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Oregon News

Gov. Kotek signs laws to boost housing supply but more work to be done to solve ‘crisis’

Kotek pledges to continue climate change fight as Trump seeks to rescind EPA rules

Oregon governor and Portland mayor agree: Rip City forever

Oregon governor appoints new leader to Oregon Youth Authority

How heat waves are changing in the Pacific Northwest

Oregon Political News /Polls

Some GOP constituents call him a RINO. Other Oregonians are starting to trust him.

Oregon Wildfire News

Oregon fire map & tracker

Much of Oregon under fire weather watch, red flag warnings

UPDATE: Thunderstorms reach OR-CA border amid Red Flag Warning; wind gusts could hit 50 mph

Portland/Metro News

Portland police union criticizes city leaders for ‘false binary’ between police and Portland Street Response

Murmurs: City Gives Managers Three Extra Holidays

Trump admin’s DOJ appointee to drop financial-crime charges against onetime Portland executive

Oregon Coast

Tsunami advisory canceled for Oregon, Washington coasts

Tsunami advisory shows Oregon Coast vulnerability to natural disasters

BOEM rescinds designated Wind Energy Areas

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Deschutes County names Capt. Ty Rupert as new sheriff

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Benton County planners formally dump Coffin Butte Landfill (expansion)

A remade Albany school board: Officials welcome new members, set priorities

County Commissioners approve International Way Stabilization Center

Southern Oregon

West sues 2 more critics for defamation

Josephine commissioners to discuss home repair grant, county insurance, government agreements

Business/Economic News

Automakers are eating the cost of tariffs — for now

The U.S. economy rebounds to 3% growth in second quarter — but tariffs skew picture

Oregon wins in best wine tasting room, best wine shop, and more

Fed holds rates steady but sees first double dissent in three decades

GDP grows as Trump’s trade agenda revamps the economy

Education News

Brown University strikes agreement to resolve discrimination complaints and restore federal funding

Oregon, other Democratic states secure 40-day pause on Head Start immigration requirements

Preschool for All’s Director Owns a Provider That Collected $833,494 From the State to Serve Just Nine Children

Feds appeal order protecting OSU, UO international students

Energy & Environment

EPA delays methane emission rule for oil and gas

Health News

Trump administration is launching a new private health tracking system with Big Tech’s help

What we know about a new health data tracking system being announced by White House

Live updates: Initiative encourages Americans to upload health data to apps run by private tech companies

Oregon AG sues Trump admin over law limiting Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood

State public health departments fear looming federal cuts in Trump’s next budget

Canadian province tries to lure away disaffected Oregon health workers

FDA’s top vaccine regulator departs amid conservative criticism

International News

Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September, the prime minister says

Moment 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia

Trump warns Russia has 10 to 12 days to reach peace, says he’s ‘disappointed’ in Putin

Trump signs order increasing Brazil tariff to 50 percent

National Campaign News/Polls

Despite grand claims, a new report shows noncitizen voting hasn’t materialized

These Texas Democrats are at risk under proposed GOP maps

Rep. Jerry Nadler draws a 26-year-old primary challenger

Rep. Danny Davis set to be House Democrats’ latest retirement

Democrat who froze up on House floor faces primary challenge

National Political News

Bessent says new Trump child savings accounts are ‘back door for privatizing Social Security’

Trump goes off on Josh Hawley over insider trading bill

Grassley says he was ‘offended’ and ‘disappointed’ by Trump’s insults

Senators pick at USDA reorganization proposal

Republican states press Congress to ban abortion shield laws

Hegseth’s office calls Pentagon Signalgate review a ‘political witch hunt’

Senate panel advances bipartisan housing bill

Democratic lawmakers sue DHS after being denied access to detention centers

The White House is pushing to embed crypto everywhere, from taxes to retirement

Trump’s DOJ rewrites inclusion rules for grant programs

Tariff/Trade News

How Trump’s tariffs could affect your grocery bill

Government Employee News

3 fired DOJ workers add to chorus of layoffs in ‘foundering’ workforce

Hegseth’s ousting of female leaders may have ‘chilling effect’ at Pentagon

Opinion

The Trump-GOP budget is a dire threat to Oregon’s patients, hospitals and nurses

Opinion: Affordability in Portland is facing death by a thousand cuts

A blue wave in the 2026 elections? It’s not likely, and here’s why.

Harvard’s $500 million surrender to Trump heralds an end to US academic freedoms 

Bipartisan Senate price transparency bill can fix US health care