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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon eyes $421 million in Medicaid cuts, including fewer benefits and limits on treatments

Oregon awards the largest round of federal rural healthcare grants

These Oregon officials were formally reprimanded. Now a Hillsboro city councilor joins the list

Oregon forestry agency agrees to $235k settlement with fired HR director

130,000 mattresses kept out of Oregon landfills under new recycling rules

Oregon Health Authority Irks Residential Treatment Centers

Oregon to make massive payout for prisoners who died of COVID

The pool of money Oregon has to pay lawsuits dwindles

Oregon Legislative News

Lawmakers weigh how to avoid repeat of transportation funding failures

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Trump administration threatens Oregon elections leaders with criminal prosecution over noncitizens voting

Wildfire News

Red flag warnings issued, multiple wildfires burn across Oregon

Portland/Metro News

Portland councilors to consider lifting income limits for some affordable homes

Data centers in Clackamas County? Commissioners discuss benefits, drawbacks

Appeals to save Lloyd Center ice rink, shops fail at Portland City Council

Hillsboro councilor censured over conduct during contentious data center meeting

Portland’s Short-Term Rental Fines Are Some of the Highest in the Nation. They Just Got Higher.

Participatory Budget Initiative Backers Submit Whopping 78,000 Signatures

Oregon Coast News

Oregon coast lawmakers push back on fish hatchery cuts

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Pendleton council seeks to fill vacancy with councilor-elect

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Oregon honors fallen firefighters at memorial wall in Salem

Lane Commissioners override staff, approve permits for already-built structures on parcels that border the McKenzie River

Eugene Airport launches $450M expansion project to address overcrowding

Oregon judge kept ‘unsecured’ gun under desk in chambers

Salem sues US Army Corps over planned deep drawdown of Detroit Reservoir

Southern Oregon News

Phoenix council votes to triple the city’s parks maintenance fee

Shady Cove voters recall Mayor Lena Richardson by more than 2-to-1 margin

Medford Fire installs information and prevention signs for fires

Farmers in the Rogue Valley navigate challenging growing conditions

Initial unofficial results in recall election against Shady Cove Mayor

City of Talent considers public safety surcharge increase

AI/Technology News

OpenAI will publicly release advanced GPT model after government-requested delay

Scoop: Trump administration lifts restrictions on OpenAI’s GPT 5.6

Business/ Economic News

Another Portland bar just closed. Are we in the midst of a new ‘barmaggedon’?

A stately Pearl District building hits Portland’s grim office market

‘Discrimination here is stark’: Out-of-state owners challenge Hood River short-term home rental rules

These products could be impacted if Trump ends trade with Spain

IMF warns of sharp slowdown in global economy 

15 recent food, product recalls that may impact you

Healthcare News

Oregon eyes $421 million in Medicaid cuts, including fewer benefits and limits on treatments

Oregon awards the largest round of federal rural healthcare grants

Obamacare premiums likely to surge again next year

Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows

Faith groups urge White House to release funding for HIV/AIDS prevention

Mom charged after vaccines blamed in twins’ deaths

Housing News

To promote more housing, cities and states target parking minimums

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Specialty farmers adapt harvests, protect crops in face of extreme heat

Transportation News

Lawmakers weigh how to avoid repeat of transportation funding failures

Airlines’ fuel spending up 84 percent in past year

Court/Justice News

Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case; Trump appeals

Judges deny request to return Trump’s name to Kennedy Center pending an appeal

AG Rayfield asks court to dismiss feds’ undercover license plate lawsuit against Oregon

The Gavel: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool caught in legal crossfire

Supreme Court ruling that ‘walloped’ independent regulators sparks fear for consumers

Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to pause Kennedy Center name removal while appeal plays out

Court rules Florida restrictions on race, gender education at colleges violate free speech rights

Greenland News

Why Trump covets Greenland

Immigration/ICE News

Family demands an independent probe after ICE officer fatally shoots a man in Houston

Second person in 4 days is fatally shot in Memphis by federal task force member

Lawyers sue ICE to obtain records on any new detention center planned for Oregon

Former Wisconsin judge convicted after thwarting ICE arrest issued fine, avoids prison

