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Hundreds of Oregonians in Portland, Salem protest ICE, military action in Venezuela
Published: January 10, 2026 23:17
Hundreds of Oregonians turned out across Portland and in Salem to protest against federal agents shooting people in Portland and Minneapolis, as well as U.S. military action in Venezuela. Several groups quickly organized Saturday’s events after an…
What top climate scientists think of Trump’s treaty withdrawals
Published: January 10, 2026 16:19
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Daniele Visioni sometimes worries he may be labelled an enemy of the…
Federal judge blocks Trump election order, siding with Oregon, Washington
Published: January 10, 2026 04:07
A federal judge in Washington state on Friday permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a 2025 executive order that sought to require voters prove citizenship and that all ballots be received by Election Day. Oregon and Washington sued…
Investigating the truth about federal officers shooting
Published: January 10, 2026 00:53
In the 1991 book Road Fever, about an expedition by road from the southern tip of South America to the northern reaches of Alaska, author Tim Cahill told of advice the two-man team got from a security consultant with deep law enforcement and military…
Oregon Rep. Greg Smith admits ethics violation, fails to disclose business client
Published: January 9, 2026 21:25
Salem Reporter first published this article. For the second time in a year, state Rep. Greg Smith has conceded violating state law by not fully disclosing clients of his private consulting company. Smith, a Republican from Heppner, has agreed to a letter…
Landmark cases on transgender athletes at the US Supreme Court put trans rights on the line
Published: January 9, 2026 19:57
WASHINGTON — A pair of blockbuster cases to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court could carry far-reaching implications for transgender rights, even as the Trump administration during the past year has rolled out a broad anti-trans agenda targeting everything…
Feds identify two people shot in Portland
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Published: January 9, 2026 19:01
The federal Department of Homeland Security on Friday morning released the identities of two people shot and injured by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Portland on Thursday afternoon.
Oregon Gov. Kotek extends homelessness emergency order, this time with a mental health focus
Published: January 9, 2026 18:17
Gov. Tina Kotek is extending the state of emergency on unsheltered homelessness she announced on her first day in office for a third year, this time focusing on mental health and addiction, her office said Friday. “We have helped thousands of people move…
Worried about surveillance, states enact privacy laws and restrict license plate readers
Published: January 9, 2026 14:00
As part of its deportation efforts, the Trump administration has ordered states to hand over personal data from voter rolls, driver’s license records and programs such as Medicaid and food stamps. At the same time, the administration is trying to…
Federal agents shoot two people in Portland, police say
Published: January 9, 2026 00:33
Federal agents reportedly shot and injured two people near a medical clinic in east Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The Department of Homeland Security acknowledged the shooting on social media, though it referred…
Oregon phases in rules to improve ‘outdated’ farmworker housing
Published: January 8, 2026 23:02
Oregon Public Broadcasting first published this article. More than 12,000 Oregon farmworkers lived in housing provided by their employers last year. But the quality of that housing, in some cases, did not live up to the standards of other Oregon rentals.…
A future for Oregon’s drug decriminalization law
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/08/a-future-for-oregons-drug-decriminalization-law/
Published: January 8, 2026 22:47
Conventional wisdom in and far beyond Oregon is that the state’s Measure 110, an initiative passed by voters in 2020 decriminalizing small amounts of most drugs, was a flat-out failure and has become a dead letter. Though passed by a near landslide,…
US House backs extension of health insurance subsidies after Dems force vote
Published: January 8, 2026 22:44
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved a bipartisan bill Thursday to resurrect the enhanced tax credits that expired at the end of last year for people who purchase their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act marketplace. The 230-196 vote sends the…
Coastal Oregon Republican Boomer Wright will retire
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Published: January 8, 2026 20:13
State Rep. Boomer Wright, a Republican from Reedsport who has represented Oregon’s southern coast since 2020, will not run for a fourth term. Wright announced Thursday that he would retire at the end of his term on Dec. 31, 2026, and endorsed Oregon House…
