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Oregon/Northwest News

WA leaders prepare for possibility of immigration crackdown

There are solutions to Oregon’s looming power crunch. Here’s what’s on the table

Oregon’s getting less and less tax money from pot

ONA condemns nurse killing, cites growing fear in Oregon hospitals

Volunteers needed to help Oregonians file income tax returns

Oregon Legislative &Political News

Young voters voice their financial struggles to US Rep. Janelle Bynum

Oregon Election News

Chris Dudley enters Oregon governor’s race

Former NBA player is running for Oregon governor as a Republican

Rule barring state House members from fundraising likely unenforceable

Portland/Metro News

Suspect who shot 2 officers in Northeast Portland arrested, police say

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Dept of Ed withdraws appeal in Eugene 4J lawsuit

City Council to decide if university can build east campus dorms

Southern Oregon News

Medford removing controversial bike lanes on Main Street

Josephine County Commissioner Barnett posts resignation video

Registration open for Southern Oregon tourism summit Feb. 23

Tragic U-turn crash on I-5 claims Medford woman’s life

Last chance for Boomfest fireworks at Jackson County Expo in 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Behind the Curtain: Anthropic’s warning to the world

Business/Economic News

Wall Street’s playbook for 2026 already needs to be rewritten

Nike announces 775 layoffs at distribution centers

Top Workplaces 2026: Nominate an outstanding Oregon or SW Washington employer

Energy & Environment News

California sues Trump administration over approval of oil pipelines near coast

Trump is canceling $30B in Biden-era green loans

House rebuffs effort to add ethanol expansion to spending bill

Health News

Doctors offer rival childhood vaccine schedule to Trump administration’s

American Academy of Pediatrics departs from CDC with childhood vaccine revisions

Health insurance CEOs point fingers over soaring health care costs

California becomes first state to join WHO disease network after US exit

Health insurance costs soar for US farmers

Housing News

Rare Merkley, Trump agreement on housing investments

Transportation News

Major airline officially ends longstanding seat policy: ‘Everything majorly changes’

Justice & Court News

Where the Minnesota crisis stands in the courts

Appeals court won’t reconsider Habba disqualification, paving way to Supreme Court

Judge strikes down Trump freeze on EV charger funds

Federal judge blocks DHS from ‘destroying or altering’ evidence after fatal Minneapolis shooting

Immigration/ICE News

Border Patrol boss to leave Minnesota after deadly clash with armed protester

ICE and DHS blasted over enforcement tactics in New Orleans

Beshear: ‘Retrain every single’ federal immigration officer

Abbott calls for White House to ‘recalibrate’ Minnesota immigration operations

Bovino tangles with Republicans, Democrats on X after latest Minnesota shooting

Minneapolis mayor says some federal agents will begin leaving

International News

Exclusive: Trump says Hamas helped find last hostage, now must disarm

NATO chief wishes ‘good luck’ to those who think Europe can defend itself without US help

Carney says Canada has no plans to pursue China free trade deal after Trump tariff threat

EU investigating X over sexualized Grok AI images

Venezuela acting president says she’s had ‘enough’ of orders from Washington

National News

Border Czar Homan Deployed to MN Amid Protests

Border Patrol head Bovino and some agents leaving Minnesota, Walz, Frey say

 The states people have moved to – and left – the most: Census data

DHS says it has body-cam footage related to Pretti shooting in Minneapolis

Minneapolis mayor says some federal agents will begin leaving

National Campaign News

Better dead than red? Republicans frame campaigns against socialism

David Hogg’s Leaders We Deserve endorses challenger to Rep. Stephen Lynch 

National Political News

GOP appropriations chair ‘not going to reflexively defend’ Minnesota shooting

Curtis, Utah GOP senator, says Noem ‘weakened confidence’ in Minnesota shooting investigation

Dem support for impeaching Noem surges after Minnesota shooting

House Democrat says he “failed” in voting for DHS and ICE funding

 GOP fractures grow as Minnesota shootings erode immigration crackdown support

DHS and ICE are under siege by Congress like never before

Schumer: Democrats will speed up non-DHS funding bills ahead of shutdown deadline

Friction emerges as gun rights groups clash with Trump officials over Minnesota shooting

Fetterman slams Minneapolis immigration operation but breaks from Democrats on shutdown threat

Minneapolis shooting galvanizes some Trump faithful in Senate GOP

Two i-words return to Capitol Hill after Minnesota shooting

US Senate Dems probe effect of Trump administration child care cutbacks on rural families

National Congressional News

Kristi Noem to testify before Senate Judiciary

Senate seeks escape from Homeland Security standoff

Spending bill would block DHS from arming long-range drones

This week: Senate returns, staring at possible partial government shutdown

New Minnesota shooting leaves spending package in peril

Trump/Administration News

Trump faces growing GOP backlash over immigration crackdown after second deadly shooting

Leavitt distances Trump from Noem, Miller rhetoric on Pretti killing

Deadly Minnesota shooting ramps up first period of pushback on Trump 2.0

All eyes are on Rubio as he navigates the world in 2 critical roles

Trump signals de-escalation of ICE ops in Minneapolis

‘It’s starting to turn against us’: White House reckons with Minnesota fallout

Trump, Bondi statements fuel legal case against Minnesota surge

White House continues to up the pressure on Minnesota Democrats despite Trump’s call with Walz

Trump, Walz Agree To ‘Work Together’ as Tensions Flare

Exclusive: Trump says Iran wants a deal as U.S. “armada” arrives

Trump on closing his eyes during Cabinet meetings: ‘Boring as hell’

Tariff/Trade News

Trump increases South Korea tariffs, slamming legislature for not approving US deal

Government Agency/Employee News

Treasury cancels Booz Allen contracts

Opinion

ICE Shootings Are Freaking Out the GOP. They’re Afraid to Tell Trump.

How Minnesota Nice Became Minnesota Strong

Journal editorial board: Trump administration ‘spin’ on Alex Pretti ‘simply isn’t believable’

When Tucker Carlson stops asking questions

We need profiles in courage from Republicans, not political obscenities

Democrats can and should use a shutdown threat to abolish ICE

Opposing Trump’s quest for power is not about politics, but a defense of democracy

History’s hall of shame awaits the Trump regime

Tom Homan’s Minneapolis to-do list

Mass Deportation by the Numbers