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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon gun law case awaits Supreme Court hearing

‘People can only work for free for so long’: Oregon federal defense system near breaking point amid shutdown

Oregon Political News

Oregon’s Black leaders call out civil rights attacks

How transportation package increases legislative oversight of ODOT

Oregon Campaign News

Christine Drazan is running for Oregon governor again

Kotek says she’s made progress on major issues as she prepares reelection bid

Portland/Metro News

Multnomah County’s HR Head Drew Formal Complaint Before Resigning for Health Reasons

Police Investigate Fire That Consumed Councilor Candace Avalos’ Car

As Portland waits for ruling on troop deployment, police stay close to ICE protests: Get caught up

Southern Oregon News

Analysis: Oregon’s rural counties hit hardest by federal government shutdown

Business & Economic News

People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world’s economy

A 300-mile power line was supposed to serve the public. Now it may serve a data center

What to know about Trump’s finalists to replace Powell as Fed chair

Amazon reportedly preparing to slash up to 30,000 jobs

Nvidia’s D.C. moment

Health News

Bird flu’s comeback raises fears about readiness

Transportation News

Major airports see flight disruptions as air traffic controller shortage grows

Fuel economy standards rewrite poised to deal a blow to EVs

Court Justice News

Why public media giants NPR and CPB are fighting in court this week

Lawsuit challenges the boundaries of the only GOP-held congressional district in New York City

Trump administration challenged on US attorney moves

How Jack Smith’s strongest case against Donald Trump collapsed

International News

Trump will meet Japan’s new prime minister and address US troops in next stop on Asia trip

Trump on meeting with Xi Jinping and his willingness to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

Exclusive: Zelensky calls on Trump to follow up Russia sanctions with missiles

On Ukraine, European leaders and top senators are in sync

Milei’s Clear-Cut Victory Unlocks a Wall Street Windfall

National News

Hurricane Melissa, at Category 5, is set to slam into Jamaica as island’s strongest recorded storm

National Campaign News

All the times Trump has promoted 2028 run with merch and rhetoric

Trump again declines to rule out unconstitutional third term

Steve Bannon fuels latest talk of third Trump term

Rove: Paxton primary win could deliver Texas Senate seat to Democrats

Polls/Surveys

Many voters say health care unaffordable, are open to new insurance system: Poll

National Political News

Trump urged GOP-led states to redraw US House districts. Now other states also are gerrymandering

Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums

Trump wants to cancel more funding during the shutdown. Courts have hampered his earlier efforts

Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1

Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow it to fire head of US Copyright Office

Congressional Dems, Alaska’s Murkowski tell high court to nix emergency tariffs

Another shutdown consequence: Democrats can’t visit ICE detention facilities

Johnson backs Trump’s plans not to tap contingency dollars for food aid ahead of funding cliff

White House targets voting. But Trump is sitting out California’s redistricting war.

What Trump’s saying about his cognitive test results

Trump confirms secondary physical included MRI, cognitive test

Speaker Johnson says GOP working on Republican health care plan amid shutdown

Trump defies ‘America First’ agenda with Argentina beef plan

Taxpayers will pay plenty over the years for Trump’s massive ballroom, experts say

Senate and House GOP defend community finance fund from Trump cuts

This week: Senate to weigh in on tariffs, shutdown pay for air traffic controllers

USDA says it can’t use contingency fund for food stamps

FBI employees ordered to dig for Jimmy Hoffa-related documents, sources say

Government Shutdown News

Disgust with lawmakers may lead GOP, Democrats to seek end to shutdown

Largest government union calls for clean CR to end shutdown

Shutdown pain grows as November nears

Shutdown season: Fall traditions on ice as cancellations pile up

Democrats keep focus on cybersecurity during shutdown

Federal workers’ union breaks with Democrats as shutdown crisis deepens

Tariff/Trade News

Trade tensions hang over Trump’s Asia trip, but he still aims to make a deal

Vance to meet with Senate Republicans on Tuesday on tariffs

Military/Defense

Who is Timothy Mellon, billionaire who reportedly donated $130M to help pay troops?

Opinion

If Democrats want to win, they need to start driving in the middle lane

Democrats are entirely to blame for the coming food stamp cuts

‘No Kings’ protesters don’t ‘hate America” — they hate what Trump is doing to it 

Trump’s new citizenship test could let MAGA in and keep others out

As Trump seeks another meeting with Kim Jong Un, it’s not 2019 anymore

Xi Gives Trump a Taiwan Test