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Oregon News

Federal funding cuts hit Oregon programs supporting kids in foster care

Secretary of State Comes Knocking at Oregon Department of Education’s Door

Former OLCC director to pay $500 ethics fine for Pappy Van Winkle diversion

‘Administrative collapse:’ Advocates blame evictions on new Oregon Health Authority housing program

Oregon Political News

As ‘placeholder’ bills surge in Salem, what you see isn’t always what you get

Oregon Democrats criticize Trump’s order targeting NPR, PBS funding

‘Institutional memory’ of Oregon, commentator Russell Sadler, dies at 82

Metropolitan Portland News

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson looks to slash parks, permitting to balance budget

Why Are Three Unfinished Freeway Off-Ramps Dangling Over the Void?

Central/Eastern Oregon

Good Shepherd Health Care System acquires 61 acres in Boardman

Southern Oregon

Roseburg Considers public syringe exchange ban; HIV Alliance proposes alternative

Construction of 134-room downtown Medford hotel likely starts this year

Business/Economic News

Trump orders 100% tariff on foreign-made movies

Faltering economy is starting to become a drag on housing market

Trump: Wall Street Journal a ‘rotten newspaper’

S&P 500 snaps its longest winning streak in 20 years as tariff uncertainty weighs on markets

Treasury Secretary Bessent tells investors Trump’s policies to spur US economy

Health News

Trump administration will defend FDA against abortion pill lawsuit, asks for dismissal

RFK Jr. says Jordan’s king ‘cut us off’ on 2,000 Gaza children pledge

Attorneys general from Oregon and 19 other states ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services

OHSU drops plan to acquire Legacy Health

Transportation News

House Republicans propose cutting services, not hiking taxes, to pay for Oregon road upkeep

Education News

McMahon says Harvard is not eligible for new federal research grants

Trumps wants to end endangered-species habitat protection, putting spotted owl at renewed risk

International News

What to watch for as Trump meets Canada’s Carney for first time

Ukraine to receive Patriot battery from Israel: Report

National News

Judge wary of ICE promises on student visa status: ‘It’s hard for me …  to trust the government’

National Political News

Trump’s deportation promise hinges on GOP delivering megabill

Trump Crypto Deals Provoke Senate Backlash and Calls for Investigation

Hegseth Used Multiple Signal Chats for Official Pentagon Business

Jeffries says Ocasio-Cortez would be ‘very compelling’ candidate for top Oversight spot

Trump: Stephen Miller at ‘top of the totem pole’ for new national security adviser

Senator’s warning for district judges as Supreme Court set to hear landmark case

Legislation to make Trump’s American rebrand permanent moves forward

Trump diminishing ‘own scope of control’ with Rubio in dual roles, says John Bolton

Tariff/Trade News

Trump’s Hollywood tariff threat greeted with skepticism

Pence breaks with Trump on tariffs, predicts coming ‘price shock’

 Oregon shoe giants ask Trump to drop tariffs on imported shoes, ‘tens of thousands of jobs’ at stake

Opinion

The GOP’s Medicaid Moment of Truth

Do yourself a favor, Congress: Stop playing on the stock market