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Oregon/Northwest News

This pillar of Oregon’s energy strategy can help the state meet its climate goals — and lower electric bills at the same time

Major mountain snow could return to Oregon this weekend

Tax error leads to some Oregonians incorrectly receiving Kids Credit

Secretary of State Warns of Growing Threats to U.S. Elections Ahead of 2026

Oregon Legislative & Political News

Understanding the Oregon Legislature: How laws get passed — and how to participate

Oregon Dems propose partial split from federal tax code, preserving $291 million for state

On first day of session, Oregon lawmakers consider measure to protect victims of domestic violence

Oregon lawmakers consider adding Hillsboro industrial land and, for data centers, even bigger tax breaks

Oregon Democrats unveil plan to close Trump tax ‘loopholes’, reduce budget deficit

Portland/Metro News

Federal spending package includes $100 million for light rail on Portland-to-Vancouver Interstate Bridge replacement

City of Portland announces Gerald Skelton Jr. as the new tribal government relations manager

How Portland is using city policies to try to punish an ICE facility

County Commissioners Weigh Preschool for All Reimbursement Rates

Housing Bureau Finds Roughly $20 Million in Unspent Funds, for the Second Time

Judge restricts federal officers’ use of force at Portland ICE protests

Multnomah County faces an $87 million drop in homeless services funding

Judge limits feds’ use of weapons against anti-ICE protesters in Portland

Oregon Coast News

Commission to consider modifying commercial Dungeness crab fishery rules

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Pendleton City Council could choose airport’s future in next meeting

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Eugene protesters react to comments from President Trump, Gov. Tina Kotek and local officials

How Eugene’s mayor is tackling housing, public safety and other priorities one year into office

Salem-Keizer Public Schools will cut $23M, 129 jobs next year

Ethics commission to vote on Salem Mayor Julie Hoy’s case

 Eugene seeking proposals for alternative response program

Southern Oregon News

Southern Oregon cities push back on state housing goals

Lawsuit targets 6,000 acres of thinning in Southern Oregon

Both sides score points in election case

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Threat of New AI Tools Wipes $300 Billion Off Software, Data Stocks

 Exclusive: Senator presses AI toy company on child data privacy

Business/Economic News

PepsiCo will cut prices on Lay’s, Cheetos by as much as 15%

Companies could start hiking prices due to Trump tariffs this year

Trump administration bars non-citizens from small-business loans

Energy & Environment News

This pillar of Oregon’s energy strategy can help the state meet its climate goals — and lower electric bills at the same time

EPA: Clean Air Act supports right to repair

Gillibrand and Senate Democrats roast Zeldin over ‘dangerous’ clean water rules

Health Care News

Costco dessert sold in 23 states, including Oregon, recalled due to undeclared allergen

Cassidy, Blunt Rochester grill NIH director on Denmark fixation: ‘That’s a crazy idea’

Plastic surgeons organization recommends delaying gender-affirming surgery until 19; Trump admin applauds position

NIH director says he hasn’t seen evidence that vaccines cause autism

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Mexico denies souring market for U.S. strawberry growers

Lawsuit targets 6,000 acres of thinning in Southern Oregon

Transportation News

DOT wants to prohibit free buses. That could be a problem for Mamdani in NYC.

Epstein News

Powerful people, random redactions: 4 things to know about the latest Epstein files

Why the Epstein scandal may never die

Justice & Court News

More departures at the US attorney’s office in Minnesota, AP sources say

Immigration/ICE News

Oregon leaders remain concerned for Gresham family detained in Texas

Immigration agents draw guns, arrest activists following them in Minneapolis

Trump administration’s tongue-in-cheek names for immigration operations praised and slammed

New York attorney general to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration agents

Noem: Body cameras to be deployed to immigration agents, starting in Minneapolis

Judge restricts federal officers’ use of force at Portland ICE protests

Judge limits feds’ use of weapons against anti-ICE protesters in Portland

Greenland News

Trump’s Greenland gambit could undermine critical minerals meeting

International News

Russia bombards Ukraine with drones and missiles a day before planned peace talks

