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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon’s $1.41B tax surplus kicker boosts 2025 refunds

Oregon still dragging its feet on polluted northeast Oregon drinking water

Oregon Legislative & Political News

Oregon’s tax on dead people’s assets could change this year

Oregon senators court tech development near Hillsboro over farm group objections

After pushback, Oregon lawmakers ditch proposal to cut voters out of local gas taxes

Bills are debated, dead or dying as Oregon 2026 legislative session hits midpoint

Oregon Republicans boycott floor session, delaying action on transportation tax referendum move

Bill could enable secret government talks, Oregon ethics chief warns

Portland lawmaker says Bend colleague ‘created a hostile work environment’ and ‘stress’ during public meeting

Estate tax rewrite would save some Oregonians thousands by shifting burden to wealthiest

Complaint filed after critical vote on Oregon House gun bill

Oregon Senate Republicans deny quorum ahead of gas tax referendum vote

Democrats propose constitutional amendment to alter Oregon kicker

Could nuclear power return to Oregon? Study bill advances

Oregon Election News

Petition against animal cruelty could criminalize hunting, fishing and more

Kevin Stine Announces Run for Oregon Senate District 3 Seat

Portland/Metro News

Fitness studio backed by Jennifer Aniston to open in NW Portland

Ambitious OMSI District lands more cash, misses 2025 groundbreaking

Pearl District Landlord Threatens to Sue City Over Homeless Shelter

“A Bad Sign”: Many Low-Income Portlanders Lose a Path to Specialty Health Care

The PPS Seismic Safety Conversation Grows Increasingly Complicated

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Pendleton votes to drop air service provider in favor of one with larger planes

Oregon still dragging its feet on polluted northeast Oregon drinking water

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Winter weather alerts throughout much of Oregon; snow showers expected along Willamette Valley

Why Marion Country again rejected controversial Aurora farm waste pit

Coffin Butte Landfill owner offers final word on expansion plans

Here’s where the Corvallis school board recall effort stands

County Commissioners ask Loveall to publicly apologize

Southern Oregon News

Josephine’s temporary board adds finalists for commissioner posts

Oregon Senate approves two new SOU trustees

Phoenix Democrat Tibbetts launches bid for Jackson County Commission

Rogue River School District names new superintendent

Kevin Stine Announces Run for Oregon Senate District 3 Seat

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Battle over AI regulation hits the airwaves ahead of midterms

Business/Economic News

Fed Minutes Reveal Little Appetite for Rate Cuts

Billionaires’ Low Taxes Are Becoming a Problem for the Economy

The Federal Reserve Wants to Change How You Shop for a Mortgage

Oregon tree removal company owner sentenced for $3.5M tax evasion

2 Oregon wineries named among world’s best vineyards

Energy & Environment News

Moore accuses Trump of ‘lying’ about Potomac sewage spill

Moore accuses Trump of ‘lying’ about Potomac sewage spill

EPA’s end to endangerment finding eases rules for carmakers

Health Care News

California to challenge federal childhood vaccine recommendations

FDA reverses course, will review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine candidate

Kennedy’s push to find cause of autism divides Hill Republicans

New Medicaid work rules likely to hit middle-aged adults hard

Transportation News

When will the partial government shutdown start impacting TSA, air travel?

Transportation Department says more than 550 driving schools must close over safety failures

Epstein News

Les Wexner denies knowledge of Epstein crimes in deposition with skeptical Democrats

Epstein files allegations may amount to ‘crimes against humanity’: UN experts

“Denied everything”: Dems blast Wexner for downplaying Epstein ties

Justice & Court News

Gorsuch’s ‘told you so’ moment on Trump’s tariffs

Judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist who led Columbia protests

Judges decry treatment of nursing and pregnant detainees in ICE custody

Our running list of judges who have ruled on ICE’s mass detention policy

DOJ acknowledges violating dozens of recent court orders in New Jersey

The Justice Department is not acting like it used to, criminal defense lawyers note

Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues

Jury to get tax-evasion case against Supreme Court lawyer who became high-stakes poker player

Immigration/ICE News

States testing limits of ICE, CBP agent immunity

International News

Russia’s hybrid warfare rattles Poland and NATO

Why Trump’s comment on discussing Taiwan arms sales with China has raised concerns

Ukraine’s ambassador pushes back on Trump, urges US pressure on Putin

Trump criticizes UK for giving up Diego Garcia

Putin is ‘directly and purposefully’ attacking US businesses in Ukraine: Democratic senators 

Iran Is Getting Ready for War With the U.S.

