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Oregon News

DHS Secretary Noem visits Portland ICE facility as lawsuit over National Guard deployment continues

Oregon attorney general: Trump ‘talking about rigging our elections to maintain power’

Colleagues say Oregon judge who blocked Trump troop deployment is ‘well-respected’ and ‘has no fear’

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek calls for National Guard troops to demobilize

Oregon Political News

Oregon’s special legislative session cost taxpayers $270,000

Trump picks former Oregon state senator for labor department role

As State Lawmakers Ponder Federal Funding Cuts, Initiative Advances That Would End Estate Tax

Ballot initiative to kill Oregon’s estate tax moves forward

Portland/Metro News

What’s a soil and water conservation district? And does Multnomah County still need one?

DHS Secretary Noem visits Portland ICE facility as lawsuit over National Guard deployment continues

Portland leaders seek dialogue, while Kristi Noem slams local electeds as ‘pansies’

Feds grant ICE building access to conservative media, influencers, ignore local Portland press

Washington County sewer officials ditch annual Hawaii trip after spending scrutiny

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Federal funding for Pendleton air service could expire

Southern Oregon

State Supreme Court Upholds Judgment Against Commissioner Barnett’s Company

Business & Economic News

Jamie Dimon on government shutdown: ‘A bad idea’

A New Wall Street Trade Is Powering Gold and Hitting Currencies

In-N-Out buys massive Portland-area warehouse

Health News

Sanders: Trump could ‘literally collapse’ health care system

Greene doubles down on remarks about Affordable Care Act subsidies

The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries

“Unprecedented threat”: Six former surgeons general sound alarm on RFK Jr.

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Seed dealer accused of trying to conceal underpayments to farmers

Transportation News

Airports report air traffic controller shortages amid shutdown

International News

Trump says Canadians will travel to the US again after a trade deal is worked out

A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages languish

Court Battles

Supreme Court sharply questions law banning conversion therapy

Appeals court sets Thursday hearing on Portland National Guard deployment

Gaza peace talks appear to gain momentum on the war’s anniversary

National News

A convention of states is the only way to fix a profoundly broken Washington

Pritzker, Newsom threaten to quit National Governors Association over Trump troop deployments

National Guard arrives in Illinois as Chicago mayor declares war on Trump

National Campaign News

Trump-backed Van Epps to face progressive Behn for U.S. House seat in Tennessee

National Political News

“Insurrectionists”: Trump blasts Democrats over shutdown, immigration

Trump’s off-script comments cause shutdown headaches for GOP

Johnson: Not swearing in Democrat has ‘nothing to do’ with Epstein files

Cheryl Hines: ‘Disappointing’ Kennedy family has split with RFK Jr.

Bondi, Democratic senator get into heated shouting match, forcing chairman to intervene

Senate GOP confirms batch of 107 Trump nominees 

Sanders: Trump may be ‘crazy’ and ‘lie all of the time,’ but ‘he’s a good politician’

White House raises shutdown pressure game, threatening no back pay for furloughed workers

GOP senator: ObamaCare messaging ‘very challenging,’ polls ‘asking the wrong questions’

Bondi accuses Democratic senator of lying about military record in heated exchange

Trump, a favorite of right-wing conspiracy kooks, stokes left-wing paranoia

Senate expected to vote on short-term funding proposals tomorrow

Government Employee News

‘Horrible’ message: Republican slams White House threat to withhold furloughed workers’ back pay

FBI shuts down corruption group, fires agents after they monitored GOP lawmakers

Military/Defense

Hegseth’s ultimatum to generals sparks fears of departures

Hegseth announces ‘barracks task force’ during speech to new recruits

Bondi declines to comment on conversations with Trump about National Guard deployments

Oregon Military Museum shutters for several months as California National Guard troops arrive

Opinion

It took the Roberts Court 20 years to dismantle a century of progress

Justice denied: What happens to the courts during a government shutdown? 

Washington’s dysfunction tax is pummeling American borrowers

Government shutdowns wouldn’t happen if they caused more pain

The FBI, Senate Phone Records, and Jan. 6