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Oregon/Northwest News

Judge rules gas tax question can go on May ballot, lawmakers did not violate Oregon constitution

State-mandated paid leave programs now cover millions of American workers

Oregon bike advocates concerned over proposed cuts to state grant program

Oregon sues Trump administration over race-related data collection about college students

This phishing scam is bombarding Oregonians’ cellphones

Oregon Legislative & Political News

3 senior staffers depart Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s office

Democrats’ plan to move statewide tax vote to May can proceed, judge rules

Legislature overwhelmingly approves changes to Oregon open meetings law, even after key lawmakers admit flaws

Bipartisan bill creates blue economy task force

Oregon Legislature votes to give cities, counties flexibility in tourism revenue

Oregon lodging tax hike would boost compensation for wolf losses

Oregon Election News

Hundreds of Oregonians sign up to run for statewide races, Congress, Legislature

Marion County Judge to rule this week on Oregon gas tax vote change

Federal judge rules state must let disabled senior submit anti-gas tax argument for voters’ pamphlet

Busy judicial races pop up across Oregon — but most judges will still run unopposed

Portland/Metro News

Portland Community College faculty and staff will go on strike

Portland extends protections from discrimination to polyamorous families

Portland school board vice chair receives $91K to quit city job, records show

Oregon Coast News

Bandon School Board dismisses series of complaints, forwards 2 for investigation

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Oregon DEQ issues record-breaking $3 million fine against Coffin Butte landfill

Read the historic DEQ penalty for Coffin Butte

Anti-ICE, PeaceHealth, Imperialist protests in Eugene this weekend

Southern Oregon News

Glide Revitalization receives $450,000 for renovations

Umpqua, Chemeketa community colleges initiate pathway with Pacific University for pharmacy degree

Roseburg council learns more about rescue mission services, goals

Roseburg VA Health Care System Executive Director Patrick Hull retires

Last-minute hopefuls for county offices emerge as filing window closes for primary

Grants Pass, Josephine County land $3.5million in state funds

Jackson County, state Legislature candidates in place for May 19 Oregon primary

Former St. Mary’s president chosen as interim county library district leader

Jackson County businesses get $1.2M boost after 2020 fires

Multiple Lakeview town councilor resignations after controversial decision

Town of Lakeview approves annexation as insolvency looms

AI/Technology News

Anthropic: Pentagon put billions of dollars at stake with supply chain risk designation

OpenAI, Anthropic feud could help Google

Business/Economic News

Are you still earning a ‘living wage?’ How to tell

Elon Musk still world’s richest man on Forbes Billionaires List

Trump faces economic squeeze as Iran conflict escalates

Iran-linked hackers take credit for cyberattack on US medical equipment company Stryker

Nations agree to release oil reserves as war in Iran hits global economy

Boeing gets $298 million Israel deal for 5,000 smart bombs

An Oregon Health Insurer Outsourced Its Work to Silicon Valley. The Transition Has Not Gone Well.

Education News

Islamic schools excluded from Texas’s $1 billion voucher program

Energy & Environment News

Solar installations drop after Trump guts subsidies, tax breaks

Gas climbs 43 cents since last week: These states had bigger jumps, data shows

Rick Scott says gas prices ‘are going to be up for a while’

Health Care News

Hims & Hers to partner with Novo Nordisk and stop selling compounded GLP-1s

RFK Jr.’s advisers had a plan to target covid shots. Then it fell apart.

RFK Jr.’s department is revealing its thoughts about women’s health

ChatGPT might give you bad medical advice, studies warn

Transportation News

Global Entry program restarts after shutdown pause

Justice & Court News

DHS asks Supreme Court to end Haitians’ temporary legal protections 

Police say Jan. 6 plaque is unlawfully hidden from public at U.S. Capitol

Trump Ordered Justice Department Reversal on Law Firm Sanctions

International News

Ecuador readies a major offensive on criminal groups with US logistical support

South Africa summons new US ambassador over criticism as rift deepens

Canada’s Liberals closer to a majority government after another opposition defection

Banks evacuate, close offices in Qatar, Dubai after Iran threatens attacks

Files show British prime minister was warned of ‘reputational risk’ in appointing Mandelson

Russia Lures Recruits From Africa to Feed Its Ukraine War Machine

 International agency announces historic oil release amid Iran war

Ukraine’s US air defenses are at risk in Iran war

Zelenskyy to Trump: Put more pressure on Putin, ‘not on me’

