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Oregon/Northwest News

Winter storm watch for Oregon for Wednesday and Thursday – gusts could peak at 40 mph

Storm watch issued for Oregon mountain passes

Corn tortillas in California now must contain folic acid. Oregon is looking into it

Washington charges drivers for studded tires. Why doesn’t Oregon?

Before spring, five Oregon counties declare drought

Oregon researchers document a new risk of fentanyl use: life-threatening burns

Oregon Election News

Why is Oregon’s primary election closed? What to know

Portland/Metro News

A Labor Deadlock Jeopardizes F-1 Visas for International Students at PCC

Oregon Coast News

Brookings moves forward on housing analysis with $100K state grant

Southern Oregon News

ODF announces $650,000 in planning assistance funding for Umpqua National Forest project

Phoenix wetlands project part of open space expansion effort

Jackson County next in line to declare drought

AI/Technology News

AI distances itself from adult content that drove tech revolution

Inside David Sacks’ new role shaping Trump’s AI agenda

Business/Economic News

Powell: Fed yet to weigh war’s impact on inflation

Oil prices rise as Iran war escalates with Houthi attacks

Behind the Curtain: AI’s looming cyber nightmare

Rising gasoline prices a double blow for drivers who use their own vehicles for work

Live Markets | U.S. Crude Pushes Above $100; Nasdaq, S&P Fall

Iran war sparks global fertilizer shortage, threatens food prices

Education News

Furlough days: They’re not just for Portland schools

No more pencils, no more books? In Oregon, pushback is growing on screen time during school

Energy & Environment News

Less energy-thirsty U.S. economy weathers first war shock

Health Care News

Oregon researchers document a new risk of fentanyl use: life-threatening burns

Transportation News

Air Canada CEO to quit amid backlash over LaGuardia crash response

Justice & Court News

As birthright citizenship goes to Supreme Court, here’s how Americans feel about it

Who is an American? The Supreme Court will decide

Immigration/ICE News

He signed deportation papers immediately. ICE detained him for 3 months in at least 5 different facilities

International News

Exclusive: Zelensky says Russia winning from Iran war

Outrage grows over Israeli restrictions to Jerusalem sites during Holy Week

Lebanon Expelled Iran’s Ambassador. He Refused To Leave

National News

Dozens arrested after ‘No Kings’ rally in Los Angeles

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

Trump approval slips to 33 percent in new survey

80 percent in new survey concerned about AI

National Campaigns/Elections

The battle for MAHA that could sway the midterms

New factories and supersized Obamacare premiums: North Carolina considers what Trump has wrought

Iran war makes things personal for veteran candidates

Dems’ hit list: Subpoena plans if they win House

Democrats see openings in Ohio races for Senate, governor

Sanford, former governor, joins crowded race for old South Carolina House seat

National Political News

Rising: March 30, 2026

The affordability crunch is pushing Democrats to scale back climate ambitions

A month into Iran, the GOP’s political reality sinks in

Swalwell locks in labor win — and a familiar fight with Trump

Booker: Democratic Party ‘has failed this moment’

Christie: Blanche ‘obliterating’ DOJ’s reputation

Democrats press Trump administration on insider trading in prediction markets

National Congressional News

Senate Republicans working on GOP-only bill to fund DHS through Trump’s term

Trump/Administration News

12 times Trump signaled the Iran war was about to end

Trump threatens to “obliterate” Iran’s energy and water infrastructure

Trump: Military ‘building a massive complex’ under new White House ballroom

Live updates: Leavitt says Trump wants Congress to return to DC, end DHS shutdown

Allowing Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba ‘not a policy change,’ White House says

Trump shows off new East Wing ballroom renderings amid scrutiny: What to know

Could US currency with Trump’s signature become a collector’s item?

Trump administration seeks Endangered Species Act exemption for oil, gas projects in Gulf

Trump says Gabbard ‘a little bit softer’ on Iran obtaining nuclear weapon

Trump officials cite white supremacists in bid to end birthright citizenship

Trump urging Congress to cut recess short to end DHS shutdown, White House says

Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters

Middle East Conflict News

4 ways Iran could strike back if Trump invades Kharg Island

Rubio: Iran officials’ remarks don’t ‘necessarily reflect’ conversations

Israel targets Iran’s leaders with lethal expertise using new AI platform

Israel Hits New Targets as Mideast Retaliation Spreads

Israel struck Iranian air-defense sites near the Caspian Sea

Special Operations Forces, Marines and Army troops now in Middle East, sources say

Live updates: Trump threatens Iran’s energy and water if deal isn’t reached soon; Tehran calls U.S. plan ‘unrealistic’

The press secretary said the US will follow the law after Trump threatened to ‘obliterate’ energy and desalination plants

Fox News host addresses Trump, Hegseth on Iran: ‘Don’t win hearts and minds’

Government Agency News

FEMA will resume major grant program after yearlong hiatus, following a court order

TSA workers start getting paychecks after Trump executive order kicks in

Defense/Military News

Exclusive: Wind projects pile up as Pentagon reviews stall

Drone arms race transforms war in Ukraine, with U.S. now learning lessons 

Opinion

Behind the Curtain: AI’s looming cyber nightmare

Department of Justice proposes putting its attorneys above the law 

The screen between us: Smartphones and the global fertility crash

MAGA’s latest campaign of cruelty targets immigrant kids’ education

Lebanon should ask for help to break Hezbollah — and the West should answer

Action at the state level may be necessary to contain ICE

Ukraine’s drone army has done the incredible

The drone swarm in Louisiana is a warning about the future of war

Operation Epic Fury Should Make China Very Afraid

How Democrats Can Use Their Coming Majority

Trump’s Gift to the IMF and China