Graham: US pressure on Putin ‘not working’

Iran risks Trump’s ire with new diplomatic demands, provocations

Musk summoned as French prosecutors search X offices

Exclusive: Chinese phishers impersonate U.S. policy briefings

National News

Jill Biden’s former husband charged with murder

National Campaign/Election News

States scramble to gerrymander US House districts after Trump sought edge in midterm elections

GOP effort to add House seats in Florida through census lawsuit hits a snag

Florida GOP governor candidate created Tinder account ‘to meet young female voters where they are’

Maryland Democrats advance new congressional lines in state House

Money isn’t enough to save incumbents in wave elections

Republicans are freaking out about Hispanic voters after a Texas upset

Polls/Surveys

All Latest Polls

The wealthy ramp up spending while other Americans tread water, new study finds

Is Trump doing a worse job than Biden? Survey says …

Most voters say Trump doing worse than Biden as president: Poll

Poll: 62 percent think ICE efforts go ‘too far’

National Political news

Merkley and Wyden expose risky student loan changes in D.C.

Thune rejects Trump’s call for GOP to take over and ‘nationalize’ elections

Broadway star Patti LuPone sounds alarm on Trump’s Kennedy Center plan: We must ‘keep the buildings standing’

Greene rips ‘weak’ Republicans after Trump post targeting Massie’s wife: ‘You make me sick’

Texas Democrat sworn in to House, shrinking GOP margin to 1 vote

Top Republicans throw cold water on ‘nationalizing’ elections 

These states are considering eliminating property taxes for homeowners

Gabbard says Trump asked her to attend FBI raid at Georgia elections hub

Mike Johnson clears critical hurdle to ending government shutdown

Democrats shrug off demands to continue shutdown, block ICE funds

National Congressional News

Trump signs government funding legislation, ending the partial shutdown that began over the weekend

House votes to end partial government shutdown, setting up contentious talks on ICE

Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, Congress gears up for ICE fight

Federal spending package includes $100 million for light rail on Portland-to-Vancouver Interstate Bridge replacement

House votes to end partial shutdown, temporarily fund Homeland Security

These 21 House Democrats voted with Republicans to end partial government shutdown

Congress turns to Homeland Security funding clash

House Democrats help Mike Johnson end government shutdown

Trump/Administration News

Trump calls on Republicans to ‘nationalize’ future elections

Trump: NY Times Harvard report ‘completely wrong’

Trump administration plans to issue license allowing more drilling in Venezuela

Trump calls Colombia’s Petro ‘terrific’ just weeks after insulting him as a ‘sick man’

Trump borrowing from past presidents he has long lambasted

Trump’s WSJ op-ed was littered with false and misleading claims

Trump tries gunboat diplomacy after wavering on Iran strikes

Trump prepares to let go of arms control with Russia

Tariff/Trade News

Companies could start hiking prices due to Trump tariffs this year

Government Agency/Employee News

Noem: Body cameras to be deployed to immigration agents, starting in Minneapolis

Scoop: 200 miles of Trump’s border wall held up by Noem’s DHS

Military/Defense

Pentagon, Scouts ‘near a final agreement’ on continuing partnership

US military shoots down Iranian drone near USS Abraham Lincoln 

Satellite imagery shows where the U.S. military is positioned near Iran

The Coast Guard Special Forces Behind Trump’s Key Missions

Opinion

In farm-related Oregon policy, words matter

As I See It: We cannot afford to not increase in payroll taxes

Disaster management after FEMA: A National Guard for natural disasters

The poison pill of politics in the Jack Smith saga

Echoes of Kent State are reverberating through Minneapolis

First, they came for the journalists

Millions of Americans rely on the Affordable Care Act. They deserve an upgrade.

House Democrats losing an opportunity on immigration

Moderna’s chilling announcement is a symptom of a deeper sickness

The Epstein Files Fallout Hits the Innocent