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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon lawsuit could upend federal management of public lands

Oregon’s top human resources official fired; says she tried to hold state leaders accountable

Oregon court system to gain new ombudsman for public to report grievances, concerns

Oregon Health Authority agrees to $630,000 settlement with ousted equity director

Flock Congratulates Oregon for Not Restricting Its Operations Too Much

Wildfire News

Meet the ranchers who fight wildfires in Oregon’s remote rangelands

Trump administration seeks to stomp out all fires quickly, reviving a policy that has been discredited

Portland/Metro News

Portland pays another top official to resign as costs of recent severances surpass $1M

More than 1,100 homeless shelter beds to close in Portland area by year’s end

Portland to raise parking meter rates again. How much will you pay?

TriMet to scale back paratransit service for disabled riders amid budget gap

Oregon Coast News

Prescribed burns being conducted at Gold Beach, eliminating invasive species

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Oregon leaders are trying to save the Deschutes River. Here’s why that’s so hard

Willamette Valley/Salem News

University of Oregon sets aside $15 million in student building fees to replace natural gas boiler

Judge told to reconsider order to remove fence outside Eugene Federal Building

Southern Oregon News

Medford surgery center closes

Invasive snapping turtles could pose threat to Rogue River

AI/Technology News

CIA to accelerate its use of AI, other advanced technologies

Google’s AI boom sends emissions, power use soaring

Business/ Economic News

UK government may ‘intervene’ in Paramount’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros

Fetterman says he’ll open Trump Accounts for kids

Billions in rural broadband funds still on hold

Nasdaq Wraps Best Quarter in Six Years, Climbing 21% in Period

Energy & Environmental News

Trump to gas companies: ‘Drop your price!’ 

Healthcare News

Dementia will cost Americans $818B in 2026

FDA allows Zyn pouches to be marketed as less harmful than cigarettes

Heart failure medication recalled nationwide

FDA scientists flag concerns with peptides, the trendy molecules RFK Jr. supports

Public Safety News

U.S. murder rate approaches a record low

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Trump Administration Plans to Pay Smaller Meatpackers to Keep Slaughtering Cattle

Egg Producers Manipulated Market, Keeping Prices High, Say Antitrust Authorities

Oregon lawsuit could upend federal management of public lands

Court/Justice News

Supreme Court ends Trump’s birthright citizenship change

How the Supreme Court justices ruled on birthright citizenship

Supreme Court rules Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions are unconstitutional  

READ: Supreme Court’s opinion on birthright citizenship, including Thomas dissent

Justice Thomas calls transgender language a ‘lie’ in concurring opinion

Alito slams birthright decision as ‘serious mistake’

Thomas: Birthright decision ‘devalues’ American citizenship

Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling ‘a tremendous betrayal’ says Heritage chief

Supreme Court says Library of Congress official can stay in job

Supreme Court strikes down campaign coordination limits

5 takeaways from Supreme Court rulings on Trump’s power, elections, LGBTQ+ rights

Court sides with GOP, loosens campaign spending rules

The 6-3 decision was arguably the most anticipated of the Trump-heavy court term

Supreme Court takes up local bans on AR-15 rifles for next term

Supreme Court strikes down party spending limits

Trump’s Supreme Court wins hit one wall: the economy

Takeaways from Supreme Court term: Trump’s power is enhanced, but he lost some high-profile cases

International News

Putin admits no agreement was reached with Trump to end Ukraine war 

Poll & Surveys

All Latest Polls

National Campaign/Elections

Platner campaign ‘being blown completely out of the water’ by outside GOP spending: Memo

National Political News

Rising: June 30, 2026

Gorsuch calls out Trump FCC chief for targeting Kimmel

GOP figures break with Trump on birthright ruling, argue constitutional amendment necessary

Speaker Johnson: Birthright citizenship ruling subjects US to ‘serious challenges’

New Jersey Republican Tom Kean reveals depression diagnosis after returning from lengthy absence

The Movement: Generational battle over Social Security brews on right

Tom Kean returns to DC after months away and 140 missed votes

Birthright citizenship decision gives advocates short-lived sigh of relief

Dems hash out Israel divisions at “intense” private meeting

GOP reboots the Red Scare as young Democrats embrace socialism

National Congressional News

House conservatives block rule advancing NDAA, stalling key bills

House cuts work short for second week as rebels freeze floor

Massie bill on Israel funding splits Democrats: ‘Never seen anything like it’ 

These Republicans voted to block NDAA rule, paralyzing House floor

House passes kids online safety package despite watchdog pushback

House rejects Lebanon war powers resolution

House GOP defections block move to attach Trump-backed elections measure to defense bill

Conservatives defy Trump, throw House floor into chaos over stalled SAVE America Act

House GOP agenda stuck over SAVE Act, again

Dems help GOP kill another Lebanon war powers vote

Trump/Administration News

Trump says Supreme Court loss on birthright citizenship ‘too bad,’ calls on Congress to act

Trump using $500M no-bid contract to build his White House ballroom

Trump to gas companies: ‘Drop your price!’ 

Scoop: Trump’s late July 4 speech throws D.C. fireworks timing into flux

Trump’s fixation on voting has had mixed results. He still has ways to affect November’s elections

Middle East Conflict News

Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic rebounds after strikes between Iran, US

Iran’s Diverging Priorities Are Jeopardizing U.S. Peace Talks

Iran’s top negotiator says country ready for war as peace talks inch along

Opinion

Supreme Court refuses to hear Trump’s E. Jean Carroll appeal 

Karoline Leavitt slams Darializa Avila Chevalier, communist loving Dems 

The 2 percent that became the driver of global energy

Companies should prepare now for 2027 oversight

Venezuela’s earthquakes are a somber warning for US preparedness

Mamdani, Schumer, Jeffries: Who’s in charge?

The deep state didn’t take down Nixon. But why did Vance say it did?

Not all states could stomach Trump’s Great American State Fair

Washington Gets Better at Leaving Us Alone

As I See It: It’s time to have a serious talk about taxes