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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon policy among state laws slowing private equity healthcare deals, report finds 

Oregon gets funding to expand pollinator habitat along highways

Wildfire News

The Grasshopper Fire destroyed homes and tested firefighters. Many wonder what comes next

Umatilla National Forest fires update for Aug. 18

Containment reaches 38% for the Fielder Mountain Fire

Containment reaches 53% for the Wrights Spring Fire

Portland/Metro News

PSU Forecasts Multnomah County Could Lose More Than 17,000 School-Aged Children in the Next Decade

Oregon Coast News

Curry County pursues more timber revenue and a larger role in federal forests

Oregon lawmaker tells Curry County sheriff to resign

Central/Eastern Oregon News

Pendleton leaders tour Portland homelessness programs

Lamb Weston seeks to widen Umatilla nitrate pollution lawsuit

Willamette Valley/Salem News

University of Oregon’s mental health model eyes nationwide reach

Southern Oregon News

Boarded-up buildings prompt Grants Pass to consider new rules

Winston Police Department cancels contract with Flock Safety amid budgetary constraints

Wyden’s healthcare listening tour stops off in Medford

Officials: No fixed Flock cameras in Ashland

AI/Technology News

OpenAI to rewrite its safety rules post-Hugging Face

AI optimism fades among young adults

Women are missing out on the AI jobs boom

Many recent grads say AI is making it harder to get a job. Economists aren’t so sure

Business/ Economic News

America’s 10 hottest ZIP codes in 2026

Want to ‘live comfortably’ in your state? How much you have to earn, per a new study

Bonds Are Getting Hammered, and Wall Street Says the Rout Won’t End Anytime Soon

America’s debt is getting more expensive

‘Less visibility does not necessarily mean less impact’: Struggle continues for Latino businesses amid silent surge in immigration arrests

Providence to end Medicare Advantage plans after deal with national insurer fails

Energy & Environmental News

Gas prices are rising, but drivers using this type of fuel have it worse

Inside the Race to Build America’s First Nuclear Reactor in a Generation

US oil producers set to ink production deals with Venezuela

‘He’s there to run it’: Trump’s energy whisperer looks ready to call the shots at major oil trade association

US Department of Energy whittles down Hanford board that gives feds, state advice on cleanup

Healthcare News

Kindergarten vaccine exemptions rose in 2025-2026: CDC

Media News

Rising: August 18, 2026

ABC and Disney sue FCC, alleging First Amendment violations

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Trump moves to strip protections from 44M acres of national forest

Trump administration advances plan to rescind protections for nearly 45 million wild acres

Environmental group challenges federal push to expand grazing across the West, including Oregon

Court & Justice News

DOJ asks court to reinstate Abrego Garcia charges

Court Rules Gender-Affirming Treatment Must Still Be Covered by Obamacare

Immigration/ICE News

TPS’ slow bleed leaves thousands in limbo

International News

Russia summons Japanese envoy following Putin’s visit to disputed islands

Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in Congo history

UN inspectors visit undeclared Syrian nuclear sites for first time

Poll & Surveys

Polling firm closes down after it faked Hong, Bass polls

Fake polling from mysterious company highlights danger of unvetted election surveys

National Campaign/Elections

Live updates: California, 28 other states lay out case against Meta; Florida, Alaska voters head to polls

Talarico campaign hires former top Cornyn staffer

Planned Parenthood makes big ad buy in Maine Senate race

Fox News shifts Texas, Michigan races to ‘toss-up’ in Senate forecast

Ossoff says Trump is ‘draft-dodging crook president’ at Georgia town hall meeting

Backlash in Michigan complicates Democrats’ road to retaking the Senate

Democrats enter their thirst trap era

Tuesday’s primary: Florida Man gets his own Election Day

Political dirty tricks upend midterm races across the country

National Political News

Democratic senators demand HHS stop sharing Medicaid info with ICE

Psaki questions Ossoff on White House aide remark

Dems plan Oman war powers push after Trump threatens bombing

Nancy Pelosi is leaving Capitol Hill. Her team is still calling shots.

National Congressional News

Crypto bill in limbo as stakeholders ramp up recess efforts

Trump/Administration News

Preservationist group urges Supreme Court to keep White House ballroom paused

Trump points to India’s voter ID rules in call to pass SAVE America Act

‘There is no breaking point’: The problem with Trump’s plan to economically strangle Iran

Trump’s threats to Seoul may be worse than their bite

Whistleblowers accuse Trump administration of ‘predetermined’ outcomes in Ivy League antisemitism investigations

Democratic senator: Trump’s praise of North Korea is ‘delusional’

Rubio announces sanctions on ICC president

Trump torches allies as Iran exposes limits of hard power

Middle East Conflict News

Iran live updates: Trump posts map labeling Strait of Hormuz ‘new’ US territory

Over 80% of ships now bypass Iran’s preferred route through, tracking firm says

Israel defends strike on Syria as U.S. frustration with Bibi grows

Trump says US has no talks planned with Iran and other news from the Middle East

UAE says it detected 2 missiles fired from Iran; both fell into water 

Trump’s Syria envoy says Israeli air strikes on base ‘unnecessary escalation’

Tariff News

Trump is weighing whether to grant Canada a tariff reprieve

Defense/Military

House Republican on USS Abraham Lincoln concerns: ‘I don’t make much of it’

Navy considers major aircraft carrier revamp to better suit Trump’s aesthetic 

U.S. weighs smaller postwar military presence in Gulf as Iran conflict takes major toll on bases

Senator presses Hegseth, Caine for commitment to keep US military out of the midterm elections

Opinion

If Trump wants to lower costs, he should override this California port rule

Stop treating small business owners like criminals

Democrats big hope for midterms: governors

Washington’s $40 trillion milestone

The Young MAGA Socialists Are Here