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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon and Washington can continue to accept late-arriving ballots under Supreme Court ruling

Oregon lets school districts self-certify they follow key rules without providing any proof

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Nearly every proposed Oregon initiative won’t make it onto the November ballot

Portland/Metro News

Shelter Provider Sunstone Way Is Under Criminal Investigation

Dueling Plans to Restore Public Safety Services and Jobs Emerge in City Council

Oregon Coast News

Ex-NOAA employees re-create a valuable climate data site shut down by Trump

Two earthquakes strike of Oregon Coast Monday morning

Small earthquakes reported off Oregon Coast

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Group urges Pendleton to reject settlement with homeless residents

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Commissioners opt to fund rural sheriff patrols for just 1 year

Southern Oregon News

Medford settles disability lawsuit, will change police policy

AI/Technology News

Lawsuit accuses AI company of publishing hallucinated findings

AI access fight divides Trump’s tech allies

Democratic Project 2029 calls for child social media ban, strict kids safety rules on tech

Artificial intelligence becomes ripe target for taxes

Business/ Economic News

Nasdaq Leads the Charge in Stock Market Rally

Iran war has cost Americans $1,000 per household, economist estimates

Education News

Student loan shake-up hits July 1: Here’s what to know

Oregon lets school districts self-certify they follow key rules without providing any proof

Juggling work, school and a wide-open future at a high school shorted by Oregon’s school funding formula

Public Safety News

Police need a warrant to get detailed smartphone location data, court rules

Court/Justice News

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s challenge to counting late mail-in ballots

Supreme Court won’t save Trump from paying E. Jean Carroll $5M

Justices say Constitution protects people’s location history

Justices give Fed a shield against Trump as potential rate hikes loom

Trump doubles down on SAVE America Act after Supreme Court loss on mail voting

Supreme Court to decide whether states can impose proof of citizenship requirements on voting registration

Supreme Court rulings treat the Fed as an exception

Supreme Court upholds grace period for mail-in ballots

Supreme Court rules Trump can fire independent agency heads, with Federal Reserve exception

Supreme Court says Trump can’t fire Fed governor Lisa Cook

Supreme Court to hand down final decisions Tuesday: Here’s what’s left 

Thomas, Gorsuch say Supreme Court should revisit landmark libel ruling

Justice Thomas makes appearance on Capitol Hill amid major rulings

Supreme Court strengthens Trump’s firing power at independent agencies 

Colorado high court tosses redistricting ballot measures

Supreme Court declines to review Texas voter assistance restrictions, in blow to civil rights groups

Supreme Court expands Trump’s power over independent agencies

Supreme Court backs Trump firing of FTC member, rolling back 90 years of precedent

International News

Rescue teams continue to find survivors of Venezuela earthquakes

National News

We visited the ‘Freedom Trucks’ crisscrossing the country. Here’s what we found.

D.C. is about to get a big tourism bump

The Great American State Fair feels rushed, simulated and oddly sterile

As US teens spurn driver’s licenses, civic advocates worry fewer will register to vote

Poll & Surveys

All Latest Polls

Poll finds bipartisan support for tighter AI regulation

National Campaign/Elections

Democrats’ Colorado redistricting hopes killed in court

House Dems fear another big loss to the left in Colorado

National Political News

Rising: June 29, 2026

GOP infighting threatens critical defense bill

Republicans get antsy about confirmations as the Senate hangs in the balance

Rick Scott says he’s just trying to help

California Dems claim win over Trump in Supreme Court ruling on ballots

Scoop: Gallego faces federal probe over campaign spending

Democratic states sue over Medicaid work rules

Dems’ Tea Party-like rebellion built by a decade of frustration

Tension with unions shadows Moore’s run-up to 2028

Johnson: Blocking House agenda over SAVE America Act is ‘self-defeating’

Cassidy calls out Trump’s staff over SAVE America Act insult

GOP lawmakers fear Trump is out of sync with voters on the economy

Complaint against Ruben Gallego dismissed by Senate Ethics

Kids online safety push clouded by House-Senate divide

Why resisting Trump has galvanized Black Democrats as the midterms approach

Trump’s voting restrictions face roadblocks from Congress and the Supreme Court

Conservatives revolt after Trump-appointed Barrett joins liberals in ‘shockingly wrong’ ruling

National Congressional News

Capitol agenda: Red, white and GOP hard-liner blues

This week on The Hill: House aims to move priorities after conservative SAVE America Act rebellion

Trump/Administration News

Trump doubles down on SAVE America Act after Supreme Court loss on mail voting

Trump surprised SCOTUS left $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict intact

Trump calls housing bill ‘a yawn,’ concedes SAVE America Act unlikely to pass

Live updates: Trump calls everything but SAVE America Act ‘a big yawn’ after Supreme Court upholds mail ballots

Trump renews call to force Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve board after Supreme Court decision

Trump surprised by Supreme Court decision to not review E. Jean Carroll case

Pulte renews mortgage fraud allegations against Lisa Cook after Supreme Court ruling

Haberman: Vance’s opposition to Iran war cost him with Trump

Trump applauds Supreme Court expansion of executive firing power

Ex-FTC commissioner calls on Congress to reassert authority after SCOTUS decision

Dozens of states sue Trump administration over ‘frail’ Medicaid work requirement exemption

Red, white and glowing blue: Trump’s push for new reactors reaches the finish line

Middle East Conflict News

Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff headed to Qatar for Iran talks

Iran says $6B in assets in Qatar will be released

Trump says U.S. and Iran will meet to negotiate after days of strikes

Path forward for U.S.-Iran talks unclear after weekend strikes

Trump and Iran issue conflicting statements about new talks

Defense/Military News

Hegseth announces new Defense Policy Board after clearing out previous panel 

Top House Republican says Pentagon misled him about troop reduction plans in Europe

Opinion

New York’s no-bid contracting scandal: A quarter-billion dollars, awarded by race

The Korean War offers lessons for a fragile US-Iran ceasefire

US Steel 1 year later: A bet on allies that is paying off 

Liberals eat their own, harass Scott Wiener over Gaza stance 

The Constitution has expired — we should write a new one

The Pentagon’s $67 billion request is not a referendum on Iran

Trump wanted to break the system. The system is breaking him instead.

Why is Trump using the Qatari plane? I answered your questions.

A Supreme Court Split Decision on Executive Power

Liberal Wins on Mail Votes and ‘Geofencing’

Initiative to open Oregon primaries may have stalled, but work to end election injustice continues

Rubio Holds the Line on Hezbollah