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Oregon/Northwest News

With new early education panel, Oregon charts a ‘path to universal preschool’

Oregon spent $35 million on summer school last year. Did it pay off?

See which Oregon counties are getting millions in back pay from the federal government

Can Oregon public defenders say no to more cases? A judge says yes

Travel Oregon seeks a new boss at a more reasonable salary

Oregon Legislative & Political News

Education funding dance continues as end of Oregon’s short session nears

House Republicans boycott Oregon Legislature over workplace complaint, gas tax vote

Oregon Senate passes bill that would criminalize threats against public officials

Bill would gut Oregon’s campaign finance overhaul, good governance groups tell lawmakers

Bill to raise Oregon hotel tax for wildlife narrowly passes House

Oregon Democrats block plan to notify ICE on felons’ release

State could lose dozens of wildfire monitoring cameras

Oregon Election News

Oregon may have a real labor commissioner race on its hands

Portland/Metro News

Portland Community College unions authorize potential first strike

Judge rules initiative to divert Portland’s climate funds lacked clear language

Portland will pay onetime grants of $1,000 to homeowners who rent out rooms

Portland leaders push to double tax break for small businesses

Nonprofit’s Bar Tab May Violate Multnomah County Contracting Rules

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Polk County treasurer who sued government now running for commissioner

Albany schools now face $10 million deficit

PeaceHealth staff vote ‘no confidence’ in leaders

Southern Oregon News

Sherm’s Markets plans sale of Southern Oregon grocery stores

Retroactive federal funding coming to Oregon counties

COMMISSIONERS SWORN IN

UPDATE: Family-owned Sherm’s Markets being sold after decades in So. OR

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Anthropic unveils new business tools after release sparked market sell-off

Global AI data center boom hits delays

Business/Economic News

FedEx sues for Trump tariffs refund

Sizing Up the U.S. Economy in Trump’s First Year

Speaker Mike Johnson calls for “patience” on economy: “You don’t flip a switch”

The AI doom-and-gloom scenario captivating Wall Street

The Big One: The cyberattack scenarios that keep officials up at night

Portland leaders push to double tax break for small businesses

Intel invests in AI startup SambaNova instead of buying it

Meta will spend up to $100B on AI chips from AMD

Health Care News

Tennessee lawmakers float abortion amendment that would charge mothers with homicide

Trump’s drug pricing claims tested by reality

Transportation News

2,000+ flights canceled as storm disruption lingers

Epstein News

Epstein survivors join Democrats to press for accountability hours before State of the Union

Justice & Court News

Supreme Court shields Postal Service from lawsuits over intentionally undelivered mail

Judge says government may not search devices seized from Post reporter

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump

Justice Department lawsuit says UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from hostility

Utah judge rejects defense’s motion to disqualify prosecutors in the Charlie Kirk killing case

Court says the IRS can continue to share immigrants’ taxpayer data with ICE

Supreme Court takes up climate case testing local lawsuits against oil companies

Immigration/ICE News

How states are testing ICE resistance strategies

Trump’s latest deportation tactic: Targeting immigrants with minor family court cases

Aggressive ICE enforcement opens way for federal criminal defendants to avoid justice

International News

GOP senator says spring breakers should cancel Mexico plans

New British ambassador dishes on Trump’s ‘genius,’ post-Mandelson vetting and Chagos tensions

Cruz says ‘limited’ strikes in Iran likely soon: ‘The regime has never been weaker’

Charles Kushner reaches out to French foreign minister after protocol breach

Russia thought it would take days to seize Ukraine. 4 years later, war is still raging

Protest held on Greek island against docked US aircraft carrier as Iran tension builds

Canada approves latest Gulfstream business jets after Trump tariff threat

National News

Pugnacious Trump sticks to the script

Trump uses longest-ever State of the Union to try to convince voters that US is ‘winning so much’

Early takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union: Sales mode to pitch economy, draft on patriotism

The president bounced between highlighting policy and calling out Democrats on a variety of issues

Trump calls out Democrats in first SOTU jab on bill every single one voted against

Trump decries Supreme Court tariff ruling as ‘very unfortunate,’ signals alternative path

Fact-checking Trump’s State of the Union address

Trump claims a U.S. ‘golden age’ and spars with Democrats

Trump promised to replace taxes with tariffs. Here’s what it would cost

Trump announces new retirement plan at State of the Union

Trump touts drug price reductions most Americans may not feel

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

Most say Trump becoming more erratic: Survey

Majority of Americans say US standing on world stage has deteriorated under Trump: Poll

We asked 2,300 Americans about the best and worst things Trump has done. Here’s what they said.

Immigration is Trump’s best and worst issue: ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll

National Campaigns/Elections

Platner holds double-digit lead on Mills, Collins in Maine Senate race: Poll

Progressive group backs Talarico in Texas Senate race 

Texas leads push to add more Republican women to the House

Trump’s State of the Union speech a prime opportunity to set up Republicans for November

How a handful of states and districts could decide who runs Congress

Democratic U.S. rep files for reelection in Oregon’s most competitive congressional district

National Political News

Gonzales faces growing pressure over affair allegations

Senate Democrats emerge from secret Iran briefing warning of ‘serious’ moment

Vote Studies 2025: Republicans power Trump to record success

Speaker Mike Johnson calls for “patience” on economy: “You don’t flip a switch”

Johnson calls Democrats’ boycott of Trump’s State of the Union “detestable”

Democrats staging 5 counter events to oppose Trump’s State of the Union, Johnson says

Republicans brace for Trump’s tax-cut demands

Democrats highlight ICE fallout with State of the Union guests

Two GOP House members plan to join Dems in SOTU Epstein protests

Democrats warned against “unforced errors” at SOTU

Charles Kushner adds to Trump’s growing ambassador drama

Oregon senator slams Trump on tariffs, says president has ‘no intention’ of following Constitution

National Congressional News

Internal GOP disagreements paralyze 2026 legislative agenda

Senate Democrats block DHS funding bill as impasse deepens

Senate aviation safety bill rejected by House

Lawmakers seek to boost CFTC budget to take on crypto oversight

Trump/Administration News

Trump’s State of the Union will seek to calm voters ahead of the midterms

Trump’s economic moves risk eroding GOP’s working class support

Trump facing pressure to restore Global Entry program

Trump to announce electricity ‘rate payer protection pledges’ from Big Tech

White House considers requiring banks to collect citizenship information

U.S. men’s hockey team expected to attend State of the Union speech

Women’s hockey team declined invitation

Why Trump has a designated survivor for his State of the Union address

Trump’s drug pricing claims tested by reality

Trump Is on the Verge of War. Previous Presidents Did It Differently.

Tariff News

Ruling against Trump tariffs unlikely to mean an end to trade policy chaos

Defense/Military News

Pentagon threatens to cancel Anthropic contract by Friday if company doesn’t lift safeguards

Cruz says ‘limited’ strikes in Iran likely soon: ‘The regime has never been weaker’

56 Coast Guard members who refused COVID vaccine reinstated

Opinion

Pam Bondi thought grand jurors were stupid. They showed her a thing or two.

Gavin Newsom insults voters with clueless pitch  

Employment experts agree: Telework is a protected right

Why is Trump’s administration arguing drugging women isn’t harmful?

Washington doesn’t need another rich man’s golf course

Rewriting the history of trade

Roundup needs legal protections. This is the wrong way to do it.

Who’s in Charge at the FDA?

It’s a Miracle: A Cheap Pentagon Missile

America Needs a Lot More Weapons

Behind the Curtain: AI’s biggest threats