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Oregon News

Oregon could lose $15 billion in federal cash after Big Beautiful Bill

Oregon extreme heat warning extended for extra day: What to know

Oregon Political News /Polls

Republican Tracy Cramer announces bid for Oregon Senate

Oregon Wildfire News

Oregon fire map & tracker

InciWeb – Oregon Wildfire Tracker

Extreme Heat Warning issued as firefighters mop up fire near Oakridge

How ODF is using drones to battle wildfires

UPDATE: ODF, BLM moving local fire danger level to ‘extreme’; Fire Weather Watch issued

Portland/Metro News

OPB’s First Look: Saving ‘godless’ Portland

Christian revival event draws thousands in quest to save Portland’s soul

Multnomah County declares state of emergency, opens 3 cooling centers as high temps scald Portland

Oregon Coast

Tribe-led partnership could bring back Chinook salmon fishing to Coquille River this fall

Fishing halted in protected Pacific Ocean area after judge blocks Trump order

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Salem City Council to vote on interim city manager evaluation

City Councilor steps down, citing family and work responsibilities

Lane Community College admin surveilled emails, threatened legal action

Southern Oregon

Fire danger level moving to ‘extreme’ for Jackson & Josephine counties

Business/Economic News

US stocks slip as Wall Street braces for an update on inflation

US will get a 15% cut of Nvidia and AMD chip sales to China under a new, unusual agreement

Ford hits the pedal on EV production with $2 billion overhaul of Kentucky plant

Stocks slump as Wall Street braces for inflation spike

Why the “buy American” movement is fading for U.S. consumers

Education News

From Ontario to Hood River, a mission to support Oregon’s community college students

As COVID babies go to school, educators look for pandemic’s impact

Health News

HHS pilot program raises Democratic concerns over Medicare red tape

Red states lead push for MAHA soda bans

Cassidy says canceled vaccine research needed to fight pandemics

Transportation News

Bikes, buses and bridges: Teens explore transit at Portland State camp

International News

Netanyahu defends Israel’s plan to seize Gaza City, despite global condemnation

Trump says he will host Putin in Alaska next Friday to talk about Ukraine

Israel plans to widen coming offensive beyond Gaza City into last areas not under its control

Trump knocks Zelensky for resisting ‘land swap’ with Russia

Trump says he and Putin will discuss Ukraine’s future borders

National News

Federal agents spread out across D.C. streets amid Trump’s vow to crack down on crime

D.C. mayor defends capital’s crime rates after Trump threatens to take over police

Live updates: Mayor Bowser calls Trump takeover of DC police and plan to make the city safer ‘unsettling’

Federal judge moves to protect humanities funding axed by Trump administration

Trump mobilizes D.C. National Guard, pledges similar crackdown in Democratic cities

Judge blocks Trump conditions on Violence Against Women funding

National Campaign News/Polls

Abbott: Texas redistricting fight ‘could literally last years’

Abbott: Texas can ‘eliminate’ 10 Democratic districts in response to California

Teamsters pour money into GOP, shifting away from Dems

National Political News

Trump’s tax law will mostly benefit the rich, while leaving poorer Americans with less, CBO says

Budget office says GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ will make rich richer, poor poorer

Pence group highlights link between tariffs, lobbying revenue in memo to lawmakers

Top Federal Reserve official: Jobs data strengthens case for rate cuts

Democrats see weaponization blitz in moves from DOJ, intelligence leaders

Trump moves Obama, Bush portraits out of visitors’ view

Tariff/Trade News

Trump’s tariff revenue has skyrocketed. But how big is it, really?

High costs after tariffs pose threat to Trump and GOP

Trump admin claims Social Security, Medicare at risk if tariffs blocked

Opinion

COLUMNISTS Opinion: Why Oregon’s gas tax feels like a scam (even if it isn’t)

GUEST COLUMN: ‘If we can fund theater lights, we can fix the sewer pipes’

60 percent blame Trump for high costs amid expensive Air Force One, ballroom projects 

Trump’s dangerous health care policies will be on the ballot in 2026