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Congress struggles with questions about ethics investigations after 3 members resign
Published: April 22, 2026 16:59
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republican leaders Tuesday defended the secretive process used in that chamber to investigate allegations of wrongdoing, though they did confirm referring a complaint made against Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego to the Ethics…
Meet the two Republicans vying to flip Oregon’s 5th Congressional District
Published: April 22, 2026 13:00
Republican voters in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District will choose between a longtime Republican communications professional and a local elected official in the May 19 primary. Former legislative spokesperson Jonathan Lockwood and Deschutes County…
Federal judge in Oregon voids RFK Jr.’s ‘unlawful’ directive banning gender-affirming care
Published: April 21, 2026 21:49
A federal district judge in Oregon overturned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s directive that said health care facilities providing gender-affirming care to minors are barred from Medicare and Medicaid. U.S. District Judge…
Oregonians claw back nearly $1.6M with state consumer protection effort for scams, fraud
Published: April 21, 2026 20:29
Oregonians filed more than 10,000 consumer complaints with the Oregon Department of Justice last year recovering nearly $1.6 million as a result of state attorneys’ efforts. The more than $1.56 million Oregonians received back through the Justice…
Republicans in US Senate unveil road map for 3 years of immigration crackdown
Published: April 21, 2026 20:15
WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress appeared to be on the same page Tuesday about how to fund immigration activities for the next three years as they released a party-line measure that will pave the way for a special process known as budget…
Trump’s DOJ sued over campaign to amass data on millions of voters
Published: April 21, 2026 17:13
Voting rights groups launched a legal challenge Tuesday against the Trump administration’s effort to sweep up sensitive data on millions of Americans with the aim of identifying noncitizen voters, arguing that the U.S. Department of Justice is building a…
Oregon’s GOP beat out critics to launch an anti-tax ballot referral. Can they do it again?
Published: April 21, 2026 13:00
Oregon Republicans have developed something of a familiar strategy when they seek to block revenue-raising measures they failed to derail in Salem: Taking legislative Democrats’ decision to the voters. Their most recent success? More than 250,000…
After almost two-year lapse, Oregon counties get nearly $100 million from Secure Rural Schools
Published: April 20, 2026 22:52
Most Oregon counties are set to receive nearly $100 million from the federal Secure Rural Schools Act after Congress let funding for the 25-year-old program lapse for almost two years. The U.S. Forest Service and Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff…
Lori Chavez-DeRemer out as secretary of the US Department of Labor
Published: April 20, 2026 22:06
WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will step down from her post, the Trump administration announced Monday, following multiple reports alleging work misconduct including misuse of funds and more. Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican from Oregon who…
Fewer Oregonians are enrolling in marketplace plans because of federal uncertainty
Published: April 20, 2026 21:48
About 21,000 fewer people enrolled in health insurance plans through the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace compared with a year ago, according to a new report. The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday released its annual report giving insight into what…
Medicaid rule targeting abortion providers set to expire
Published: April 20, 2026 19:32
A controversial rule enacted last year that denies federal Medicaid funding to abortion providers is likely to expire this summer, despite anti-abortion pressure on Republicans to renew it. Leaders in Congress in recent days have insisted that a new…
Current head of Oregon labor bureau faces primary challenge from agency insider
Published: April 20, 2026 13:00
Few Oregonians interact with the state’s employment rights agency until they need it, they’re being investigated or they’re voting on its next leader. The latter will happen in the May 19 primary, as there are only two candidates running for the…
Inside Trump’s effort to ‘take over’ the midterm elections
Published: April 18, 2026 13:00
This story was originally published by ProPublica. In mid-December 2020, federal officials responsible for protecting American elections from fraud converged in a windowless, dim, fortified room at the Justice Department’s downtown Washington, D.C.,…
Salmon are not to blame for Bonneville Power Administration failing to meet its responsibilities
Published: April 17, 2026 21:59
The Bonneville Power Administration, the federal agency that sells Columbia Basin hydropower, is required by law to make decisions that are economically beneficial for its customers. It also must protect and mitigate harm to our environment, including…
National Guard ‘follows the Constitution,’ general says of troops possibly deployed to polls
Published: April 17, 2026 21:58
The National Guard’s top general told Congress on Friday that it would follow the Constitution and the law when he was asked about the possibility President Donald Trump would order troops to polling places for the midterm elections. The remarks at a U.S.…
Oregon’s U.S. House races bring in over $2.1 million since January
Published: April 17, 2026 21:50
Candidates running to represent Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives raised nearly $2.1 million in the first three months of 2026, with the incumbents for Oregon’s three most competitive congressional districts bringing in the most funds, federal…
Forest Service plan to close research stations stokes fear as wildfire season approaches
Published: April 17, 2026 17:03
The U.S. Forest Service’s plan to close scores of research stations could threaten the nation’s wildfire readiness, many foresters fear, and erode decades of work to understand timber production, soil health, pests and diseases, watersheds and wildlife.…
Oregon law to reduce medical debt from nonprofit hospital visits is working, study finds
Published: April 17, 2026 15:00
