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Oregon News

The federal government has shut down. Here’s what that means for Oregon and Southwest Washington

Rent cap confusion: Oregon agency fumbles announcement of 2026 limits

Oregon prisons increase off-site medical care amid healthcare system overhaul

Oregon Political News

Oregon lawmakers push for change to tsunami, earthquake preparedness

Who’s running for office in Oregon in 2026?

Oregon Wildfire News

Oregon fire map & tracker

InciWeb – Oregon Wildfire Tracker

BLM launches prescribed burn season

Wildfire season not over in Oregon

Portland/Metro News

What we know so far about the National Guard deployment in Portland

Law professor on Trump’s plan to send the military into Portland

We’re the Bait

Mayor Wilson Ditches 10 pm Parking Extension

Trump’s obsession with Portland goes back years. His message has escalated

Portland National Guard deployment bumped by administrative delays, will cost at least $3.8 million

Trump claims National Guard troops ‘in place’ in Portland

Multnomah County to upgrade security at downtown Portland library while metal detector debate lingers

Meet activists who have rallied at Portland’s ICE facility for months. Here’s what they’ve observed.

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Defendants in Oregon data center case say state waited too long to object to insider deal

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Marion County orders Aurora farmer to remove disposal site

Southern Oregon

Will Crater Lake and the Oregon Caves stay open during shutdown?

Salmon passes through key Klamath River fish ladder

Southern Oregon Expo features available careers in trades

A rarity in downtown Medford — a new hotel — is on the rise

Josephine commissioners OK library lease on 2-1 vote

Grants Pass city manager proposes faster path to maximum pay grades

Hwy. 234 month-long closure begins Thursday between Modoc Road, Dodge Road

Business & Economic News

Could a major restaurant awards show revitalize Portland’s image? An Oregon delegation makes the pitch

Nike ends its sales skid for now, a sign its turnaround is taking hold

Everything must go: 135-year-old Northwest pharmacy chain fades away

BOLI lifts income threshold for wage claims in Oregon

US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in Nevada

Private sector lost 32K jobs in September: ADP

BMW recalls more than 145,000 vehicles over fire risk from overheated starters

Why Americans are down on the economy

Energy & Environment

Nearly 90 percent of EPA set for furlough as government shuts down

Health News

Looming health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown

Trump announces deal with Pfizer to lower drug prices

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Message on U.S. Forest Service websites blamed ‘Radical Left Democrats’ amid government shutdown

Enforcing Oregon grass seed payment rules poses challenge to regulators

Transportation News

Northwest airports are sinking, national satellite analysis shows

Trump administration puts on hold $18 billion in funding for New York City infrastructure projects

Air traffic controller union warns of ‘weakened’ aviation system

International News

Dozens killed in a powerful earthquake that hit the Philippines

Trump signs an executive order vowing to defend Qatar in the wake of Israel’s strike

US targets Iran’s nuclear program with new sanctions

Ukraine War’s New Front Line Runs Through Denmark

Court Battles

Supreme Court says Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can stay — for now

Tracking the lawsuits against the Trump administration

Judge declines to dismiss Oregon elections case

Trump-appointed US attorney disqualified from multiple cases in Nevada

Federal judge keeps alive red state lawsuit against mifepristone

National News

The federal government has shut down. Here’s what will be affected across the country

Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist and conservationist, has died

What to know about how the government shutdown affects Social Security

Federal layoffs day or two away, budget director tells Republicans on shutdown call

National Campaign News

Talarico raises $6M in first weeks of Texas bid; Allred raises $4M since July

Ex-Rep. Madison Cawthorn launches bid for Donalds’s Florida House seat

Rating change: Arizona’s open 1st District shifts to Toss-up

Polls/Surveys

Poll: Agreement that political violence may be necessary to right the country grows

Who might be blamed for the government shutdown? A poll shows voters’ complicated views

Tracking approval and key issues: The latest AP-NORC polls

National Political News

Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown

Live updates: Vote to end government shutdown fails as Democrats hold firm on health care demands

Democrats embrace a shutdown fight in a rare moment of unity against Trump

White House embraces government shutdown

Democratic leaders hold firm in face of mass firing threat: ‘Cruelty is the point’

GOP senator: Schumer holding ‘American people hostage’ over ‘fear of AOC’

Senate Democrats slam Social Security chief over retirement age confusion

Inspector general websites disappear as government shuts down

They keep Congress running. The shutdown plunged them into uncertainty

GOP lawmaker wants Congress to feel pain during shutdowns with bold proposal

The seven Democratic senators whose votes could be key to ending the government shutdown

Republican senator outlines working group’s ideas for extending Obamacare subsidies

Trump targets states that voted for Harris in shutdown fight

Government Employee News

Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE’s push to cut

Federal workers will get paid after shutdown: Here’s why

Military/Defense

Attorney General Bondi says 9 arrested on first day of federal crackdown in Memphis

The US military has long been an engine of social change. Hegseth’s approach runs counter to that

Louisiana’s governor asks for National Guard deployment to New Orleans and other cities

Retired general: Trump sounded ‘incoherent, exhausted’ in Quantico remarks

What are ‘highest male standards’ on military fitness tests?

US reducing military mission in Iraq, citing success in fighting ISIS

Female veterans slam Hegseth’s questioning of their combat fitness

Trump’s MAGA-filled military prepares for “war from within”

Opinion

Opinion: Oregon needs strategic transportation investments, not stopgaps

Democrats on all levels are mainstreaming socialism

Governors urge congressional action on drone threats

Expedited removals are sidelining legal rights in immigration cases

Voters hate shutdowns

Pete Hegseth and the Generals

Why Trump’s pledge to defend Qatar is so extraordinary