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Oregon/Northwest News

Winter weather alerts along Oregon and Washington Cascades

Oregon Legislative & Political News

Oregon lawmakers pass new notification rules for schools when ICE comes on campus

‘The Evergreen’: We go behind the scenes of Oregon’s short legislative session

Oregon lawmakers proposed hundreds of bills in the short session. Many failed to pass

Legislature passes bill to help Oregonians convicted on ‘junk science’

Legislative action stabilizes ODOT budget, avoids layoffs

Oregon Election News

The next redistricting battle might be who is counted in state legislative districts

Portland/Metro News

Portland State declares financial crisis, reveals plan to cut or reduce 19 departments

Portland arts organizations ask to tap arts tax reserves

Federal judge continues to restrict agents’ use of tear gas on protesters at Portland ICE facility

Metro’s top elected official missed a third of council meetings — and may leave before her term ends

PPS Sheds Light on How It Selected Schools for Earthquake Retrofits

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Snow could return to the Willamette Valley overnight

ApolloMD responds to Oregon lawmakers about PeaceHealth ER contract

Southern Oregon News

Jackson County library board set to select interim director

Rising costs push more Rogue Valley residents to food banks

Business/Economic News

The Iran war’s economic blowback is getting real

Oil tops $100 per barrel as Iran war escalates

Stocks close higher, reversing sharp losses

Energy & Environment News

Energy prices soar to levels not seen in years

Energy secretary on rising gas prices: ‘This is not a months thing’

Oil surges amid Iran conflict — how high will gas prices go?

Health Care News

RFK Jr. losing battle to boost trust in public health agencies

Estrogen patches harder to find as FDA pushes hormone therapy

Housing News

Oregon pushes new homes to install heat pumps over ACs

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Trump administration wants to Make Oregon Logged Again, revving up decades‑old battles over big timber

Transportation News

White House says NTSB member was fired for inappropriate alcohol use, harassment

Justice & Court News

Anthropic sues the Trump administration over ‘supply chain risk’ label

Trump is using immigration policy to suppress speech, lawsuit claims

Trio of Habba successors are unlawfully leading NJ US attorney’s office, judge rules

Judge pushes back timeline for tariff refunds

Group that defeated Trump’s tariffs at Supreme Court challenges latest round

International News

North Korean leader’s sister criticized US-South Korea for proceeding with joint drills

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

Trump job approval sinks in new poll

Trump more popular than Harris, Newsom: Survey

Roughly 3 in 4 oppose sending US ground troops into Iran: Survey

National Campaigns/Elections

A slew of indie candidates are running for Senate in deep-red states. Democrats aren’t all thrilled.

‘I share your outrage’: Democrats woo MAHA moms ahead of the midterms

Ken Martin’s dysfunctional DNC alarms Democrats

Vance or Rubio in ’28? It’s a Question Trump Can’t Stop Asking

National Political News

‘We’ve got to pay attention’: GOP anxiety spikes over rising energy prices

Senate Dems threaten wave of war votes to force Iran hearing

Tennessee GOP Rep. Andy Ogles says Muslims ‘don’t belong’ in America

Pam Bondi’s in trouble with Republicans on Capitol Hill

Trump lays down law on Iran and SAVE Act in GOP pep talk

Republican Rep. Kiley leaves GOP, tightening Johnson’s margins

Democrats vow to shut down Senate over Iran conflict

Ogles defends anti-Muslim remark by slamming Dems for DHS shutdown

National Congressional News

House Republicans’ meager majority faces big problems ahead of the midterms

Paul hopes for Mullin’s DHS confirmation hearing next week

Senate Democrats restart energy bill negotiations

Senate Republicans splinter over SAVE America Act’s path as Trump calls for more revisions

Trump/Administration News

Trump says Iran war will be over “very soon”

Trump and Putin discuss end to Iran and Ukraine wars on call

Fox News apologizes for showing old video of a hatless Donald Trump at a dignified transfer ceremony

White House war promo videos marry action movies, sports and video games to real-life combat footage

Trump is delaying Texas Senate endorsement to pressure GOP senators on SAVE America Act

Trump administration subpoenaing Arizona 2020 voting records, as Trump pushes to consolidate election power

Trump: Oil tanker crews must ‘show some guts,’ sail through Straight of Hormuz

Trump says rising oil prices ‘a very small price to pay’ for ‘safety and peace’

Trump says he’ll strike Iran ‘20 times harder’ than before if oil flow halted in Strait of Hormuz

Trump Advisers Urge Him to Find Iran Exit Ramp

Trump dismisses soaring gas prices as ‘a little glitch’ of Iran war

Middle East Conflict News

Iran attacks Israel and Gulf states after naming a new supreme leader on Day 10 of war

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s supreme leader, has been named his successor, Iranian state TV says

Trump says he won’t let Iran ‘hold the world hostage’ over oil

Trump says Iran war could be over soon, but oil disruption would trigger harsher US strikes

Why the Strait of Hormuz is so difficult to defend

Lebanon asks U.S. for direct peace talks with Israel to end fighting

What Iran Might Do When It Has Nothing to Lose

Meet the Nepo-tollah

Trump, Pentagon give conflicting signals on end to Iran war

Rubio designates Afghanistan as ‘state sponsor of wrongful detention’

U.S. orders more diplomats to leave Middle East

Iran’s Leadership Signals It Is Still in Control and Able to Fight

As U.S.-Israeli war with Iran intensifies, Trump says it is “ahead of schedule”

The administration is currently trapped between the specter of a global economic recession and a naval catastrophe

Trump warns Iran faces strikes ‘twenty times harder’ if nation refuses to heed US warning

Opinion

Kamala Harris Is Buying Time — But Democrats Are Looking Ahead

Americans Should Stop Using the Term Christian Nationalism

The Democrats have an authenticity deficit

Trump’s energy policies are paying off

The first midterm primaries show enthusiastic Democratic turnout 

American women don’t need Democrats to protect them from election integrity

The systematic destruction of American institutional trust, by the numbers

Israeli officials are growing concerned

A Strategic Petroleum Reserve Red Herring