transportation jobs next year without new funding, officials say

State audit finds Oregon prisons failing non-English speakers

Trump files appeal over elections executive order Oregon opposed

Confusion over Trump changes to graduate student loan limits hurting Oregon programs

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Trump country sent her to Congress. Now a mainstream Republican wants the seat back

Wildfire News

Wildfire Tracker

Why Oregon’s wildfires have run wild and what’s next for west side

DEQ issues air quality advisory July 29 for parts of E. Oregon

Firefighters advance in containing fires on Umatilla National Forest

Firefighters make little progress on Sisters-area wildfire

State agency warns of wildfire fraud

Portland/Metro News

Portland police-funding measure fails 1st review but process worked, elections office says

Blazers cite threat of lawsuit for holding up Moda Center negotiations

Former and current school board leaders raise concerns about county chair candidate

Portland police settlement still work in progress due to supervision, oversight problems, feds tell judge

Portland Housing Center becomes Arrive, expands statewide as buyers priced out of city

Initiative to Hire Cops With Climate Dollars Fails First Signature Verification Step

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Poor air quality expected indefinitely in eastern, central Oregon

DEQ issues air quality advisory July 29 for parts of E. Oregon

Firefighters advance in containing fires on Umatilla National Forest

Southern Oregon News

City of Roseburg moves forward with Streetlight LED Conversion, Grandview Drive Storm Water Improvement projects

Rogue Valley named the #1 best wine region in the United States

Ashland City Council approves wastewater and storm drain rate increases

AI/Technology News

Senate Democrats press tech giants on AI safeguards for ‘at-risk users’

Exclusive: OpenAI offers 100,000 academics free ChatGPT

Why AI makes central banking tougher

Scoop: Second OpenAI agent incident tied to cybersecurity testing benchmark

Cruz drops plans to advance AI bills next week

Business/ Economic News

Boeing takes $280 million hit on troubled Air Force One program

Elon Musk launches invite-only X Money with a Visa debit card, 6% yield and real-time transfers

DoorDash expands beyond drivers with new drone delivery program

Fed holds interest rates as new Iran tensions raise inflation risks

Fed Holds Steady but Three Officials Vote for Rate Increase

Meta Stock Drops 10% on Steeper AI Costs, Missed Forecast

Microsoft Profits Jump 31% as Azure Cloud Sales Surpass $100 Billion

Oil prices jump, while the Dow drops more than 1,100 as sinking AI stocks drag Wall Street lower

Kroger tops Walmart, Aldi and Albertsons in grocery price study

Education News

Oregon students report benefiting from summer learning programs

Energy & Environmental News

Oil prices jump up as US-Iran tensions escalate

Oil prices surge after Trump vows retaliation for Iranian attack

Healthcare News

18,000+ cyclosporiasis cases suspected in US: Where it’s getting worse

Collins says State Department will reinstate funding for global humanitarian vaccine alliance

Cyclospora exposes weak links in America’s food safety system

Crisis pregnancy centers fight for ultrasound use in clinics without government oversight

Housing News

Months after promises to fill 1,900 empty affordable apartments, numbers haven’t budged

Media News

Haberman knocks Trump ‘bullying campaigns’

Democrats fear viral DSA interview on Fox News will leave a scar

TMZ’s Levin backs ‘amazing public servant’ Fauci following hearing

Beshear challenges Jennings, CNN to call McConnell live on air: ‘Put all the speculation to rest’

Rising: July 29, 2026

Laura Ingraham stands at Fauci hearing alongside others ‘shamed’ during COVID-19

Public Safety News

Oregon correctional facilities not meeting needs of adults, youth with limited English

Court & Justice News

Green grant cancellations were ‘based solely’ on states’ political affiliation, Trump administration says in court

Trump said he would ask the Supreme Court to reconsider his birthright order. The clock’s run out.

