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Oregon News

In 7-Minute Phone Call, Kotek Tells Trump He’s Planning to Deploy Troops Based on Bad Intel

Trump administration authorizes 200 National Guard members for Portland deployment

Mahonia Hall renovations cost $1.5 million. What work was done?

Oregon Political News /Polls

Oregon Senate passes $4.3 billion transportation package

Oregon Democrats pass long-awaited transportation tax hikes after months of missteps

Oregon Wildfire News

Oregon fire map & tracker

InciWeb – Oregon Wildfire Tracker

How much rain will Oregon get, and will it stop the Moon Complex?

Portland/Metro News

Portland councilor, Army veteran, calls on service members to reject Portland military deployment

Portland shutters RV homeless shelter as mayor cracks down on people living in vehicles

2 arrested during protests outside ICE building in Portland, police say

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Irrigators, tribes and local officials push back against state proposal to curb groundwater crisis in Harney Basin

New clinic on the horizon for wildlife rescue near Pendleton

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Republic Services works to get Albany buy-in for landfill expansion

Southern Oregon

Children’s Museum of Southern Oregon could receive $1.5M MURA grant

UPDATE: Public warned about wildfire smoke as Moon Complex burns; road closes

Last chance for truly seeing Crater Lake

Business & Economic News

Nearly 200K BMWs recalled over possible fire risk

Education News

Where Oregon schools ranked on national list of best colleges

Oregon missed out on $48 million in rural school, community funds since act expired, report finds

Trump Administration Opens New Front to Strip Harvard of Federal Funding

Energy & Environment

BPA will get power of wave energy harnessed at Oregon State University test site

Trump administration eyes looser environmental restrictions to boost coal

Health News

Federal report on Georgia suggests implementing Medicaid work rules will be expensive

Public Safety

Following suit against Trump, Oregon asks judge to issue order blocking Guard deployment

Masked federal agents patrol downtown Chicago

Transportation News

States scramble to plug transportation funding holes

Lawmakers eye surface transportation bill for permitting changes

International News

Trump announces an agreement with Israel to end war in Gaza

Trump, Netanyahu outline Gaza peace proposal: 5 takeaways

Trump ally Orbán pushes back on pressure to halt Russian oil imports

How the world is responding to Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan

Trump flexes military muscle as Kremlin warns over potential Tomahawk missiles

Trump says he’ll fully back Israel to ‘finish the job’ if Hamas rejects peace plan

National News

Police remain on scene at burned out Michigan church after shooting and fire leave 4 dead, 8 wounded

Feds will stop mailing Social Security, tax refund checks. What to do if that’s you

National Political News

DACA has bipartisan support in Congress. Still, Republicans are following Trump’s lead

What to know about the Gaza peace plan agreed to by Trump and Netanyahu

Trump’s team keeps posting AI portraits of him. We keep clicking

“Open mutiny”: Democrats angrily reject proposed shutdown fix

YouTube to pay Trump $22 million for suspending his account after Jan. 6 riot

Scoop: Schumer floats shutdown fix

Democrats turn up heat on Johnson over Epstein files vote delay

A government shutdown could delay news of next Social Security raise

No deal at White House shutdown summit, but Trump broaches health care talks

Johnson urges GOP unity as shutdown deadline nears

The Trump administration’s favored tactic to force companies to act

GAO says Trump’s moves to withhold FEMA grants are illegal

Tariff/Trade News

Trump threatens 100% tariff on foreign-made movies

Military/Defense

What to know about Trump’s Quantico meeting with top U.S. military officers

Democrats question ‘contingency plans’ for meeting of top US military leaders

Military leaders voice concern over Hegseth’s new Pentagon strategy

Opinion

The government never shuts down: What actually happens in budget standoffs

Trump showcases his embarrassing ‘America First’ foreign policy at the UN

Cargo theft: An emerging national and economic security crisis 

The White House is strangely silent on saving this trade pact

The Trump Deal for Israel and Gaza