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Oregon/Northwest News

Gov. Tina Kotek won’t expand restrictions on undercover Oregon plates to agencies helping ICE

Patient who died after 7 months in seclusion was one of many held alone at Oregon State Hospital

Oregon Releases Provisional 2027 Health Insurance Prices and They’re Not Pretty

Portland Association of Teachers Says Educator Layoffs Violate Contract

Portland/Metro News

Sharon Meieran enters Multnomah County chair’s race

Former Multnomah County commissioner makes bid for chair, says county needs ‘leaders willing to do more than manage decline’

North Portland ‘zombie house’ deteriorates while city enforcement slows

Major Portland affordable housing provider could close in 6 months, leader tells city

Portland Mayor Implores City Council to Tighten Policies Around Affordable Housing

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Federal judge clears path for Eastern Oregon nitrate pollution lawsuit to go to trial

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Clients of beleaguered immigration attorney seek answers amid fear

City reviewing if Ward 6 candidate meets qualifications for office

Salem City Council holds hearing on $816M budget. What it would fund

Southern Oregon News

Roseburg City Council passes sanctuary law compliance ordinance, appoints pro-tem city manager

Asante and Western University partner up to train students in Rogue Valley

Fire danger changes to moderate in Jackson and Josephine counties starting Thursday

$14.5M project restores Oregon oaks and mitigates wildfire risk

Medford will spend $250k to study potential baseball stadium

Ashland Electric working to mitigate local wildfire risk

AI/Technology News

Your Apple device may be vintage, or even obsolete: How to tell

Anthropic releases Mythos-level model for general use

Anthropic and OpenAI are now cybersecurity’s kingmakers

Confessions of an AI lab rat

Apple’s Siri AI is both cool and 2 years too late

Business/Economic News

You may qualify for payment in $68M Google Assistant settlement: What to know

Tech stocks tumble again

Exclusive: Wall Street embraces crypto it once feared

White-collar jobs are under pressure, but the labor market is fine

Exclusive: SBA’s Kelly Loeffler predicts AI will fuel Main Street growth

Why ultra-processed foods could become the new war on tobacco

Health Care News

Cleveland Clinic settles with DOJ in gender-affirming care investigation

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

New screwworm cases raise concern for Texas cattle, beef prices

Transportation News

Wright says amount of oil through the Strait of Hormuz will ‘continue to rise’

Justice & Court News

How a coming Supreme Court decision on mail-in ballots could impact California

US appeals court raises concerns about Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas for executions

DOJ finds EEOC violated law by pressuring employers to make race-based decisions

The Supreme Court is in its final stretch this term. Here are the major cases left

Immigration/ICE News

Largest ICE detention facility wasted millions and put detainees at risk, report finds

International News

Carney says bridge threatened by Trump will open

France’s Macron invites Saudi Crown Prince and Qatari Emir to discuss Middle East crisis at G7

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

Talarico leads Paxton by 3 points in Texas Senate race: Poll

Trump approval mired near record low: Survey

Most in new poll expect gas prices to keep rising

National Campaigns/Elections

House Democrat says he thinks Platner will ‘get off the ballot soon’

California’s elections are dangerously slow 

Becerra, Trump-backed Hilton set to duke it out in California governor’s race

House GOP campaign chair: ‘I think we’ll pick up seats’ in November 

Ohio Senate candidates spar over donations tied, loosely or not, to Epstein

At the Races: Maine’s moment

Trump’s early midterm stops only touch on lawmakers

Maine Senate primary tests Platner’s strength after stumbles

In South Carolina primary, Graham’s and Mace’s futures at stake

Platner seeks Democratic nomination to take on Sen. Collins in closely watched race

Dems threaten DCCC dues strike after California faceplant

Rahm Emanuel’s uphill climb in New Hampshire tests a 2028 presidential bid

Democratic group launches ad campaign to help flip control of Congress in midterm elections

National Political News

Rising: June 9, 2026

Capitol Lens | Entre moose

Exclusive: Rep. Hudson defends Trump’s midterm gamble

California’s “red mirage” feeds MAGA fraud frenzy

Raphael Warnock meets with Mike Johnson after questioning speaker’s Christian faith

National Congressional News

House sends reconciliation bill funding immigration enforcement to Trump’s desk

12 Democrats vote against Defense bill in rare committee split

Collins, McConnell: ‘Safe to conclude’ third reconciliation bill not happening

Pulte appointment ups pressure for Congress to punt on reauthorizing spy powers

Blanche heads into attorney general confirmation clash

House passes funding for ICE after weeks of delays

GOP-Led House Passes $70 Billion for Immigration Enforcement

Capitol agenda: Drama as House GOP eyes next big swing

Republican leading AI effort has ambitious timeline for getting his bill through the House

Trump/Administration News

The White House blocked a study on alcohol consumption. This is what it said

Trump faces tough choice: Save spy powers or stick with Pulte

AARP: New Social Security report should be ‘wake-up call’

Vance referring Walz, Ellison to DOJ for criminal fraud investigation

Kennedy Center removes Trump name from website, YouTube page

Treasury intends to use Iranian assets for Gulf allies to rebuild: CBS report

White House says UK should not ban social media for kids under 16

Heavy security in advance of White House 250th festivities

Trump’s grip on the GOP leaves Netanyahu with few places to turn

White House will be closed to reporters during UFC fight — unless UFC lets them in

After Trump’s Director of National Intelligence pick, knives are out for the whole office

Trump not expected to act on Pulte after Johnson meeting

Another top White House AI policy adviser is leaving

Trump slams Hochul on pipeline ‘deal’

Middle East Conflict News

US launches strikes on Iran in retaliation for downed helicopter

U.S. launches new strikes on Iran after downing of U.S. helicopter

U.S. launches retaliatory strikes for downing of Apache helicopte

Iranian state TV says projectile strike in Sirik, reports of explosions elsewhere

Israel orders evacuation of a city once besieged by Alexander the Great and the Crusaders

Officials described the assault as a ‘proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression’

Drone boat rescues U.S. helicopter crew shot down by Iran

Trump vows response after Iran downs U.S. helicopter

Netanyahu and Trump are at odds over the war they started together

Israel’s Arabic-language military spokesperson has gone viral, inspiring fear and fascination

Trump: US ‘must respond’ after Iran downs Army helicopter near Hormuz

Defense/Military News

Biden Defense secretary: US Navy could open Strait of Hormuz

Pentagon accuses Alibaba, BYD of aiding Chinese military

Why Does It Take Years to Get a Patriot Missile From Factory to Front Line?

Opinion

The real reason Bill Pulte was named director of national intelligence 

America’s universities have become useless leftist echo chambers

Congress is choosing lobbyists over voters, and could re-legalize horse slaughter

Scott Pelley wrong about Renee Good’s car, unfair to Bari Weiss?  

Trump, Megyn Kelly fuel LA election fraud doubts; Pratt was always doomed 

The art of no deal with Iran

Are Graham Platner’s scandals helping him?

Every 2028 candidate needs a Social Security plan

Pete Hegseth could have just said ‘thank you’

Is California’s Election ‘Rigged’?

Trump’s Latest Big Tax Increase

Down Goes International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan

Looking at late Oregon Sen. Bob Packwood beyond the scandals