Immigration/ICE News

Oregon congressperson seeks answers on recent deaths linked to immigration enforcement

International News

Southern Europe burns as 3 firefighters die and France battles blaze 4 times the size of Paris

Zelensky says he asked Trump for emergency package of Patriot missiles

Zelensky to Axios: Ukraine needs missile interceptors to head off winter disaster

National News

Sheriff blasts FBI’s Patel over ‘inaccurate’ claims in Nancy Guthrie case

Poll & Surveys

All Latest Polls

Americans split on understanding of democratic socialism: Survey

Trump loses ground with GOP as overall approval sinks to 32 percent: Quinnipiac poll

CNN Poll: Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham and an aging Congress

Supreme Court joins Trump, Congress in job approval slump

National Campaign/Elections

Mills declines to endorse Jackson in Maine Senate race

Hong holds strong double-digit lead in Wisconsin Democratic governor’s primary: Poll

‘People just don’t see it’: Trump’s midterms messaging sounds a lot like Biden

2 Democrats advance to runoff in Georgia special election

Idaho Democrat is latest Senate nominee to drop out in boost to independent rival

FIFA is going into business with a Kushner. Democrats smell blood.

National Political News

5 takeaways on Fauci’s hostile Senate hearing, GOP contempt threats

Senate unanimously agrees to oppose pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell

Schumer urges Fetterman not to leave Senate Democratic caucus

Alex Jones calls for immediate Trump impeachment

Noah Kahan hits Trump over use of song in social post: ‘Would never approve’

Senators put Blanche on deadline

Rand Paul threatens to hold Fauci in contempt after he declines to answer questions

‘YOLO’ Republican Senator Plays Hardball With Trump

Policymakers are navigating an increasingly uncertain inflation picture

Political profanity is having a f*cking moment

Thune’s next nightmare

Covid rage had subsided. Then Congress called Fauci to testify.

Paul says Fauci will face ‘repercussions’ for taking the Fifth. That could get complicated.

National Congressional News

Trump calls on Senate Republicans to adopt budget resolution before recess

Senate confirms Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence

Blanche’s AG nomination in doubt as critical Republican remains unsatisfied

Senate on record opposing possible Maxwell pardon

Trump/Administration News

Trump administration ending Medicare premium subsidy program

Trump announces sweeping renovation of Dulles airport

Trump makes new demands for Russia, Iran sanctions bill named for Graham

Trump unveils Dulles makeover after months of personal edits

Trump-affiliated companies distance themselves from Trump-IRS deal

Trump says he wants tariffs on Iran to be added to Russia sanctions bill

Scaffolding comes down as Trump’s first look reveals iconic landmark reborn

Saudi defense minister meets with Vance after Iraq strikes

Scoop: Inside the White House pitch for pre-election MAGA megabill

Inside Bibi’s pivotal White House meeting with Trump

Trump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll case

Middle East Conflict News

Trump threatens to hit Iran ‘hard’ following missile attack on U.S. assets

Trump warns Iran is set to “get a beating” as 5-month war expands

Trump ‘exasperated’ on Iran as top officials can’t agree on strategy, sources say

US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again

Iran launches renewed missile attacks as US and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq

Fringe Israeli settler group is sneaking into Syria to try to claim land for a Jewish outpost

Defense/Military

Pentagon, under Trump, Hegseth, draws curtain tighter around Iran War

Pentagon removes ex-DNI Clapper’s name from auditorium at DIA headquarters

National Guard unveils $292M plan to house service members for DC deployment

Opinion

To fix birthright citizenship, declare a foreign invasion

Trump’s delusional tariff rally should terrify Republicans

Russia, losing in Ukraine, abruptly changes its propaganda narrative

America’s relationship with Israel is changing — and that’s OK

While Washington is busy fighting, the rest of America is just asking for results

The Dulles revamp is long overdue. It could have happened decades ago.

Fareed Zakaria: Is America losing the world?

Jacobsen’s ‘Biological War’ is a disturbing summons to seriousness

Trump’s FTC adopts an antitrust cause that helps no one

The ‘Downward Mobility’ of Struggling Young Baby Boomers

Warsh, the Fed and Market Signals