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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon Suicide Rates for Farming, Fishing and Forestry Workers Are Five Times the State Average

Oregon Legislative News

Despite hearty rejection of gas tax, Oregonians are far from sour on all taxes

Oregon Campaign & Election News

How Christine Drazan set herself up for a rematch with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek

Political upsets in 2 Washington County races for Legislature: Grassroots organizing beat establishment Democrats

Portland/Metro News

Portland asks county team managing mosquito, pest populations to move; it’ll cost millions

Ousted one-term commissioner likely headed to runoff for Clackamas County board

Washington County elects new commissioner while two other races are heading to November showdowns

Close race decided for Metro District 4 seat

Incumbent commissioner falls in hotly contested Clackamas County rematch

Portland City Council to Consider Renaming César Chávez Boulevard to Campesinos Boulevard

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Central Oregon campfire bans take effect ahead of Memorial Day weekend

Southern Oregon News

Jackson County settles excessive force lawsuit for $1.3 million

County election results to be updated next week for Josephine, Jackson

SOU’s financial crisis is a problem that is happening across the state

Talent Budget Committee rejects proposal to cut school resource officer

Look out for these road closures beginning soon in Medford

False Crater Lake closure reports impact Fort Klamath businesses

Lake County DA’s resignation came under pressure from county officials

AI/Technology News

Trump’s last-minute AI order switch exposes White House divides

Business/Economic News

Rising travel demand pushing US hotel rates to new highs, expert says

Oil prices dip amid optimism over potential US-Iran deal

The highest-paying jobs in the US, according to federal data

World Cup resale ticket prices have been falling: Here’s why

Honda recalls nearly 60,000 vehicles over potentially dangerous camera issue

Education News

Finish kindergarten, get $100: New Oregon initiative celebrates with kindergarten diploma and contribution to savings account

Energy & Environment News

Zeldin says EPA providing ‘flexibility’ by loosening rules for pollutants used in grocery refrigeration

Health Care News

A rare Ebola strain is spreading with no vaccine. Here’s what you need to know

Kids are being harmed by tear gas, pepper spray under Trump. There could be long-term consequences

States that cover healthcare for immigrants scale back

GLP-1s take bite out of stomach weight-loss surgeries: Research

Trump’s former COVID adviser: US equipped to handle response to Ebola outbreak

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Sugar trade investigation urged

Transportation News

Waymo temporarily suspends all freeway rides

Trump-pushed rail safety bill added to transportation package, splitting GOP

Justice & Court News

Blanche revamps push for Trump’s ballroom after White House shooting

International News

Russia warns foreign nationals to leave Kyiv after large attack

Old Oregon fishing nets sent to Ukraine to protect against drones

Muslims begin the annual Hajj in sweltering heat against a backdrop of war concerns

Russia pounds Kyiv in powerful drone and missile attack

Estranged husband of former Scottish leader admits $540K embezzlement of party funds

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha receives royal pardon for treason sentence

Turkish police storm offices of the main opposition CHP party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets

Sheinbaum: Mexico to host Iran’s World Cup team amid US tensions

National News

The origins of Memorial Day and how it has evolved

Sherrill denied access to ICE detention facility in New Jersey

Threat of catastrophic explosion at Southern California aerospace plant has been eliminated, officials say

States ask court to break up Live Nation, Ticketmaster

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

National Campaigns/Elections

Cornyn and Paxton flood Texas airwaves in final day of GOP Senate runoff

Races to watch in Texas’s primary runoffs: Cornyn-Paxton, Chip Roy’s attorney general bid, House contests

GOP hopes for legislative wins show signs of slipping away 

Trump pitches Paxton to Texas voters: ‘He will never let you down’

Maryland Senate president softens stance on redistricting: ‘The rules have changed’

Trump tests midterm coattails with visit to Lawler’s ‘Harris district’

Campaigns pay the price for America’s secular shift

AOC takes more steps toward 2028 run for president

Dems weaponize Epstein in anti-GOP midterm ads

National Political News

Rising: May 25, 2026

Democrats feud over stock trading as they sharpen anti-corruption case against Trump

Rep. Suozzi calls on Republicans to ‘stand up’ to stop ‘anti-weaponization fund’

Byron Donalds defends ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ as unselfish act by Trump

Tillis says DOJ’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund’ is ‘a payout pot for punks’

Khanna expresses disappointment about Massie’s defeat

National Congressional News

Religious leaders, lawmakers push for $1 billion to secure houses of worship

Data center battles started in the states. Now it’s Congress under siege.

Trump/Administration News

Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s national intelligence director

Wall Street Journal board warns Trump against ‘economic bailout’ in Iran deal

Trump blasts ‘weak and ineffective’ critics of potential Iran deal

The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud

Trump’s last-minute AI order switch exposes White House divides

Critics say Trump’s ‘pretext’ for Cuba invasion doesn’t square with reality 

Trump’s unofficial Venezuela viceroy shapes U.S. policy, raising oversight concerns

Trump faces health questions ahead of another Walter Reed trip

White House says Iran deal could take days

‘Rabbit holes all over the place’: How hard it would be for Trump to rebuild Cuba

Middle East Conflict News

Iran says obstacles remain, but acknowledges deal taking shape with U.S.

China controls a metal that’s key for the Iran war, sending the U.S. on a global hunt for more

Iran continues ‘intense talks’ in Qatar, as Israel aims to expand Lebanon attacks

Trump touts Iran breakthrough but details remain unclear

Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are ‘largely negotiated’

Trump administration to force foreigners in the U.S. to apply for a green card abroad

Trump says Iran deal should include additional countries joining Abraham Accords

What we know and don’t know about the emerging deal

Britain’s navy prepares to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz while waiting for a peace deal

As new Iran deal faces sharp criticism, Trump seeks to widen Abraham Accords

Israeli opposition leader Lapid says Trump’s emerging deal with Iran is `bad for the region’

Iran signals ‘mass sacrifice’ in ‘high stakes’ Saddam-era warning amid Trump deal talks

Trump asked Muslim leaders to join Abraham Accords after Iran war ends

Exclusive: What’s inside the Iran deal Trump is close to signing

Defense/Military News

Guess who is fanning the flames of Islamophobia

Hegseth torches identity politics in West Point speech: ‘Can’t throw your pronouns at the enemy’

Castro charges fuel debate over military action in Cuba

Opinion

Editorial: Portland City Council’s budgeting shell game

Redistricting ruling roils Supreme Court with corruption, bias claims

Sad: US journalists need remedial civics lessons

50 years since conservatives broke through in the Republican Party

Guess who is fanning the flames of Islamophobia

What I saw in Texas as its vicious GOP Senate runoff nears the finish

Netanyahu’s effort to remake the Middle East is backfiring

Trump’s Iran exit ramp is a long shot. He doesn’t have a better option.

Editorial cartoons for May 24, 2026: ‘Anti-weaponization’ fund, gas prices, Cuba charges