US Senate with GOP support advances war powers resolution rebuking Trump on Venezuela
Published: January 8, 2026 20:11
WASHINGTON — In a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump, Senate Republicans joined Democrats in advancing a war powers resolution to halt U.S. military action in Venezuela without congressional authorization. Republican Sens. Todd Young of Indiana, Josh…
ICE posing as utility workers to detain immigrants, Gresham lawmaker warns
Published: January 8, 2026 14:00
Para leer esta historia en español, haga clic aquí. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers can’t enter someone’s home without a warrant, but that doesn’t stop agents from using tactics to get to people. ICE agents have altered license plates and…
Dems demand investigation of fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting as Trump claims self-defense
Published: January 8, 2026 00:24
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump defended a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday, while congressional Democrats universally condemned the action. Video obtained by the Minnesota Reformer…
Oregon attorney general sues drug companies over ‘skyrocketing’ insulin prices
Published: January 8, 2026 00:24
Oregon’s attorney general is suing six of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical companies and pharmacy benefit managers for conspiring to artificially inflate insulin prices and other critical diabetes medications for years. Attorney General Dan Rayfield…
Oregon Head Start calls on Gov. Kotek to reallocate nearly $10M in lost funding
Published: January 7, 2026 22:41
Leaders of Oregon’s Head Start programs are urging state officials to restore $9.5 million in funding cuts that have spurred additional layoffs and program reductions in key early childhood education services offered to more than 12,000 Oregon children age…
Rubio to meet with Danish officials amid Greenland push by Trump administration
Published: January 7, 2026 22:26
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday he will meet with Danish officials next week, following a recent push from the Trump administration to annex or even use the military against Greenland — a course of action questioned by several…
Oregon Gov. Kotek calls for repeal of transportation funding package she championed
Published: January 7, 2026 20:22
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek spent months cajoling the state Legislature to provide billions for transportation infrastructure, safety and jobs. Now, she’s asking them to repeal that plan and start fresh. Kotek’s direction Wednesday comes after a volunteer…
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis
Published: January 7, 2026 19:08
An ICE officer shot a woman driving an SUV through her car window in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. The person is dead, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security. Video of the incident shared with the Reformer shows…
Democratic state AGs will lead opposition to Trump in new year
Published: January 7, 2026 14:19
PORTLAND, Ore. — One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, Democratic attorneys general have filed 71 lawsuits against the administration. There’s more to come in 2026. The lawsuits are part of a coordinated legal strategy by Democratic AGs in 22…
Western states split from CDC’s updated recommendations on vaccines for kids
Published: January 7, 2026 00:18
Oregon and other western states will follow vaccine recommendations from a leading medical group instead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the federal health agency on Monday changed longstanding pediatric vaccination recommendations.…
ICE surveillance video can be used in Portland auto theft case, Oregon appeals court says
Published: January 6, 2026 22:33
The Oregon Court of Appeals has allowed local prosecutors to rely on surveillance video from Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility to charge a Tillamook woman who allegedly helped steal a car and gas from a nearby used-car dealership. A…
Death of US House member from California narrows already slim GOP majority
Published: January 6, 2026 20:47
WASHINGTON — U.S. California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has died and Indiana Republican Rep. Jim Baird was injured in a car accident, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. Speaking to a meeting of House Republicans at the Kennedy Center, Trump said he…
Last Oregon Guard troops mobilized by Trump allowed to go home
Published: January 6, 2026 20:10
The final 100 Oregon National Guard members President Donald Trump mobilized in September and sent to a training camp on the North Coast can return home after more than three months of waiting for a deployment that never came. Gov. Tina Kotek announced…
Freestanding birth centers are closing as maternity care gaps grow
Published: January 6, 2026 14:00
Dr. Heather Skanes opened Alabama’s first freestanding birth center in 2022 in her hometown of Birmingham. Skanes, an OB-GYN, wanted to improve access to maternal health care in a state that’s long had one of the nation’s highest rates of maternal and…
