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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon could see weather whiplash this week as temperatures climb

Flooding issues remain in northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington as rain exits

Northwest looking at a dry spring, summer and fall for agriculture

Oregon Election News

Republican governor hopefuls among Oregon lawmakers who missed more than one-third of session votes

Democratic state lawmaker battling cancer will not run for county commission

Why curbing money in Oregon politics is easier said than done

Portland/Metro News

Portland Community College strike continues as staff unions conduct all-day mediation

Can Portland eliminate traffic deaths? An East Coast city could be a model

Multnomah County hires new head of HR after former top official’s controversial exit

Portland airport blocks politically charged TSA video for the second time in six months

Portland condo prices are sinking. What it means for owners, first-time homebuyers

Portland City Council Retreat Turns Into Wishcasting

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Legislature approves funds for Salem airport, WOU dorm, more

Two Oregon lawmakers demand Albany woman’s release

Corvallis DUII driver decides to take the sidewalk

A timeline of emergency department contract changes at PeaceHealth

Southern Oregon News

Former senior Kotek aide to join Ford Family Foundation as first ever Director of Policy

Kathi Wall-Meyer newest candidate for county commissioner

Former Southern Oregon builder’s association CEO indicted for theft, identity theft

AI/Technology News

Tech industry rallies behind Anthropic in Pentagon fight

WATCH: Anduril’s Palmer Luckey talks AI, nukes and Iran on “The Axios Show”

AI CEOs are scaring America

Business/Economic News

Iran war casts shadow over Middle East AI investments

Stocks Rally as Brent Crude Pulls Back From $105

Education News

Unprepared: The Broken Pipeline Teaching Oregon’s Teachers

University of Florida moves to deactivate College Republicans after report of antisemitic behavior

How many hours is your child in school? It depends on your ZIP code

Energy & Environment News

Oil prices climb despite Trump moves to temper market

Trump’s energy chief: “No guarantees” gas prices will fall in weeks

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Farm Bureau economists: Growers stuck in the red as production costs surge

Transportation News

Why aren’t TSA agents getting paid?

Airline CEOs ask Congress for TSA agents to be paid during shutdown

3,000 flights canceled as eastern US braces for high winds, tornadoes

Portland airport blocks politically charged TSA video for the second time in six months

Justice & Court News

Federal judge puts RFK Jr.’s new vaccine schedule, advisers on ice

Federal court blocks Kennedy’s vaccine changes, invalidates vaccine advisory panel

Judge temporarily halts Trump demand for race-based admissions data from universities

Supreme Court takes up Trump efforts to curtail protections for Haitians, Syrians

BBC asks US court to dismiss Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit

Immigration/ICE News

Last protester in immigration detention after Trump’s campus crackdown has been released

International News

El Salvador has arbitrarily detained nationals deported from the US, Human Rights Watch says

Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as island struggles with deepening energy crisis

Poland is now among the world’s 20 largest economies. How it happened

Zelensky: Russia providing Iran with Shahed drones used against US bases

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

National Political News

This New Jersey Republican isn’t afraid to push back against Trump. Is that enough?

Democrats push Trump for more details of Iran vision as war rages on

Rising: March 16, 2026

Gingrich: Americans won’t back Trump ‘forever’ on Iran war

Senators unable to detect any Trump exit strategy from Iran war

Senate Democrats seek to prevent military action against Cuba

Lindsey Graham got a war with Iran. What will it cost the country and his party?

Republicans resist calls for Iran war hearings, creating a new standoff with Democrats

National Congressional News

Capitol agenda: Thune kicks off SAVE showdown

House Republicans ramp up pressure on Senate to pass SAVE America Act

Jeffries seeks to force vote on DHS funding without ICE and CBP

Schumer says SAVE America Act among ‘most despicable’ bills he’s ever seen

This week: Senate tries to break the SAVE standstill

Trump/Administration News

Trump is losing one battle after another. Cue the posts.

Wiles announces cancer diagnosis, plans to stay in job

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has early stage breast cancer

Trump officials target media over Iran war reporting

Live updates: Court blocks Kennedy’s vaccine changes; Trump touts US progress in Iran

Vance pushes back on past criticisms of foreign intervention

Trump says he’s requested China visit to be delayed for a month

Trump to Kennedy Center board ahead of vote on 2-year shutdown: ‘You have to close it’

Leavitt: Trump meeting with China’s Xi not in jeopardy over Iran

Trump says he’s ‘thrilled’ to see Brendan Carr looking at FCC licenses of news organizations

Kelly: Hegseth ‘no quarter,’ Trump ‘just for fun’ remarks show no ‘clear strategy’ for Iran war

Trump lets slip Rep. Dunn’s medical diagnosis 

Trump sold young voters on his vision. Many are having buyer’s remorse.

Rubio orders US diplomats to push countries to act against Iran amid ‘risk of attack’

Trump hints at path forward in Iran when asked if the US could wrap up the war this week

Trump side-stepped diplomacy on his way to war in Iran. Now, he’s asking China and others for help

Trump faces new pressure on mass deportations as Republicans weigh Homeland Security nominee

Middle East Conflict News

Iran and U.S. have been in direct contact in recent days, sources say

Trump eyes “Hormuz Coalition,” seizure of Iran’s Kharg Island oil hub

U.S. intelligence says Iran’s regime is consolidating power

Iranian drone ignites fire at Dubai airport; Israel says war will go on

U.S. Allies Rebuff Trump’s Demand to Help Open Hormuz

U.S. Reaper Drones Take the Fight to Iran, but at a Cost

Israel Invades Lebanon, Opening New Front Against Iran

War planning on Iran conflict includes off-ramps for Trump should he choose them

Democratic state lawmaker battling cancer will not run for county commission

Tariff News

New ‘tariff rebates’ worth hundreds – or thousands – proposed: How would they work?

Defense/Military News

Pentagon tightens controls over Stars and Stripes after calling it “woke”

Opinion

Behind the Curtain: Trump’s escalation trap

How Congress can — and must — fix the Supreme Court

Colleges and universities are failing students in today’s ‘post-literate’ era

‘Lobstergate’ shows just how far our media have sunk

An undiplomatic system: Political appointments are undermining America’s image abroad

Hegseth is memeing us into a quagmire

How to solve the Hormuz crisis

The U.S. military’s greatest weakness in Iran is one it can’t fix

Brendan Carr, minister of truth

The Battle for the Strait of Hormuz

Why We Haven’t Heard From the Houthis

Iran Will Define Trump’s Legacy