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5 takeaways from the first primaries of the 2026 midterms
32+ min ago (837+ words) A "VOTE" sign is posted near a polling center on Tuesday in Austin, Texas. Texas held their primary elections including two hotly contested races for Democratic and Republican Senate nominations. Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly....
US Sen. Ron Wyden asks Trump administration about wildfire preparedness
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (439+ words) Lawmakers across the West are nervous about a potentially destructive wildfire season at a time when federal firefighting agencies are strained. Now U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon who has been vocal about the nation's wildfire preparedness, is raising…...
Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (466+ words) The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group. Rahmat Gul / AP The order blocks for…...
Portland advances plan to cover legal services for immigrants and refugees
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (641+ words) FILE - Portland City Hall pictured in November 2024. As the federal government's crackdown on immigration rattles Pacific Northwest communities, Portland leaders are looking to help cover the cost of legal services for people navigating the country's immigration system. Portland City Councilors…...
OPB’s First Look: Trump’s attempt to send troops to Portland
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (29+ words) OPB's First Look: Trump's attempt to send troops to Portland'Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB OPB's First Look: Trump's attempt to send troops to Portland Tags: First Look, News...
Oregon passes bill providing free cervical cancer screenings
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (460+ words) The Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. on Monday, Feb 2, 2026. A bill that requires some health insurance companies to provide free exams and tests to diagnose cervical cancer has passed both chambers in the Oregon legislature. Representative Annessa Hartman, D-Gladstone,…...
These major issues have brought together Democrats and Republicans in states
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (798+ words) A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., Jan. 14, 2025. Ted Shaffrey / AP Unlike the deep partisan divides grinding Congress to a halt, Democrats and Republicans…...
Oregon and other Democratic AGs sue the CDC over change in childhood vaccine recommendation
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (525+ words) Democratic attorneys general from 14 states and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro filed a multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's decision to overhaul the national childhood immunization schedule. Attorneys general from Arizona and California…...
Judge orders protective measures for Columbia River salmon after Trump canceled historic deal
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (1369+ words) FILE - The salmon viewing area at the Bonneville Lock and Dam, August 2021. A federal judge in Oregon has ordered dams that operate on the Columbia and Snake rivers to generate less hydropower and allow more water to pass in an…...
PacifiCorp now owes over $1B in Oregon wildfires class-action lawsuit
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (471+ words) An Oregon jury has awarded $305 million to 15 wildfire survivors harmed by the Santiam Canyon wildfire that burned across hundreds of thousands of acres in 2020. This is the largest jury verdict issued in relation to the James v. PacifiCorp class-action lawsuit, pushing…...