Conservative think tank asks court to block Oregon union fraud law
Published: January 6, 2026 00:06
An Olympia-based conservative think tank is suing Oregon over a new law that makes it illegal to impersonate a union representative. The Freedom Foundation, which says it advocates for public sector employees to understand their rights to opt out of union…
Feds award Oregon $197 million for rural health care as state grapples with billions in cuts
Published: January 5, 2026 23:42
Oregon will receive more than $197 million to invest in rural health care projects in 2026, federal health officials announced shortly before the new year. It’s slightly less than the $200 million the Oregon Health Authority requested from the new Rural…
Nuclear power ventures heat up around Washington state
Published: January 5, 2026 22:22
Washington spent much of the 1970s trying to become a center for nuclear power, with plans for five huge fission reactors at Richland and Satsop. Then came cost overruns, construction problems, and one of the biggest municipal bond defaults in Wall Street…
Pentagon will try to penalize Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly for illegal orders video
Published: January 5, 2026 20:00
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department will attempt to downgrade Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly’s retirement rank and pay, seeking to punish him for making a video along with other Democrats in Congress, who told members of the military they didn’t need…
California is banning masks for federal agents. Here’s why it could lose in court.
Published: January 5, 2026 14:00
This story was originally published by CalMatters. A series of immigration raids across California in 2025 had one thing in common: Most of the federal agents detaining people wore masks over their faces. This month, the state of California and its…
Trump dominated Oregon’s political news in 2025
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/02/trump-dominated-oregons-political-news-in-2025/
Published: January 2, 2026 23:12
In this season of reviewing the year’s top news stories in Oregon — either because of importance or attention — this year, in this state, the job is unusually and maybe eerily easy. There was only one big story in Oregon in 2025: Donald Trump, not just…
Trump canceled temporary legal status for more than 1.5 million immigrants in 2025
Published: January 2, 2026 14:00
Since Inauguration Day, more than 1.5 million immigrants have either lost or will lose their temporary legal status, including their work authorizations and deportation protections, due to President Donald Trump’s aggressive revocation of legal…
From stronger consumer rights to harsher criminal penalties, these Oregon laws are now official
Published: January 1, 2026 14:00
Thursday marks the first day of the 2026 new year, and with that, a new set of laws passed by the Oregon Legislature will take effect. They span from stronger accountability provisions for utility companies to criminal penalties for spreading AI-generated…
Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants
Published: December 31, 2025 17:44
The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research. In a settlement agreement filed in Massachusetts federal…
USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off
Published: December 31, 2025 14:00
The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted. A USPS rule that took effect on Dec. 24 says mail might not receive a postmark…
From lawsuits to new laws, these Oregonians made biggest impacts on state politics in 2025
Published: December 30, 2025 14:00
In state and national news this year, many Oregonians stood out for standing up. From protests and marches against President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies and executive orders, to dozens of lawsuits against the federal government. Massive…
Oregon saw 1,100 immigration arrests in 2025
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Published: December 29, 2025 14:00
Federal immigration agents arrested about 1,100 people in Oregon this year, immigration experts estimate — a surge from the 113 arrests recorded in all of 2024. In August, the Trump administration said it would “come after” states like Oregon with laws…
Deportations, tariffs, court clashes, record shutdown mark a historic year in Washington, D.C.
Published: December 26, 2025 19:06
WASHINGTON — This year produced a seemingly endless array of history-making events and nearly constant change to immigration policy, tariffs, the Education Department and federal health care programs. President Donald Trump came back into office emboldened…
Conservation groups urge Oregon to reduce whale deaths from crab fishing gear
Published: December 25, 2025 14:00
After at least four humpback whales were entangled this year in Oregon commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear, conservation groups are petitioning the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt measures to reduce the amount of fishing gear during whale…