A nearly seven-year-old state law requiring nonprofit hospitals to account for patient income and to provide financial support before collecting debts led to a significant reduction in the number of Oregonians wracking up unpaid medical bills, according to…
Top Oregon GOP gubernatorial candidates slam Kotek, trade few jabs at first debate
Published: April 17, 2026 13:00
HILLSBORO— Four leading Republican candidates for Oregon governor race squared off for their first debate together on Thursday, making few swipes at one another and homing in on one political adversary: incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. The Thursday…
Kotek vetoes bill changing Oregon public meetings law criticized by journalists, ethics officials
Published: April 16, 2026 23:54
Oregon’s governor vetoed a bill passed last month by the state Legislature that would have made changes to the state’s public meetings law. Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday announced vetoed House Bill 4177 following outcry from professional journalist groups…
A measure of independence in Oregon’s political parties
Published: April 16, 2026 21:14
Just how deep the antipathy — in Oregon at least — toward both major political parties actually is, may be tested seriously in this year’s elections. The test may not involve outright wins and losses, but the percentages will be worth watching. What’s new…
Homeland Security’s SAVE program divides election officials as November nears
Published: April 16, 2026 20:46
As the midterms approach, Republican and Democratic election officials are split over a powerful federal computer program at the center of President Donald Trump’s quest to expose noncitizen voters and compile lists of voting-age Americans. A U.S. House…
Oregon school leaders call for funding formula changes after federal poverty data leads to cuts
Published: April 16, 2026 17:30
The head of Salem-Keizer Public Schools spent nearly a year painstakingly holding meetings and restructuring staffing plans to close a $23 million budget deficit for the next school year. By early February, Superintendent Andrea Castañeda shared the plans…
Gov. Kotek issues order prohibiting Oregon districts from reducing school days to cut costs
Published: April 16, 2026 17:00
This is a developing news story and may be updated. Oregon school districts would no longer be able to shorten the school year to cut costs, avoid layoffs and plug budget holes under a new order from the state’s governor. Gov. Tina Kotek presented the…
Measure 120 would give Oregonians a chance to weigh in on the gas tax
Published: April 16, 2026 13:00
Voters will soon have a say in what’s been one of Oregon’s most contentious issues over the past year: funding state transportation needs. Measure 120 will let voters approve or reject a law Democratic lawmakers passed and Gov. Tina Kotek signed in 2025…
Tax Day 2026: Democrats and Republicans battle over impact of new Trump tax cuts
Published: April 15, 2026 21:49
WASHINGTON — The 2026 tax filing season closed Wednesday with the Trump administration and Republicans on Capitol Hill hailing success under last year’s massive tax cuts law, while Democrats said any benefits have been wiped out by skyrocketing gas prices,…
Oregon has a clear roadmap to a more affordable, reliable energy future. Will we take it?
Published: April 15, 2026 21:34
As The Oregonian’s Gosia Wozniacka pointed out in March, lawmakers closed out the February 2026 short legislative session having taken little action toward achieving our energy goals. This inaction is costly for our climate and our economy. Oregon is…
Federal judge sides with Oregon Right to Life in abortion insurance coverage case
Published: April 15, 2026 20:37
A federal judge in Oregon declared that a state law could not require the Keizer-based Oregon Right to Life organization to provide abortion insurance coverage for its employees, handing a seemingly narrow victory to the state’s leading anti-abortion…
Trump proposal to streamline jobs program funding would cut funding to states
Published: April 15, 2026 19:08
WASHINGTON — Tucked into President Donald Trump’s new budget request is a plan that could dramatically change — and, critics say, slash — how much money and help states provide to people needing jobs and training. Trump’s latest budget proposes a federal…
SNAP work requirements don’t boost jobs, but drop participation, research finds
Published: April 15, 2026 13:00
As states enact stricter work requirements for the federal food stamp program, a new analysis suggests those requirements won’t enhance employment and will push more people off of food assistance. The researchers conducted a review of studies on work…
Here’s how Oregonians can update their voter registration info ahead of May primary
Published: April 14, 2026 21:42
Oregonians have until April 28 to register to vote or change their party affiliation for the upcoming primary election. That’s because Oregon law requires voters to be registered 21 days before an election. Most Oregonians are automatically registered as…
Top Oregon GOP gubernatorial candidates set to debate in Hillsboro this week
Published: April 14, 2026 21:40
The top four leading candidates for the Republican nomination in Oregon’s 2026 gubernatorial race are set to debate each other for the first time Thursday. The event, hosted by the Oregon Republican Party, will take place at a Hillsboro venue that has…
Immigration enforcement to be funded for 3 years under US Senate GOP plan
Published: April 14, 2026 20:55
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday he plans to use the complex reconciliation process to fund immigration enforcement for the next three years, though it wasn’t immediately clear if House Republicans were on the exact same…
State policy contributes to mentally ill Oregonians falling into homelessness, Multnomah County says
Published: April 14, 2026 17:27
Multnomah County commissioners urged state officials late last year to change what they characterized as a discriminatory policy that’s contributing to people with “severe persistent mental illness” falling into homelessness. In a December letter to Gov.…
State education officials propose new accountability targets for districts, students’ success
Published: April 14, 2026 13:00
State education officials are considering a number of new ways to measure success in Oregon schools following a 2024 law meant to boost student performance and establish better accountability standards for districts. Oregon Education Department leaders…