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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon ranked as one of the worst states to move to per 2026 study

Immigration crackdown takes toll on Oregon student attendance and engagement

Oregon regulators propose steep psilocybin fee hikes

Interstate Bridge Program announces milestone in construction of new Oregon-to-Washington bridge

Penalties loom for Washington if state doesn’t improve food stamp error rates

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Controversial Portland proposal to redirect climate cash to cops moves closer to November ballot

Wildfire News

Multiple wildfires trigger evacuation orders across Central Oregon

Fire on Umatilla Indian Reservation spans 2,300-2,500 acres

Officials battle a Quarter acre fire off Buck Point Rd. in Jackson County

Portland/Metro News

Metro Council to choose newest, temporary member this week

Portland ballot measure for more public say in city budget clears hurdle

Portland police response times are climbing to troubling levels

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Multiple wildfires trigger evacuation orders across Central Oregon

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Eugene-Springfield is top-ranked for poor air quality. Here’s why

Southern Oregon News

Shelter opening moves Grants Pass toward closing downtown resting sites

Southern Oregon Historical Society secures Mail Tribune archives

Officials battle a Quarter acre fire off Buck Point Rd. in Jackson County

Business/ Economic News

Inflation data will look better with measurement tweaks

Wall Street wants to trade AI compute like oil

Toyota to Move Tacoma Production to Texas in $3.6 Billion U.S. Expansion Plan

Walmart Lowers Prices on Thousands of Items, Including Beef and Coca-Cola

Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, including many at Xbox in a ‘reset’ of its gaming division

US labor market weakened in June

Energy & Environmental News

DC fireworks led to ‘Code Red’ air quality alert

OPEC+ companies slightly boosting production as oil prices slide

Healthcare News

Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows

Transportation News

Interstate Bridge Program announces milestone in construction of new Oregon-to-Washington bridge

Court/Justice News

Appeals court sharply limits ICE’s massive expansion of detention

Supreme Court snubs reporter in subpoena contempt fight

Immigration/ICE News

ICE sent officers to a man’s home over an email. Now he’s suing

Oregon authorities log 246% rise in immigration enforcement requests over past year

International News

Carney backs West Coast pipeline in win for Alberta and oil industry

Scoop: Netanyahu asks Trump to rein in Erdoğan before NATO meet

Ukraine hit by deadly Russian attack ahead of NATO summit

China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns

Netanyahu pushes back on Vance: ‘We have many, many friends’

Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee

Ukrainian midrange drones reshape the battlefield by targeting Russian supply lines

National News

Heat wave’s deadly impact grows

Poll & Surveys

All Latest Polls

National Campaign/Elections

Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her

Khanna and Gallego withdraw Platner endorsements

Platner says he is ‘taking the time to reflect’ on his candidacy

A Jolly campaign in Florida amid an angry Democratic summer

Vance’s hot summer positions him as Trump’s heir — for now

Platner faces calls to step down after new accusations

Platner’s unraveling may keep the Senate in play for Democrats 

When is deadline for Democrats to replace Platner in Maine Senate race?

Anti-incumbent mood sweeping country in troubling sign for GOP majorities

Graham Platner considering ‘best path forward’ in Maine Senate race after den

Platner denies the allegations, calling them politically motivated

Platner says he will ‘reflect on the best path forward’ as explosive allegation rocks Senate campaign

Democrats begin pulling Platner endorsements after Maine candidate faces sexual assault allegation

National Political News

Rising: July 6, 2026

Democrats are ‘looking for guidance’ on Israel. Hakeem Jeffries isn’t giving any at the moment.

Capitol agenda: Jeffries takes hands-off approach to Israel

The wannabe tax writers angling for key committee slots in the next Congress

Johnson: ‘Nobody’s mad’ at Anna Paulina Luna over House bottleneck

Mitch McConnell is still in the hospital after medical episode, his office says

‘I want this on Donald’s desk’: Inside Melania Trump’s ambitious policymaking agenda

Bar pregnant foreigners from entering US? Trump allies considering all options after Supreme Court defeat.

How Rebecca Bennett is threading the needle on Tom Kean Jr.’s depression

Democratic socialists give new life to Medicare for All

Luna calls for Patriot Front investigation after DC rally

Anti-abortion leaders furious after Planned Parenthood defunding expires

National Congressional News

Congress faces its own summer heat dome

In Congress, a bipartisan annoyance with the Supreme Court

Trump/Administration News

Trump’s MAGA Inc. is sitting on $350M. Republicans want to see it.

Trump administration’s interpretation of slavery under George Washington can be reinstalled

Trump’s DOJ challenges California’s Glock ban, threatens more action on guns

Trump says he overruled recommendation to cancel July 4 event on the National Mall

DOGE officially shuts down

Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repairs to be handled by company that won no-bid contract, Burgum says

Trump floats Australia-inspired retirement savings accounts 

Trump Accounts launched with NYSE, Nasdaq bell-ringing at White House

Trump prepares to meet with NATO allies he has reveled in pressuring

Trump says he’s building a White House helipad for a new, more powerful Marine One

Trump calls out MAGA-loving rapper during speech: She’s ‘so hot’

Trump faces birthright hypocrisy claims after reportedly helping US soccer star

Middle East Conflict News

Trump says U.S. will win war “one way or the other” as Iran holds Khamenei’s funeral

Defense/Military News

US troops returning to Poland in ‘coming weeks,’ defense minister says

Air Force major arrested in uniform at Capitol had protested Trump before

Opinion

Dana Bash presses Doug Burgum as he deflects on Patriot Front march 

JD Vance rejects Milton Friedman, embraces socialism? 

From Ebola to conflict: Risks rise and the US is less able to respond

Marijuana rescheduling hearings are finally here, but rescheduling is not enough

MAGA and DSA have a common bond: Destructive government

John Bolton: To save NATO, smile and thank Trump

The anti-affordability agenda

Trump plays stock adviser. Think twice before playing along.

The Socialist Temptation of Sam Altman

Iran’s Most Favored Strait of Hormuz Nation Is China