U.S. Is Withdrawing All Forces From Syria, Officials Say

Iran fortifies nuclear sites as US military pressure intensifies, satellite imagery shows

Trump meets with top Iran advisers as war threat grows

National News

Eight skiers killed in deadliest avalanche in modern California history

Nancy Guthrie live updates: Rewards top $200,000 after anonymous donation

Accomplice not ruled out in Nancy Guthrie disappearance, Arizona sheriff says

Months before death by suicide, aide texted she had an affair with congressman

National Campaign/Election News

Crockett: Pulled Colbert interview probably gave Talarico ‘boost’

Fetterman says he doesn’t know why Trump, GOP aren’t working to ‘lock down’ Texas Senate seat

Jeffries meets with Maryland Senate president opposed to congressional redistricting 

Republicans are eyeing major election changes. Trump’s mail voting crackdown isn’t one of them.

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

Democrats less positive about party: Survey

Survey: Americans aren’t as racially divided as we think

How Democrats are feeling about their party, according to a new AP-NORC poll

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

A poll asked Americans to rate Trump and 19 other U.S. presidents. Trump didn’t fare well

National Political news

Democrats plan counterprogramming during Trump’s State of the Union 

Democrats plot protests for Trump’s State of the Union address

House Democrats demand classified briefing on El Paso airspace closure

Putin is ‘directly and purposefully’ attacking US businesses in Ukraine: Democratic senators 

Kennedy’s push to find cause of autism divides Hill Republicans

GOP lawmakers join Trump’s call for refined midterm economic message

Jeffries puts rare public pressure on fellow Dems

6 reasons the U.S. and Iran are on the brink of war

Where Christian nationalism is most dominant in the U.S.

President Trump and Maryland governor Wes Moore battle over Potomac River sewage spill response

National Congressional News

Democrats, White House still far from DHS funding deal amid standoff over ICE

Trump/Administration News

Trump would like the government he leads to pay him billions

Trump, weeks after backlash over racist post, hosts Black History Month reception

Live updates: White House blames Democrats amid DHS funding fight

Leavitt says Democrats’ counteroffer to end DHS shutdown ‘unserious’

Trump criticizes UK for giving up Diego Garcia

Utah governor blasts Trump regulator for blessing prediction markets

New York says Trump admin released Gateway tunnel funds after court order 

White House economic adviser says Fed researchers should be punished

Trump meets with top Iran advisers as war threat grows

Exclusive: Rubio’s secret squeeze on Raul Castro’s Cuba

Tariff News

Hassett: Fed researchers should be punished for Trump tariff analysis

Gorsuch’s ‘told you so’ moment on Trump’s tariffs

Government Agency News

NIH director Bhattacharya to temporarily serve as CDC director

Military/Defense

Hegseth orders ouster of top Army secretary adviser

U.S. Is Withdrawing All Forces From Syria, Officials Say

Opinion

Corruption! Ben Shapiro sounds alarm on Trump’s overseas business dealings 

Why the bipartisan consensus on Israel is under threat

Kevin O’Leary destroys leftist CNN panelist over US history 

A Nanny-state ingredient bans diminish choice, inflate grocery bills America needs immigrants — ICE is doing more harm than good

The Colbert-CBS spat is about overregulation

The 2020 ‘stolen election’ obsession: Cynical? Delusional? Reptilian?

The FDA’s damage to medical innovation will be hard to repair

Rubio and Ocasio-Cortez just made cases to Europe. Only one is right.

Why the EPA’s emissions reversal is the responsible decision

The lesson of Biden’s failed electric-vehicle push

A Welcome FDA Walkback on a Flu Vaccine

Xi Tries to Bully Trump on Taiwan

Christianity Isn’t Dead in the West

The ‘Enigma’: Why JD Vance Befuddles the World