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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon Health Authority plans increased payments for coordinated care organizations in 2027

Oregon to increase 2027 payments to care organizations for Health Plan members 

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Two longtime rivals seek new audiences in Oregon governor’s race. Who will persuade voters?

Obama weighs in on Oregon governor’s race

Learn about Oregon and Mid-Valley November election races

Portland/Metro News

A Controversial Group Returns to Canvass for Two Portland City Council Candidates

Central/Eastern Oregon News

Umatilla considers emergency over lost revenue from Gov. Kotek data center permit pause

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Exclusive: Marion County judge under investigation out until January

Corvallis city manager gets a raise amid city workers strike

Corvallis election guide: Learn about the candidates, ballot measure

Albany election guide: Candidates, issues at the ballot box

Albany School Board OK’s preliminary bond plan

From candidates to ballot measures, here’s your guide to the election

Commissioner candidates on housing, garbage disposal, sheriff/DA tax

Southern Oregon News

Lawsuit: Emergency responder didn’t provide proper care for shooting victim

JaCo Clerk office aware of suspicious package intended for Oregon

AI/Technology News

Meta apologizes for suspending ‘No Kings’ Instagram account, blaming bot traffic increase

Anthropic S-1 Shows Red-Hot Growth, Risks and Massive Computing Costs

Business/ Economic News

China defends DeepSeek after US ban

United Airlines CEO calls for wealth tax

Tesla and SpaceX Formed Committees to Discuss Potential Merger, Elon Musk Says

Netflix Revenue Growth Slows as It Overhauls Programming Units

Exclusive: OpenAI acquires biotech startup as AI race moves into drug development

Nike replaces head of investor relations ahead of analyst day

Woman wins multimillion-dollar settlement from Hillsboro Topgolf after golf club injury

Energy & Environmental News

How the energy crisis could become a food security crisis

Housing News

Housing is grim for builders, buyers, and homeowners right now

New home completions are stuck at 2020 levels

Media News

O’Reilly: Trump ‘looks at Putin in a different way’

Hume on Trump’s midterm campaigning: ‘I’m not sure it’s making any difference’

Rising: October 20, 2026

CNN threatens new legal action, saying it’s still being denied access to Air Force One

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Farmers to get one-time payments from $8 billion program, Trump says: What to know

Sports News

In Moda Center talks, Tom Dundon and city officials are 10 years, $1 billion and one jet ride apart| Bill Oram

Court News

Who is Ana Reyes, federal judge Trump called a ‘crazed lunatic’?

International News

Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine: WSJ

Alberta rejects a move toward independence from Canada in a victory for Carney

U.S. restores intelligence sharing with Ukraine, Zelensky says

Kremlin still confident that Western support of Ukraine is about to collapse

Witkoff to present Putin with peace proposal after talks with Zelensky

Trump’s man in Ottawa accuses Carney of straining US-Canada ties

With France embroiled in protest, a look at the nation’s economic standing by the numbers

Italy’s Meloni approves tougher measures to crack down on protests after Milan riots

Kim Jong Un death rumors exploded online. Then North Korea released these photos

Poll & Surveys

Latest Polls

Americans likely to associate tech CEOs, even fake ones, with GOP: Poll

National Campaign/Elections

Sabato’s Crystal Ball moves nearly 3 dozen House races in Democrats favor

Ohio governor’s race takes ugly turn with viral video featuring Acton’s mother

Mamdani says El-Sayed win is of ‘critical importance’ to New York City

Mark Kelly climbs ranks of Democratic hopefuls as he barnstorms country

McCain decries ‘dastardly’ political ad with Acton’s mother

Prospects looking ‘bleak’ for New Jersey Republican who went missing for months

Crockett says she’s helping Talarico: ‘I’ve endorsed him 100 times’

Musk endorses Paxton in Texas Senate race

Rating changes: 30 races shift toward Democrats

Trump ties ethanol boon for farmers to a Marshall win

North Carolina Republicans battle headwinds in district redrawn in their favor

Texas redistricting may backfire — and take out rising Latino GOP stars

Trump to rally in North Carolina, even after GOP pulls its money

U.S. officials privately advise states fearing Trump election meddling

Rogers says inroads with Black and Jewish voters will help him beat El-Sayed

The Data Dive: Steve Kornacki on how Susan Collins could transcend Trump in Maine

Exclusive: House GOP clings to 2026 fundraising lead

Where midterms early voting is surging

House Dems forced to make tough choices with midterm cash

Trump goes full apocalypse in anti-Dems midterms message

‘France should serve as a wakeup call’: Republicans find a closing message in Paris riots

The weird reasons why Alaska Republicans are so worried about their Senate race

Senate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads in the South

National Political News

FBI investigated whether Graham, Clyburn were involved in bribery scheme: Report

How Democrats could make Trump’s Education Department overhaul much harder

Gingrich: GOP ‘dedicated to being inarticulate’

Manchin: Matthew McConaughey ‘absolutely so accurate’ on independents

Bipartisan pushback swells against Trump’s Ukraine moves

In ‘the weave’: a legislative agenda for Trump’s final years

Mystery grows over Ilhan Omar’s whereabouts as familiar faces descend on DC home

France riots become Republican midterm boogeyman

Democrats have a message for Elon Musk: Watch out

Trump/Administration News

Trump launches $25 million whistleblower incentive program; Nick Shirley receives first payout

Trump bets existing laws can police AI. Will they be enough?

Live updates: Trump, Vance roll out fraud initiative that pays whistleblowers

Trump uses antisemitic slur at Kansas rally

Trump deflects on potential Vance endorsement

Trump teases release of Stephen Hubbard, American man jailed in Russia

Trump says U.S. will pay fraud whistleblowers, and he’ll decide who is paid

Ilhan Omar ‘could go to jail,’ Trump says in blistering Oval Office remarks amid probe

The manosphere stars who helped Trump win are losing their shine

Trump isn’t out to hurt Ukraine, Rubio tells Zelensky

Even some Trump supporters don’t expect to get $5,000 checks after midterms

FACT FOCUS: Trump and Republicans blame France’s immigrants for riots without evidence

Trump snarls, shushes and snaps at reporters, fueling more 25th Amendment talk from critics

Trump claims to know Christianity ‘more than anybody.’ How many times has he been to church?

Middle East Conflict News

Iran live updates: Trump says US is winning war, ‘can leave right now’

Trump says he’s deciding how to win war: “We’re doing very well in Iran”

Defense/Military

Hegseth says Ukraine posture unchanged, but ‘our guys’ need interceptors too

Vance says Ukraine is a ‘partner’ but has some ‘divergent interests’ from US

Opinion

Trump orders internal investigation into Ric Grenell: Report

The wheels are flying off the wagon

Why can’t I afford life? Boomer prosperity is masking a weak economy.

How did being a good teammate become so controversial?

When return-to-office mandates cause a family crisis 

Farmers need free markets, not free money

These Republicans aren’t running on Trumpism. They’re running from it.

Trump’s New Global Triumvirate?

Russia Arrests Another Journalist

Trump Says: ‘Pretend I’m on the Ballot.’ Democrats Comply

Trump’s Advisers Could Cost Republicans the Midterms