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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon grocer recalls ready-made salad due to undeclared allergen

Appeals Judge Who Wrote Opinion Favorable to PacifiCorp in Landmark Wildfire Case Formerly Represented the Utility Giant

Airports across Oregon to receive $3 million in federal funds for improvements

A step-by-step guide to clearing your criminal record in Oregon. 

Law enforcement agencies issue fraud alerts

Oregon Election News

Clackamas County rematch: Race for Position 5 pits incumbent against commissioner he ousted

Ousted commissioners challenge long-time incumbent over Position 2 on Clackamas County commission

Wildfire News

Gov. Kotek warns of challenging wildfire season in Oregon

Portland/Metro News

ICE is giving local police big money to help with immigration enforcement

Hillsboro is promising data center tax breaks into the 2050s

Portland’s top public safety official to receive $275K severance after just 8 months in the job

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Former director of Hermiston nonprofit says he didn’t resign, but was fired

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Springfield Public Schools faces additional job cuts in proposed budget

High anxiety: ICE fuels stress among Corvallis students

Southern Oregon News

Consulting firm proposes drastic cuts to Southern Oregon University

SOU advised to chop even more majors to save money

Candidate Krause responds to decades-old sex abuse allegations against campaign consultant

Klamath Community College, KCC Foundation launch $1 million capital campaign for community childcare learning center

AI/Technology News

Pennsylvania lawsuit alleges AI chatbots posed as doctors, therapists

Jamie Dimon blesses the trillion-dollar AI capex boom

New frontier of AI forces Trump’s heavy hand

Business/Economic News

Insurer faces massive fines over LA fires

Coinbase laying off hundreds of employees, citing AI advancements

SEC settles with Elon Musk over Twitter dispute

Trump family crypto firm sues billionaire investor Justin Sun for defamation

Chip Makers Lift Nasdaq, S&P 500 to New Highs

 The Great $110 Trillion Wealth Transfer Won’t Happen Any Time Soon

 March hiring surge indicates a job market firming up

 SEC proposes rule to allow public companies to report twice a year

Portland-based ocean energy startup gets $140 million investment from billionaire backers

Education News

In-class screen time is the next frontier in the school technology debate

Teachers union NEA hit with civil rights complaint after Portland conference

Energy & Environment News

Why gas prices could soon cool drastically in these 5 states, and who else may benefit

What a gas tax holiday would actually do

Health Care News

RFK Jr. unveils campaign for ‘deprescribing’ antidepressants

FDA blocked publication of COVID, shingles vaccine research findings

 Abortion pill rulings cause whiplash and confusion

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

U.S. attorney general probing beef packers seeks tips from ranchers

Transportation News

Delta cutting free snacks, drinks on hundreds of flights

Spirit Airlines collapse could hit flyers, raise costs for other flights

Buttigieg, Duffy spar over who’s to blame for Spirit Airlines collapse

Frontier Airlines hoping to avoid fate of budget rival Spirit

Gasoline costs 50% more in the US than it did before the Iran war

Justice & Court News

Alito, Jackson spar as Supreme Court speeds up Louisiana redistricting judgment

Federal agencies haven’t started on Trump order restricting voting by mail, DOJ says

Immigration/ICE News

ICE activity hurts some U.S.-born workers, study finds

International News

Carney names former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour as Canada’s next governor general

Alberta separatist group says it has enough signatures to trigger referendum on leaving Canada

Romania’s pro-European coalition collapses after prime minister fails a no-confidence vote

16 days from momentum to meltdown in Canada-US trade talks

National News

2 killed and 3 injured in shootings at shopping center north of Dallas, police say

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

The president’s 35% approval rating is hovering around the worst in history

National Campaigns/Elections

Cornyn trails Paxton in new Texas Senate poll

Republicans argue financial advantage will help protect House majority in midterms 

Vance casts ballot in Ohio primaries: ‘I have to hide it from the reporters’

Ken Griffin: Democrats taking House ‘almost a certainty’

DCCC reports fundraising surge after Supreme Court’s VRA ruling

At the Races: Meet me in the Midwest

Louisiana election delay sparks flurry of court action

Trump seeks payback against Republicans who opposed him in today’s primaries

Which Indiana races to watch

GOP spots an opening with Black voters

Infighting erupts as Democrats intervene in contested primaries

Donald Trump’s revenge tour hits its first big test

Primary elections in Indiana and Ohio will test Trump’s power and shape midterms

What to watch in today’s elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan

National Political News

Rising: May 5, 2026

Marco Rubio gets presidential tryout in White House briefing room 

Fetterman being ‘moderate Democrat’ should not be ‘illegal in this party’: Van Jones

Graham reverses: ‘I’m not a real advocate of taking Kharg Island’

Rand Paul pushes for Fauci indictment before statute of limitations expires 

Bipartisan senators press Trump admin on funding vaccines for poor countries

Trump shrugs off high gas prices, creating political headwinds for GOP

Scoop: Rep. Chuck Edwards singled out young female aides for special attention

National Congressional News

GOP includes $1B for Trump White House ballroom security in budget bill

Reconciliation bill text would fund ICE, CBP, ballroom security

GOP offers $1B for White House security, sparking dispute over ballroom

Trump/Administration News

Trump accuses pope of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with Iran war stance 

Trump disputes ABC reporter’s account of call after WHCA dinner

Trump keeps changing his timeline for ending the Iran war

Inside Trump’s assault on public records

Trump administration considering safety review for new AI models

Did FBI Director Kash Patel use AI to rip off the Beastie Boys?

Middle East Conflict News

Strait of Hormuz transit not yet possible, major shipping company says

Iran has attacked US forces more than 10 times since ceasefire announced: Caine

US military actions test Trump’s claim the Iran war is over

Trump’s New Initiative Shows the Limits of U.S. Power in Hormuz

 Iran live updates: Rubio says operation Epic Fury is over

 U.S.-Iran ceasefire tested as U.S. guides ships through Strait of Hormuz

 White House gave Iran private message before new Hormuz operation

Defense/Military News

Newsmax reporter to Hegseth: ‘When did the president decide to capitulate?’

German defense ministry: No ‘definitive cancellation’ of US Tomahawk deployment

Hegseth says ceasefire is not over, Project Freedom ‘churn’ was expected

U.S. mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz will be temporary, Hegseth says

Opinion

The states have lessons for Congress about the exploding national debt

An abortion ban won’t happen all at once — mifepristone is just the next phase

Sacred ground, stolen views: The case against Trump’s memorial arch

Celebrating the Main Streets that make America great

Salary isn’t everything: Why flexibility to work remotely is the future of work 

This ban on advertising meat is the nanny state at its silliest

Yes, Trump is deporting ‘dreamers.’ Now here’s the quiet part.

Trump’s needling of India comes at a fragile time

Where Is Trump Going in the Gulf?

 Democrat Who Got a Nazi Tattoo Not the Only Option

 We’re about to find out whether Trump is kingmaker or lame duck