Latest News & Opinion Stories

Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon minimum age requirement for electronic scooters going down

Oregon Campaign & Election News

New poll shows Christine Drazan with narrow lead in Oregon governor’s race

Portland/Metro News

Higher tourism taxes could help cover $101.6 million Moda Center pledge by Multnomah County

Resurfaced tweets show Portland councilor’s ‘pure hatred for the Portland police’

Washington County chair flips off fellow board member in public meeting

External Auditor Finds PPS Bond Program Is at Heightened Risk of Fraud

Central/Eastern Oregon News

Deschutes County clerk reacts to Supreme Court ruling on vote by mail

As farming gets tougher, relationships sustain orchard community in Hood River Valley

BREAKING: Milton-Freewater council approves new city manager contract

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Woodburn council passes moratorium on new data centers

Some Eugene students could see larger class sizes after 4J budget cuts

Southern Oregon News

Roseburg City Council rejects bids for Stewart Park Master Plan, votes to rework extent of project

Interstate 5 ramp closures begin this week near Oakland

City Manager Sabrina Cotta responds to performance review

Study says RCC adds $326M to Jackson and Josephine economies

Makeover or Mess? Medford Main street restriping begins.

As election approaches it’s business as usual for JaCo Clerk

Recall election to be held for Lake County School District board member

Business/ Economic News

US household income breaks 58-year-old record. These groups saw the biggest gains

Benchmark bond yield reaches highest level in nearly 20 years

American Businesses Have No Idea How to Set Prices Right Now

Oregon robotics company says its newest humanoid can work safely with people

Healthcare News

Compound in blueberries may help muscles burn fat, study finds

2 more Pennsylvanians die with measles, reigniting fight between RFK Jr. and Josh Shapiro

Providence announces $1.1 billion pledge from Phil and Penny Knight

As Federal Law Kicks In, Oregon Health Plan Will Soon Be Harder for Thousands to Get

Media News

Rising: September 15, 2026

Sports News

College sports bill moves forward in Senate with Democratic support

Adam Silver would consider it a ‘failure’ if NBA lets Blazers leave Portland

Weather News

See Why This Year’s El Niño Is Expected to Be the Most Powerful Yet

PNW drought update: September storms help, but more rain needed

Epstein News

House GOP’s Epstein files headache is back

Court News

Judge again blocks efforts to add Trump’s name to Kennedy Center

Supreme Court blocks efforts to stop mail voting this fall

Immigration/ICE News

ICE is quietly firing new hires. For one recruit, it was devastating.

International News

US strips millions in military aid from Europe and Mideast to back Trump-aligned nations in Americas

Poll & Surveys

Latest Polls

Trump approval ticks up from record low: Survey

Scoop: Trump pollster gives GOP a data center survival guide

Trump considered dangerous, corrupt by majority in new poll

National Campaign/Elections

Republicans may gain nothing from redistricting: DDHQ

Talarico leads Paxton by 3 points in new Texas Senate poll

Texas Democrats see opportunity in potential GOP-drawn ‘dummymander’

DCCC adds three more candidates to ‘Red to Blue’ program

Congressional Black Caucus Institute kicks off new midterm turnout effort

Election watchers brace for Trump’s next move after Supreme Court ruling

National Political News

GOP senator presses Patel on FBI policy change: ‘Why would you get into bestiality?’

The Movement: Friction among conservative media grows as Trump’s approval falls

Waters has heated exchange with Bessent on AI

Patel defends travel, vehicle acquisition ahead of hearing

Nancy Mace calls for public execution of Lindsay Clancy

AI threats confront a Congress far from erecting guardrails

Democratic group lays out environmental, economic roadmap

National Congressional News

Two Democrats cross aisle to help tee up final vote on Russia sanctions bill

House Oversight votes to hold Leon Black in contempt over Epstein deposition

Bill that could change the nickel, how you pay with cash passes through House

Wicker, Shaheen to propose resolution urging U.S. cooperation with Russian pro-democracy movement

Senate fails to advance crypto bill, dooming the effort this Congress

House quashes another Trump impeachment push with Dem help

Trump/Administration News

Why Donald Trump has a Joe Biden problem

Trump rips Rove: ‘So bad for the Republican Party’

Blanche dodges question on whether he asked for DiGenova’s resignation

Trump: New helipad ‘truly a work of art’

The Memo: Blanche blasts through norms as Rose Garden ‘press secretary’

Trump rips justices on mail-in ballots: ‘These are not the people I interviewed to serve’

Blanche vows to continue midterm efforts despite court blocking mail ballots rule

Patel won’t rule out FBI at the polls on Election Day

Kennedy Center prepares to close as Trump threatens to withhold repairs

Trump Threatens to Block Kennedy Center Renovations Over Naming Dispute

Blanche says investigation unlikely into Russian oligarch’s wedding gift to Trump Jr.

DHS is targeting foreign-born truckers. Both the agency and the drivers say safety is at stake.

Did Trump really rename Lake Ontario? Here’s what changed

Middle East Conflict News

Trump’s planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years

Iranian strikes have damaged hundreds of structures at U.S. bases, watchdog says

New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian attacks

Iran war driving up inflation for Americans, CBO report says

Scoop: U.S. attacked Iranian boats trying to seize Navy drone

Defense/Military

Pentagon acknowledges space weapons deployment for first time

Iran war has cost $38 billion and counting, CBO says

Pentagon Wants Only the Fittest Troops to Attend Upcoming Hegseth Speech

White House backs Hegseth as new details come out about Iran war’s cost

Opinion

Republicans kept their promise: America’s border is secure again

Trump’s tariffs on Canada could cost him several red states

Trump wants a referendum on Trump ahead of the midterms — let’s give him one. 

A Republican convention about fear collides with a midterm about prices

The latest court ruling against deportations ignores precedent and won’t hold up

In American politics, has racism become a feature, not a bug?

Trump’s latest Supreme Court tantrum

David Petraeus: Putin can’t win what he can’t afford

The AI labs don’t need government to pace the frontier

Who Will Stop the Houthis?

So the Election Won’t Be Stolen, Then?