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

Confidence in Supreme Court hits record low: Survey

Majority of Americans approve of Noem firing: Poll

National Campaigns/Elections

Key takeaways from Tuesday’s elections: Georgia, Mississippi, New Hampshire

Trump heads to Kentucky in an aggressive effort to topple a foe: GOP Rep. Thomas Massie

Former Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe running for Congress 

Hern launches bid for open Senate seat

Georgia special election to replace Greene heads to runoff

In Illinois, big Democratic names jockey for a rare Senate vacancy

The Obvious Is Taking Its Revenge on Trump

The Republican Who Wants to Banish His Own Constituents

Hern Senate bid sparks House GOP leadership scramble

Inside the GOP meeting to save the House

House Republicans find it difficult to focus on rising costs as they plot 2026 agenda

Trump has one prescription for midterms. House Republicans have another

National Political News

Live updates: Trump heads to Massie’s Kentucky district, says oil prices will be ‘coming down’

Senate Republican on past Iran nuclear missile program remarks: ‘I was wrong’

Trump State Department nominee withdraws after comments on race questioned

Senate Democrats’ calls for public Iran hearings grow louder

A GOP ‘MeToo’ moment? Not yet

Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump’s library

Dems call for probe into ‘troubling pattern’ of legal wins for Pam Bondi’s brother

National Congressional News

Republicans block Democratic bill to fund DHS agencies other than ICE, CBP

Thune quashes Trump push to reform filibuster for SAVE Act

Republicans eye second GOP-only megabill, but it faces uphill climb

Trump Gains Prominent Ally in Killing Senate Filibuster

Senate Republicans, Democrats clash in rare floor fight over ICE, DHS funding

House Oversight chair moving quickly to schedule Epstein testimony with Bondi, Lutnick

Capitol agenda: GOP wants to move past the SAVE America Act

Trump/Administration News

Trump support for warrantless spy powers could jeopardize Democratic backing

Trump seeks to lower oil prices with Strait of Hormuz pressure

Trump will tap oil reserve as Iran war drives up gas prices

Trump tells Axios there’s “practically nothing left” to target in Iran

Noem leaves behind a contracting mess at DHS

The White House is betting the Iran war ends before the economic pain sets in

Kai Trump just went grocery shopping. Then came the backlash

Middle East Conflict News

FBI warns Iran ‘aspired’ to strike California coast with drones

GOP senator on Iran school strike: ‘A terrible, terrible mistake’

New Iranian leader wounded early in US operation

The Iranian Regime Doubles Down

Three Commercial Ships Hit Near Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Plan to Unblock Strait of Hormuz Collides With Realities of Global Insurance

Iran signaling it may deploy mines to disrupt Strait of Hormuz, U.S. sources say

Outdated intel likely led to deadly U.S. strike on Iranian elementary school, sources say

Exclusive Russia is helping Iran with drone tactics, source says

LIVE UPDATES: Trump responds when asked whether the Iran conflict is a ‘war’ or an ‘excursion’

43,000+ Americans flee Middle East amid Iran war: State Department

U.S. destroys 16 Iranian vessels amid worries of mines in Strait of Hormuz

5 scenarios for how the Iran war could end

Iran’s ship attacks worsen economic concerns as countries tap oil reserves

Tariff News

Trump to Unveil New Tariff Probes

Defense/Military News

Trump says defense contractors agree to quadruple production of ‘exquisite class’ weapons

Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photos

U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered brain trauma, burns, shrapnel wounds

New drone maker partly owned by Trump sons hopes to win Pentagon contracts

Tracing the US military’s learning curve on fighting Iran’s drones: What to know

Opinion

In Texas, Democrats discover the power of the ‘nice guy’ candidate

Florida is now the gold standard for social studies education

Europe should follow Japan’s lead in the changing global order 

The stakes are high in the Pentagon’s battle against ‘woke AI’

DNC suing Trump admin after silence over armed Feds at polls 

The hidden reason Republicans could outperform midterm expectations

Even now, America can’t rally. What has Trump done?

Gavin Newsom has a hold-a-wolf-by-the-ears problem

What is the definition of victory in Iran? There are three.

America’s Strategic Oil Exports

Washington State’s Income Tax Con

The Administrative State Fights Back

Trump’s Old-Fashioned War

Behind the Curtain: America’s big lie