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Oregon/Northwest News

Survey: Oregon should focus on transportation maintenance, preservation

Oregon mental health providers, hospitals challenge mandate to treat criminal defendants first

Got a notice in the mail for SNAP benefits? Respond by Monday, Oregon officials say.

Oregon Campaign & Election News

$10 Million Mystery Check Hangs Over Governor’s Race

Wildfire News

Hagen Fire update: Fire moves to more compact organization

Portland/Metro News

Data centers, ICE and the DSA: Election tensions rise in Washington County

Former Multnomah DA Mike Schmidt faces retaliation lawsuit

Families wait for preschool as Multnomah County spends millions on empty seats

Oregon Department of Justice Subpoenas Records Concerning Failed Old Town Shoe Startup

Ben Bowman Is No Fan of Multimember District, Ranked Choice Voting

Oregon Coast News

Harbor cleanup removes a health and safety hazard at Hwy 101

Central/Eastern Oregon News

Data centers take center stage, spur mudslinging, in competitive Gorge-based Oregon House race

Data centers proposed on federal land in eastern Oregon, western states

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Salem I-5 expansion finishes ahead of schedule and under budget

Southern Oregon News

UPDATE: ICE reportedly detains 21 during large-scale drug raids in Jackson, Josephine counties

Medford to discuss data centers at Wednesday study session

AI/Technology News

Fed’s Cook says AI demand ‘broadening’ to increase inflation

Nvidia boosts buyback plan by $150B in new record

Data centers are altering the landscape. One planned site is larger than Central Park.

OpenAI Scraps Release of New AI Model Over Safety Concerns

 Nvidia says new tool can contain rogue AI agents in “milliseconds”

Florida asks for order to halt ChatGPT development

AI pioneers warn of an “intelligence explosion”

Exclusive: AI giants, unions join forces for data center fight

Business/ Economic News

Trump to announce massive steel plant in Iowa

New SNAP benefit amounts take effect Oct. 1: Here’s how much

Why you may get 3 paychecks in October, and how it could impact your 2027

Gas prices could soar if the U.S. bans diesel exports, economists say

Stocks fall, bond yields surge and oil fluctuates as war keeps markets on edge

National Starbucks closures affect 5 Oregon cafes, including the state’s first union store

Education News

Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students

Oregon’s public universities, classified workers narrowly avoid strike

Audit: Oregon Department of Education Has Failed to Oversee $338 Million Program for Boosting High School Graduation Rates

Energy & Environmental News

‘I was devastated’: Scientists targeted by anti-climate campaign

Healthcare News

Nevada abortion rights group launches $1M campaign on ballot measure

Trump administration rejects UN pandemic preparedness declaration

Media News

Rising: September 28, 2026

News outlets ask court to give ‘little weight’ to DOJ support for OpenAI in copyright dispute

After a chaotic weekend in the Trump-media standoff, it’s now a wait-and-see game for networks

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

‘Is it really worth it to keep going on?’ Economic pain hits America’s farm belt

Trump’s immigration push has largely spared farms. Idaho dairymen worry it won’t last.

Sports News

Blazers exec emphasizes commitment to Portland as arena renovations remain contentious

Transportation News

SpaceX launches Starship toward orbit for first time

Texas governor declares emergency to bring down fuel prices

Weather News

What will winter be like near you? Here’s what the outlooks suggest

Court News

Justice Alito Won’t Participate in Supreme Court Case on Climate Change

Trump administration cannot tie anti-terrorism grants to election security, judge rules

Immigration/ICE News

DHS announces nationwide surge in ‘sanctuary’ cities

ICE increases presence in ‘sanctuary’ cities amid Trump immigration crackdown

The economic legacy of the Biden immigration surge

International News

U.K. Releases Suspects in Terror Plot at Base Hosting U.S. Forces

 Saudi Arabia Resumes Red Sea Oil Exports in Blow to Iran

 UK air base latest: Suspects arrested on terror charges released on bail

Poll & Surveys

Latest Polls

Trump approval slips to historic low in Wall Street Journal survey

Talarico up 4 points in new Texas poll

How Trump’s 37% approval rating compares to every president since 1990: New poll

National Campaign/Elections

Fetterman joins Democrats in warning Mullin, DHS about election interference

Hispanic voters turn toward Democrats in redistricted Texas, Florida

Former GOP rep: ‘Trump did everything he could to help Republicans lose’

Vulnerable Iowa Republicans rally around Trump’s Iowa steel plant announcement

GOP chair of Georgia Peanut Commission backs Ossoff for Senate 

Cooper holds 11-point lead over Whatley in North Carolina Senate race: Poll

Senate Democratic PAC hits Collins over Medicaid cuts she voted against

The red state at the center of Republican angst

Exclusive: Mike Johnson to travel to 22 states in final midterm sprint

These Democrats are making Christianity a centerpiece of their midterm campaigns

Trump sees a 40-point shift among crucial voting group before midterms: CNN expert

National Political News

How political tensions over Trump family crypto ventures derailed Clarity Act

Senators gear up for Judiciary clash with Jack Smith

Paul emerges as a roadblock to homeland security efforts

John Thune: Taxpayer dollars shouldn’t fund Trump ads

National Congressional News

Senators spurn Hegseth’s pick amid jockeying for Army secretary nomination

This week: Senate takes final votes before elections

As Democrats threaten to retake Senate, GOP rushes to pass more legislation

Senate to vote on member stock trading bill

Capitol agenda: Thune plots final votes before midterms

Trump/Administration News

Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students

Trump blasts Obama’s ‘ridiculous’ take all-women governments would ‘be better’ 

Trump disputes his ambassador’s account that he asked China’s president if he wanted to buy US arms

Trump rolls back car fuel efficiency standards

Trump ad is ‘wrong, it flat out is’ says Mick Mulvaney

Trump to announce massive steel plant in Iowa

Trump ‘surprised’ 5 men released in UK bomb plotting probe

Midterms looming, Trump opts for football, golf and a late dinner with Dario Amodei

White House cancels health, education funds approved by Congress

Trump administration cuts mileage rules for cars, light trucks

Trump says new fuel economy rules will cut car prices. Analysts are doubtful.

Trump announces plans for largest steel plant in U.S. history to be built in Iowa

Top FBI official Andrew Bailey resigns

Kash Patel’s FBI loses another top official

What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump

Trump administration wasted millions of dollars in push for immigration detention, review finds

Middle East Conflict News

Iran live updates: 8 Marines hurt in ship attack in Strait of Hormuz

Iran says it’s up to Trump to choose between war and diplomacy

Trump offers Iran economic relief for concrete nuclear concessions

Iran, US complain about each other’s stances as mediators meet with Iranian FM

Defense/Military

US aircraft carrier deploys to Middle East to relieve USS George Washington

US officials deny there are plans to sell weapons to China

 Exclusive: Hegseth directs Defense Dept. to fight foreigners who “meddle” in U.S. elections

Opinion

Trump paying for political ads with taxpayer money? 

How Trump can earn the monument he so desperately desires 

The legacy of Clarence Thomas will be declining trust in the Supreme Court

Netanyahu should be held accountable for failing to stop Oct. 7

Democrats have already proven we can deliver on affordability

AI doesn’t need a conscience. It needs a leash.

Trump can’t resist a temptation known since the fall of man

The ‘Affordability’ Democrats? You Have to Be Kidding

 Florida’s Odd Race Preference Defense

 Hamas Couldn’t Kill the Abraham Accords