International News

Takeaways: Trump leaves NATO summit declaring ‘a lot of love’ with allies after a rocky start

Trump says US will give Ukraine license to produce Patriot defense systems

Russian attacks kill 4 across Ukraine, striking Kyiv for second straight day

Trump hands Zelensky major wins, with Putin on the ropes

Trump warms up to Ukraine, gets angry with Iran: 5 takeaways from the NATO summit

NATO Sets a Lower Bar for Success: Keeping Trump Happy

Poll & Surveys

All Latest Polls

New AP-NORC poll reveals sharp divides among US Jews over Israel and Gaza

AP-NORC poll: About 3 in 10 US adults believe Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians

National Campaign/Elections

The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on states to change election practices

Patrick Dempsey shuts down Maine Senate buzz as Democrats weigh a replacement

CNN host accuses Trump ally of ‘hypocrisy’ during heated Platner debate

Democratic infighting roils process to replace Platner in Maine Senate race

Jockeying to replace Platner on Maine ballot has already begun

Scoop: GOP megadonor Ken Griffin says he’d back Rubio over Vance in 2028

Exclusive: Republicans juice spending to protect Senate “red wall”

‘Fire with fire’: How America First Legal plans to fight Democrats

National Political News

Rising: July 8, 2026

What happens if McConnell steps down or doesn’t return to Senate

Speculation swirls around hospitalized McConnell’s health as he speaks to GOP leaders

Democrats, Republicans alike focus on states’ rights as a way out of America’s political woes

Nebraska Republican met with boos when defending One Big Beautiful Bill Act

GOP leaders tried to quell McConnell health questions. It’s not working

Kentucky governor demands update on McConnell’s health

National Congressional News

Justices to face Congress after contentious court rulings

Trump/Administration News

Trump administration abruptly cancels grants for teen pregnancy prevention

The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on states to change election practices

Trump warns communism is ‘forming’ in America: ‘I’d be the greatest communist in history’

Trump administration threatens Oregon elections leaders with criminal prosecution over noncitizens voting

Trump returning to US on old Air Force One amid Iran threats

White House touts launch of 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations

Trump looks to Australia for Social Security fix

Vance targets H-1B visas as anti-fraud tour visits battleground Wisconsin

Trump calls to cut off all US trade with Spain

In reopening Iran war, Trump revives a political problem he can’t shake

Trump Says He Backs Ukrainian Strikes Deep Inside Russia

Trump’s NATO trouble tour

Trump denies disaster aid for 4 Democratic-led states

Middle East Conflict News

Trump warns Iran that US is preparing for more strikes after saying ceasefire is over

US carries out another round of strikes on Iran after Trump says ceasefire is over

Oil prices rise, and stocks drop worldwide after Trump says ceasefire with Iran is ‘over’

Trump renewed threats against Iran’s civilian infrastructure ahead of strikes

New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war

Several explosions rock Iran as US launches new strikes

Iran ceasefire’s end drives up oil prices and uncertainty

Iranian official issues warning to Trump over new threats: ‘We have no red lines’

Trump orders new round of strikes after calling Iranian leaders ‘scum’

Iran live updates: CENTCOM says it launched additional strikes against Iran

Several explosions have been heard near the Iranian coastal cities, according to Iran state media

Trump issues severe threat to Tehran as US hammers Iran with more retaliatory strikes

Iran deal goes from “unconditional surrender” to “over”

Europe prepares to go it alone as Trump returns to war in Iran

Defense/Military News

Former U.S. Navy SEAL says he lost podcast sponsor after criticizing Trump: ‘I don’t give a f—’

Opinion

At last: Washington listened to Main Street’s cosmetology and barber schools

The Supreme Court just handed the political parties their best day in a generation

Congress must ignore fearmongering and pass the organized retail crime bill

NASA should remember how it helped SpaceX become what it is today

Former DOJ employees urge Senate to reject Todd Blanche AG nomination 

Who vetted Graham Platner? Anyone?

The Supreme Court fences in government searches

How the Smithsonian Lost America’s Plot

The Latest Housing Scapegoats

Trump Tells the Truth About Iran

Trump Will Let Ukraine Make Patriots