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Oregon News

A Wave of Attacks Hits Tesla Dealerships Nationwide—and in Oregon

Oregon sees highest unemployment rate since 2021

Oregon Political News

Citizen-driven ballot measures could become more rare under proposals taken up by Oregon lawmakers

Over 2 dozen Oregon gun bills introduced this session

Metropolitan Portland News

Animal rights groups aim to make monkey research a sticking point in OHSU’s plan to buy Legacy Health

Brim-Edwards and Singleton to Propose Lobbying Rules for Multnomah County

Problem-plagued Portland bureau sat on money promised to neighborhoods for 5 years, city auditor finds

Employees with Multnomah County’s security contractor secure union status

Southern Oregon

Citizens pack the house in White City to voice concerns over wildfire hazard maps

Federal employees in Klamath Basin under fire, warn the public of serious consequences

Business/Economic News

Trump responds to market meltdown

Dow plunges 890 points after Trump declines to rule out recession

Tesla plunges, X suffers outages, on Elon Musk’s bad day

Stocks’ sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy

Transportation News

Transportation secretary rescinds Biden memos prioritizing infrastructure resilience to climate change

Health News

Trump eyes slashing ACA enrollment period

Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health, Citing Fringe Theories

Education News

State education officials would have power to intervene in struggling schools under governor’s plan

Oregon’s High Testing Opt-Out Rates Aren’t an Excuse for Poor Student Outcomes

Kotek on Education Spending: “I Don’t Believe in Writing a Blank Check”

Energy & Environment

Climate change could be threatening satellites as they orbit in space: Study

BPA plan to leave Western energy market sparks worries of rate increases

International News

Trump turns screws on Zelensky heading into Jeddah talks

Musk claims ‘massive cyberattack’ behind X outage came from ‘Ukraine area’

U.S.-Israel tensions over Hamas meetings simmer ahead of Gaza talks

What to know about Mark Carney, Canada’s next prime minister

Donald Trump is reviving the fortunes of governments and leaders that talk tough against him

National News

Judge orders release of certain owed foreign aid payments

Arrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about protections for students and green card holders

Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be ‘first of many’

Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud

‘Fear and uncertainty:’ Advocates, immigrants on edge following flurry of contradictory orders

National Political News

Trump pushes detente between Musk and Rubio

Mark Kelly fires back at Musk over ‘traitor’ accusation

McConnell criticizes and votes no on Trump Labor pick

OPM inspector general investigating DOGE emails, access to agency data

Trump signs executive order creating bitcoin reserve

Centrist House Dems say Mike Johnson is ghosting them

Scoop: Trump hiring freeze hit anti-terrorism jobs

Chavez-DeRemer confirmed as Trump’s Labor chief with Dem support

House Democrats whip “NO” on GOP plan to avoid government shutdown
Republicans control Congress, but need Democrats to help avert a shutdown just days away

Republicans control Congress, but need Democrats to help avert a shutdown just days away

Tariff News

Canada slaps electricity tariffs on New York, Minnesota, Michigan

Government Employment News

Trump administration eyes 30 percent payroll reduction at National Park Service

Democrats unveil bill to reinstate veterans fired in Trump workforce cuts

DOJ drug, organized crime task force chief fired

Federal official recounts chaos inside consumer agency after Trump fired its director

Musk plans to double DOGE staff amid federal government cuts

NASA eliminates chief scientist role, other offices

Firings prompt concerns that science supporting Alaska seafood industry could be undermined

NOAA possibly cutting another 1,000 workers: reports

Opinion

Trump means business for corporate America — but not ‘business as usual’ 

How federal lands can be used to ease the housing crisis

Stephen Moore: Tariffs ‘are not a pick-me-up’ for economy

Trump Promised Americans Booming Wealth. His Language Is Changing.